8-K
filed May 21, 2026, 4:10 PM ET
ticker UEIC
CIK 0000101984
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
UEIC shareholders approve board declassification, equity plan increase at 2026 annual meeting
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
- All four director nominees elected with >6M votes each; 1.6M broker non-votes.
- Board declassification approved 7.7M to 388k; directors elected annually starting 2027.
- 2018 equity plan amended: 375,000 additional shares authorized (7.4M for).
- Non-binding say-on-pay approved 5.6M to 2.3M; auditor Grant Thornton ratified.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC shareholders approved Amendment and restatement of the 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan to increase shares, extend term, and incorporate other amendments at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
3. The adoption and approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (a) to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 375,000 shares, (b) to extend the term thereof, and (c) to incorporate other amendments thereto consistent with current compensation and governance best practice: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 7,406,445 705,417 23,172 1,635,451
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
4. The approval of, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 5,572,215 2,277,201 285,618 1,635,451
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC shareholders approved Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
2. The adoption and approval of an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to declassify the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”): For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 7,719,323 387,784 27,927 1,635,451
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC shareholders approved Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for 2026 at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
5. The ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026: For Against Abstain 9,647,501 104,381 18,603
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC shareholders approved Election of Class II directors at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
1. The election of the following Class II directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2028 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified (the “Director Election Proposal”): Director For Withhold Broker Non-Votes Michael D. Burger 7,525,057 609,977 1,635,451 Satjiv S. Chahil 7,008,595 1,126,439 1,635,451 Sue Ann R. Hamilton 6,068,770 2,066,264 1,635,451 John Mutch 7,582,585 552,449 1,635,451 Eric B. Singer 6,306,980 1,828,054 1,635,451
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