Filed by Harman International Industries, Incorporated
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and
Deemed Filed under Rule 14a-12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject
Company:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated
(KHI Parent Inc. Registration Statement File No. 333-143892)
On June 20, 2007, KHI Parent Inc. (Parent) filed a Registration Statement on
Form S-4 that includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus with the Securities and
Exchange Commission relating to the previously announced merger agreement under which Harman
International Industries, Incorporated (Harman) would be acquired by Parent, a company formed by
investment funds affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and GS Capital Partners VI
Fund, L.P., and its related funds, which are sponsored by Goldman, Sachs & Co. Shareholders of
Harman are advised to read carefully the Registration Statement and the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus, when filed, because it contains and will contain important information
relating to the proposed Agreement and Plan of Merger, as may be amended from time to time, dated
as of April 26, 2007, among Harman, Parent and KHI Merger Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent. Shareholders of Harman may obtain copies of these documents for free at the Securities
and Exchange Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov.
Additional Information and Where To Find It
Parent and Harman have filed a registration statement that includes a preliminary proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant documents in connection with the proposed transaction.
HARMAN SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY THESE DOCUMENTS AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, WHEN FILED, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN AND WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors may obtain a free copy of the preliminary proxy
statement/prospectus and other filings containing information about Harman and the merger, from the
SEC at the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of the preliminary proxy
statement/prospectus and other filings containing information about Harman and the merger can be
obtained without charge, by directing a request to Harman International Industries, Incorporated:
Attention: Investor Relations, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20004, or
by telephone at (202) 393-1101 or on Harmans website, http://www.harman.com. The final proxy
statement/prospectus will be mailed to the shareholders of Harman.
Interests of Participants
Parent and Harman and their respective directors and executive officers and certain other members
of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
Harmans shareholders in favor of the proposed transaction. Additional information regarding the
interests of potential participants in the proxy solicitation is included in the preliminary proxy
statement/prospectus and will be included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other
relevant documents that Parent and Harman have filed and intend to file with the SEC in connection
with the special meeting of Harmans shareholders.