UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC — Capital/Financing Update 2024

Sep 3, 2024

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29, 2024

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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 , Arizona 85254-2494

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

( 480 ) 530-3000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

__________________

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 ☐

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. ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On August 29, 2024, Universal Electronics Inc.'s subsidiary Gemstar Technology (Yangzhou) Co. Ltd. ("GTY") entered into a Line of Credit Agreement ("LOC"), a Maximum Mortgage Contract (the "Mortgage Contract"), and a Working Capital Loan Contract (the "WC Contract"), each with Bank of China Limited, Baoying Sub-Branch (collectively, the LOC, Mortgage Contract and WC Contract is herein referred to as the "BOC Loan Contracts"). Subject to the terms and conditions of the BOC Loan Contracts, GTY is allowed to borrow up to 80,000,000 RMB for general business purposes until July 24, 2025.

The foregoing description of the BOC Loan Contracts does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the BOC Loan Contracts, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report.

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Line of Credit Agreement signed August 29, 2024 (filed herewith)
10.2	Maximum Mortgage Contract signed August 29, 2024 (filed herewith)
10.3	Working Capital Loan Contract signed August 29, 2024 (filed herewith)
104	Cover Page to this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

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.

/s/ Bryan Hackworth
Bryan Hackworth
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)