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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 9, 2020

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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, with Zip Code)

(480) 530-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code):

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		1
SIGNATURE		2

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Universal Electronics Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 9, 2020, and the following matters were voted on at that meeting:

 

1.      The election of the following director who will serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier death or resignation:

Director		For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes		Uncast
Paul D. Arling		11,318,195		824,640		876,820		0
Satjiv S. Chahil		10,830,907		1,311,928		876,820		0
Sue Ann R. Hamilton		12,046,771		96,064		876,820		0
William C. Mulligan		9,819,752		2,323,083		876,820		0
J.C. Sparkman		10,694,643		1,448,192		876,820		0
Gregory P. Stapleton		11,774,662		368,173		876,820		0
Carl E. Vogel		8,098,280		4,044,555		876,820		0
Edward K. Zinser		11,833,498		309,337		876,820		0

 

2.     Stockholders approved an advisory resolution on the Company’s named executive officer compensation as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes		Uncast
11,229,071		714,930		198,833		876,821		0

3.    The ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP for the year ending December 31, 2020 was approved by the following vote:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes		Uncast
12,891,242		123,675		4,738		0		0

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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: June 10, 2020		By: /s/ Bryan M. Hackworth
		Bryan M. Hackworth
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

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