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 4, 2019
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:
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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.¨
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 4, 2019, 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 | 10,471,843 | 1,166,068 | 1,360,539 | 0 | ||||
2. Stockholders approved an advisory resolution on the Company’s named executive officer compensation as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||
10,619,827 | 819,200 | 198,884 | 1,360,539 | 0 | ||||
3. The ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP for the year ending December 31, 2019 was approved by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||
12,690,619 | 205,710 | 102,121 | 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 6, 2019 | By: /s/ Bryan M. Hackworth | |
Bryan M. Hackworth | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial Officer) | ||
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