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): June 4, 2018
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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Universal Electronics Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 4, 2018, and the following matters were voted on at that meeting:
1. The election of the following directors who will serve until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death or resignation:
Director | For | Withheld | Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||
Paul D. Arling | 11,351,158 | 992,851 | 1,030,803 | 0 | ||||
Satjiv S. Chahil | 12,036,668 | 307,341 | 1,030,803 | 0 | ||||
William C. Mulligan | 10,488,522 | 1,855,487 | 1,030,803 | 0 | ||||
J.C. Sparkman | 11,739,137 | 604,872 | 1,030,803 | 0 | ||||
Gregory P. Stapleton | 9,789,569 | 2,554,440 | 1,030,803 | 0 | ||||
Carl E. Vogel | 9,984,221 | 2,359,788 | 1,030,803 | 0 | ||||
Edward K. Zinser | 12,099,563 | 244,446 | 1,030,803 | 0 | ||||
2. Stockholders approved an advisory resolution on the Company’s executive compensation as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||
11,692,494 | 527,762 | 123,753 | 1,030,803 | 0 | ||||
3. Stockholders approved and adopted the Company’s 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||
7,568,427 | 4,772,950 | 2,632 | 1,030,803 | 0 | ||||
4. The ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP was approved by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||
13,211,413 | 160,915 | 2,484 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Universal Electronics Inc. | ||
Date: June 6, 2018 | By: /s/ Bryan M. Hackworth | |
Bryan M. Hackworth | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial Officer) | ||
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