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): May 29, 2015
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.) | |||
201 E. Sandpointe Avenue, 8th Floor
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(Address of principal executive offices, with Zip Code)
(714) 918-9500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events
Richard A. Firehammer, Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, has established a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act. Rule 10b5-1 permits individuals who are not then in possession of material nonpublic information to establish prearranged plans to buy or sell stock. The rule allows individuals to buy or sell shares of stock at a specific price in the future, regardless of any subsequent material nonpublic information.
Under the plan, Firehammer intends to exercise up to 12,439 employee stock options and to commence selling the underlying shares of UEI common stock beginning May 29, 2015 and continuing from time to time until the earlier of February 23, 2016 or until all options have been exercised, 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.
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 3, 2015 | By: | /s/ Bryan Hackworth | ||||
Bryan Hackworth | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||
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