Form 8K 2013-08-28

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): August 26, 2013
                                                          
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


 
 
 
Delaware 
0-21044
33-0204817
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

201 E. Sandpointe Avenue, 8th Floor
Santa Ana, California 92707
(Address of principal executive offices, with Zip Code)
(714) 918-9500
(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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 8.01 Other Events
 
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
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SIGNATURES
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
 




Item    8.01 Other Events
Paul D. Arling, Chairman and CEO of Universal Electronics Inc., has established a new trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act. Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 permits an individual who is not then in possession of material nonpublic information to establish a prearranged plan to buy or sell stock.  The rule allows an individual to buy or sell shares of stock at a specific price in the future, regardless of any subsequent material nonpublic information.
Under the plan, Arling intends to exercise up to 80,000 employee stock options, which are set to expire in January 2015, and to immediately sell the underlying shares of UEI common stock beginning immediately and continuing from time to time until the expiration date of the options, subject to the market price of our common stock. This process will facilitate the orderly exercise of employee stock options and the sale of common stock for personal financial planning purposes with the goal of minimizing any market impact and avoiding any concerns about the timing of the transactions.
On August 28, 2013, UEI issued a press release regarding Mr. Arling’s trading plan. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this report.

99.1    Press Release of Universal Electronics Inc. dated August 28, 2013































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SIGNATURES
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: August 28, 2013
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Bryan Hackworth
 
 
 
 
 
Bryan Hackworth
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)








































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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release Dated August 28, 2013
 
 
 

 


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