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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): September 15, 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)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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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Item 8.01 Other Events						1
SIGNATURE						2

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Share Repurchase Program

On September 15, 2020, the Board of Directors of Universal Electronics Inc. (the “Company”) authorized a new share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”), which replaces in its entirety the Company’s previous repurchase program in place prior to September 15, 2020.  Pursuant to the Repurchase Program, the Company may, from time to time until November 5, 2020, repurchase up to 300,000 shares of its common stock in privately negotiated and/or open-market transactions, including pursuant to plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The Share Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any shares of its common stock, and any repurchases of shares will be subject to market and other conditions and may be discontinued at any time.

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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:			September 17, 2020						By: /s/ Bryan M. Hackworth
									Bryan M. Hackworth
									Chief Financial Officer
									(Principal Financial Officer)

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