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): June 1729, 2026

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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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbols	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 85.0102 ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Elections of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On June 1729, 2026, ~~Universal~~Sue ~~Electronics~~Ann ~~Inc~~R. ~~(the~~Hamilton ~~"Company")~~informed ~~received a payment in~~ the ~~amount~~Board of ~~approximately~~Directors ~~$7.6 million~~ (the “~~Purchase Price~~Board”) ~~from a third party financial institution (“Buyer”) pursuant to the terms~~ of aUniversal ~~Claim~~Electronics ~~Sale~~Inc. ~~and Purchase Agreement~~ (the “~~Agreement~~Company”) ~~entered into between the Company and Buyer. Under the terms~~ of ~~the~~her ~~Agreement,~~decision ~~the Company agreed~~ to ~~sell~~resign, ~~grant~~effective ~~and~~June ~~convey to Buyer all of the Company’s and its affiliates’ claims~~30, ~~interests and causes of action~~2026, and all related rights, distributions, amounts, payments related thereto and other proceeds thereof, including without limitation any interest thereon and other amounts paid or reimbursed in relation thereto, directly arising from orher ~~relating~~position toas ~~tariffs~~a ~~previously~~member ~~paid~~of by the ~~Company~~Board ~~or its affiliates to Customs~~ and ~~Border Protection (“CBP”) in connection with tariffs originally invoked under~~ the ~~International~~Board ~~Emergency~~committees ~~Economic~~on ~~Powers Act of 1977,~~ which ~~were~~she ~~ruled~~served. ~~unlawful by the United States Supreme Court on February 20, 2026 (collectively, the “Claims”), in consideration for the Purchase Price~~Ms. ~~The~~ ~~Purchase~~Hamilton's ~~Price~~resignation ~~reflects~~was not a ~~discount~~result ~~Buyer~~of toany ~~the~~disputes ~~aggregate amount payable by CBP pursuant to the Claims as mutually agreed between the Company and Buyer and is subject to full~~ or ~~partial~~disagreements ~~refund, together~~ with ~~interest,~~management ~~under~~or ~~certain circumstances in which~~ the ~~Claims may be impaired~~Board. ~~The Company is subject to certain post-closing cooperation obligations with Buyer with respect to the Claims.~~

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 22, 2026						By: /s/ Wade M. Jenke
Date: June 30, 2026						By: /s/ Wade M. Jenke
						Wade M. Jenke
						Chief Financial Officer

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