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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000101984-22-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UEIC"
cik: "0000101984"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T05:38:35.520485+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Electronics appoints Romulo Pontual as new director

## Summary
- Romulo Pontual appointed Class II director effective July 27, 2022, term until 2024 annual meeting.
- Pontual previously served as EVP and CTO of DirecTV (2004-2015) and EVP of Television Platforms at News Corp.
- Received a stock option grant for 20,000 shares under the 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.
- Will receive standard non-management director compensation as disclosed in the April 2022 proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000101984-22-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UEIC
- cik: 0000101984
- company_name: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198422000042/0000101984-22-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198422000042/ueic-20220727.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000101984-22-000042
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000101984-22-000042.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000101984-22-000042.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Romulo Pontual was appointed as director at UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On July 27, 2022, the Board of Directors of Universal Electronics Inc. (“UEI”) appointed Romulo Pontual as a director, effective immediately, to fill a vacancy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198422000042/0000101984-22-000042-index.htm

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