UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2015

DTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(818) 436-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 28, 2015, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DTS, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the DTS, Inc. 2014 New Employee Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the Incentive Plan by 100,000 shares. The Amendment was adopted by the Committee without stockholder approval pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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