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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): November 20, 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

On November 20, 2020, Universal Electronics Inc. ("UEI") issued a press release announcing the launch of its Apple TV remote control for Multichannel Video Program Distributors (MVPDs). 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 exhibits are furnished with this report.

Exhibit No.						Description
99						Press Release of UEI, dated November 20, 2020
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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:			November 20, 2020						By: /s/ Bryan M. Hackworth
									Bryan M. Hackworth
									Chief Financial Officer
									(Principal Financial Officer)

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