Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2021
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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
0-21044
33-0204817
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
Identification No.)
15147 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite H300, Scottsdale, Arizona85254-2494
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(480) 530-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
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 ☐
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On June 11, 2021, Safe Harbor Capital Partners, LLC ("Safe Harbor"), owned indirectly by Carl E. Vogel, a member of the Board of Directors of Universal Electronics Inc., established a new trading plan with an effective start date of June 25, 2021 (the "Plan"), in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Rule 10b5-1 permits an individual who is not then in possession of material nonpublic information to establish a prearranged plan to buy or sell stock at a specific price or prices in the future, regardless of any subsequent material nonpublic information.
Under the Plan, Safe Harbor intends to sell no more than 37,500 shares of Universal Electronics Inc. common stock owned by it from time to time commencing June 25, 2021 and continuing until November 30, 2021, subject to certain specified price limits. These shares were issued to Mr. Vogel as part of his compensation as a non-employee director. The Plan will facilitate the orderly sale of common stock for Mr. Vogel’s personal financial planning purposes with the goal of minimizing any market impact and avoiding any concerns about the timing of the transactions.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.