FORM 3

                   U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

           INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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(f) of the 
                       Investment Company Act of 1940



(Print or Type Responses)

1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

     Nixon          Geoffrey
     (Last)         (First)        (Middle)  


     
     11 West 42nd Street, 19th Floor
          (Street)

     New York         NY           10036
     (City)         (State)        (Zip)

2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement
     (Month/Day/Year)
          02/09/99

3.   IRS Identification
     Number of 
     Reporting Person if
     an entity
     (Voluntary)



4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
     
     Universal Electronics Inc. (UEIC)


5.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)   


     _____ Director                __X__ 10% Owner

     _____ Officer  (give          _____ Other (specify
               title below)                     below)

     _____________________________

6.   If Amendment, Date of Original
     
     (Month/Day/Year)


7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (check applicable line)         

       ___     Form filed by One Reporting Person
       
        X      Form filed by more than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: Direct 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.01 par 7,400 D See p. 3 of Attached value per share Common Stock, $0.01 par 271,950 I See p. 3 of Attached value per share Common Stock, $0.01 par 55,250 I See p. 3 of Attached value per share Common Stock, $0.01 par 56,500 I See p. 3 of Attached value per share Common Stock, $0.01 par 25,600 I See p. 3 of Attached value per share Common Stock, $0.01 par 263,000 I See p. 3 of Attached value per share Total 680,000 Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). Page 1 of 4 /TABLE
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable and 3. Title and Amount of 5. Ownership Security (Instr. 4) Expiration Date Securities Underlying Form of Deri- - ----------------------- (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security vative Sec- 6. Nature of ____________________ (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or urity: Dir- Indirect ------------------------ Exercise Price ect (D) or In Beneficial Date Exer- Expiration Amount or Number of Derivative Direct (I) Ownership cisable Date Title of Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) ---------- ---------- ------- ---------------- --------------- -------------- ------------ Explanation of Responses: See p. 3 of Attached. ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. By: /s/ Geoffrey Nixon 02/11/99 See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). --------------------------- ------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Geoffrey Nixon Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2 of 4
Designated Filer: Geoffrey Nixon Date of Event: 02/09/99 Issuer Name and Symbol: Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEIC) _____________________________________________________________________________ This Form 3 is filed by Geoffrey Nixon ("Nixon"), Mission Partners, L.P. ("Mission"), Liberty Nominees Limited ("Liberty"), Horizon Offshore, Ltd. ("Horizon"), M Partners L.P. ("M Partners") and Mayfair Capital Fund, L.P. ("Mayfair") (collectively the "Group"; each member of the Group being hereinafter referred to individually as a "Member" and collectively as "Members"). Nixon's principal business address is 11 West 42nd Street, 19th Floor, New York NY 10036. Mission's principal business address is 11 West 42nd Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036. MCM Associates, Ltd., a Delaware corporation ("MCM"), is the sole general partner of Mission and, as such, MCM has full voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the securities owned by Mission. Nixon is the sole officer, director and shareholder of MCM. Liberty's principal business address is at P.O. Box 10- 246, Wellington, New Zealand. Liberty has established an account over which MCM has sole investment discretion. It is the account over which MCM has sole investment discretion that has purchased the subject shares. Horizon's principal business address is at c/o International Management Services, Limited, Harbour Centre, North Church Street, P.O. Box 616, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, B.W.I. MCM is the sole investment manager of Horizon and MCM has full voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the securities owned by Horizon. M Partners principal business address if at 42 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02172. M Partners has established an account over which it has given sole investment discretion to MCM. It is the account over which MCM has sole investment discretion that has purchased the subject shares. Mayfair's principal business address is 11 West 42nd Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036. MCM Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "LLC"), is the sole general partner of Mayfair and, as such, LLC has full voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the securities owned by Mayfair. Nixon is the sole manager and principal member of LLC. The other member of LLC is Nixon's wife. Set forth below are the names of the Members and the amount of securities beneficially owned (all ownership is direct): Amount of Securities Name of Member Benficially Owned Nixon 7,400 Mission 271,950 Liberty 55,250 Horizon 56,500 M Partners 25,600 Mayfair 263,300 ------- Total 680,000 ======= Page 3 of 4 Designated Filer: Geoffrey Nixon Date of Event: 02/09/99 Issuer Name and Symbol: Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEIC) ____________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 11, 1999 MISSION PARTNERS, L.P. By: MCM Associates, Ltd., General Partner By: /s/ Geoffrey Nixon ----------------------------------------- Geoffrey Nixon, President LIBERTY NOMINEES LIMITED By: MCM Associates, Ltd., Investment Manager By: /s/ Geoffrey Nixon ----------------------------------------- Geoffrey Nixon, President HORIZON OFFSHORE, LTD. By: /s/ Geoffrey Nixon ----------------------------------------- Geoffrey Nixon, Director M PARTNERS, L.P. By: MCM Associates, Ltd., Investment Manager By: /s/ Geoffrey Nixon ----------------------------------------- Geoffrey Nixon, President MAYFAIR CAPITAL FUND, L.P. By: MCM Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Geoffrey Nixon ----------------------------------------- Geoffrey Nixon, Manager Page 4 of 4