---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000101984-23-000063"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UEIC"
cik: "0000101984"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T07:12:00.492464+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Electronics appoints Eric Singer to board under cooperation agreement with Immersion

## Summary
- Eric Singer, Immersion's CEO, appointed as Class II director effective Dec 21, 2023, filling a vacancy.
- Singer will serve on the Compensation Committee and be nominated for election at the 2024 annual meeting.
- Immersion may appoint one additional director after the 2025 annual meeting, subject to ownership and stock price conditions.
- Investor parties agreed to vote with Board recommendations, standstill, and a 15% ownership cap.
- Agreement terminates 30 days before the 2026 annual meeting deadline; early termination possible for 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000101984-23-000063
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UEIC
- cik: 0000101984
- company_name: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198423000063/0000101984-23-000063-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198423000063/ueic-20231221.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000101984-23-000063
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000101984-23-000063.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000101984-23-000063.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric Singer was appointed as Director at UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: on December 21, 2023, the Board appointed Mr. Singer as a Class II director, effective immediately, to serve a term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198423000063/0000101984-23-000063-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.