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 26, 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 8.01 Other Events
On April 23, 2018, Universal Electronics Inc. ("UEI") announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, C.G. Development Limited, entered into an agreement to sell its entire ownership interest in Gemstar Technology (China) Co. Ltd. to Guangzhou MuXia Hotel Management Co., Ltd. for RMB 338,888,000 (approximately US$51 million based on exchange rates at the closing of the sale) in cash. It was further announced that, subject to customary closing conditions, UEI expected the sale to be completed no later than June 30, 2018.
Today UEI announces that all conditions to closing were satisfied prior to June 30, 2018, and at that time the sale was completed and closed.
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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: July 13, 2018 | By: | /s/ Bryan Hackworth | ||||
Bryan Hackworth | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||
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