Form 8K 2014-11-14

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): November 14, 2014
 
 
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):
 
 
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:
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 14, 2014, Universal Electronics Inc. ("UEI") and Peel Technologies, Inc. ("Peel") jointly issued a press release announcing they have agreed to dismiss their respective patent infringement claims against each other without prejudice. Peel agreed to modify and update its products to avoid UEI’s allegations of infringement. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Pursuant to General Instruction B2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 will be deemed furnished, and not "filed," for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing, or subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this report.

99.1    Press Release of Universal Electronics Inc. dated November 14, 2014


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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: November 14, 2014
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Bryan Hackworth
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bryan Hackworth
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)



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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 
 
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release Dated November 14, 2014



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