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): August 22, 2024

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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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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On August 22, 2024, Universal Electronics Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Eighth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with U.S. Bank National Association (the "Bank"). This Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, with an effective date of August 16, 2024, allows for, among other things, the Company to incur "Other Indebtedness" in amounts not to exceed $13,000,000 and allows the Company to grant a "Lien" in favor of Bank of China in an amount not to exceed $11,500,000 (not including "Property" located in the United States). All other provisions of the Credit Agreement remain substantially the same.

The foregoing description of the Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report.

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement signed August 22, 2024 (filed herewith)
104	Cover Page to this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	Universal Electronics Inc.
Date: August 28, 2024	By:	/s/ Bryan Hackworth
		Bryan Hackworth
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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