UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2020
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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 0-21044 | 33-0204817 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
of incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |||
15147 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite H300 | |||
Scottsdale, Arizona | 85254-2494 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (480) 530-3000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||
Title of each class | Trading Symbols | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | UEIC | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 28, 2020, Universal Electronics Inc. (“UEI”) entered into a confidential settlement agreement with Universal Electronics BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of UEI (“UEBV”), Telenet BVBA, a customer of UEBV (“Telenet”), Ruwido Austria GmbH (“Ruwido”) and FM Marketing GmbH an affiliated company to Ruwido (“FM Marketing”) whereby all court proceedings (first filed in 2015) between the parties have been dismissed with prejudice. As a part of this agreement, in addition to dismissing their claims against UEBV and Telenet, FM Marketing will pay an undisclosed amount to UEBV and Telenet.
In addition, also on May 28, 2020, UEI issued a press release reporting the settlement.
A copy of UEI’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99 and incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this report.
Exhibit 99 Press Release issued on May 28, 2020, reporting the settlement.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Universal Electronics Inc. | ||
Date: May 28, 2020 | By: /s/ Bryan M. Hackworth | |
Bryan M. Hackworth | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial Officer) | ||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99 | ||
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Exhibit 99
Universal Electronics Inc., Universal Electronics BV, Telenet BVBA and FM Marketing GmbH and Ruwido Austria GmbH Settle Patent Infringement Litigation
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - May 28, 2020 - Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) (NASDAQ:UEIC), Universal Electronics BV (UEBV), Telenet BVBA (Telenet) and Ruwido Austria GmbH (Ruwido) and FM Marketing GmbH (FM Marketing) today announced that the companies have settled the various lawsuits involving patent and design rights infringement and unfair competition claims asserted by Ruwido and FM Marketing against UEBV and Telenet due to their distribution of two remote controls in Europe and all counterclaims asserted by UEBV and Telenet against Ruwido and FM Marketing. By this settlement, the specific terms of which are confidential, the parties withdraw and dismiss with prejudice all court proceedings, UEI has ceased its opposition of the patent which it filed in the European Patent Office, UEBV and Telenet are allowed to continue manufacturing and selling the remote controls without restriction, and FM Marketing has paid an undisclosed amount to UEBV and Telenet. The lawsuits, now completely settled, were pending before the Belgium and Netherlands courts since 2015.
About Universal Electronics
Universal Electronics Inc. is the worldwide leader in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home. For more information, please visit www.uei.com/about.
Contacts
Richard A. Firehammer, Jr., SVP and General Counsel, UEI, 480.530.3000
Press: Shoshana Leon, Corporate Communications, UEI, sleon@uei.com, 480.521.3354
IR: Kirsten Chapman, LHA Investor Relations, uei@lhai.com, 415.433.3777
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