Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GIROD BERNARD A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ [HAR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
723 21ST PLACE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/27/2005
(Street)

SANTA MONICA, CA 90402		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/27/2005   M   49,140 A $ 8.6012 277,227 D  
Common Stock 04/27/2005   F   5,310 D $ 79.6 271,917 D  
Common Stock 04/27/2005   F   15,670 D $ 79.6 256,247 D  
Common Stock               17,782 I By Managed 401(k) Account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.6012 04/27/2005   M     49,140 05/31/1996(1) 05/31/2005 Common Stock 49,140 $ 8.6012 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.875             09/05/1997(2) 09/05/2006 Common Stock 102,000   102,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.3594             07/22/1998(1) 07/22/2007 Common Stock 140,372   140,372 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11             07/30/2000(1) 07/30/2009 Common Stock 181,824   181,824 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 15.6875             08/07/2001(1) 08/07/2010 Common Stock 193,628   193,628 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 15.6875             08/07/2001(1) 08/07/2010 Common Stock 6,372   6,372 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.445             08/07/2002(1) 08/07/2011 Common Stock 144,578   144,578 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.445             08/07/2002(1) 08/07/2011 Common Stock 5,422   5,422 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 24.115             09/24/2003(1) 09/24/2012 Common Stock 145,854   145,854 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 24.115             09/24/2003(1) 09/24/2012 Common Stock 4,146   4,146 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 50.025             09/23/2004(1)(3) 09/23/2013 Common Stock 98,002   98,002 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 50.025             09/23/2004(1)(3) 09/23/2013 Common Stock 1,998   1,998 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 98.62             09/23/2005(1)(3) 09/23/2014 Common Stock 98,987   98,987 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 98.62             09/23/2005(1)(3) 09/23/2014 Common Stock 1,013   1,013 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GIROD BERNARD A
723 21ST PLACE
SANTA MONICA, CA 90402		   X     Vice Chairman & CEO  

Signatures

 Bernard Girod - Power of Attorney on File   04/28/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Issued pursuant to the Harman International 1992 Plan. Shares vest in five equal increment commencing one year from the date of the grant.
(2) Issued pursuant to the Harman International 1987 Plan. Shares vest in five equal increment commencing one year from the date of the grant.
(3) Issued pursuant to the Harman International 2002 Plan. Shares vest in five equal increment commencing one year from the date of the grant.

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