Sec Form 13D Filing - TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC filing for UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC (UEIC) - 2023-09-14

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 1)1

Universal Electronics Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

913483103

(CUSIP Number)

TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC

C/O ELIZABETH GONZALEZ-SUSSMAN, ESQ.

OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

September 12, 2023

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

1              The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

CUSIP No. 913483103

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,277,962  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,277,962  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,277,962  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.9%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IMMERSION CORPORATION  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF (see Item 3)  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,277,962  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,277,962  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,277,962  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.9%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        CO  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        WILLIAM C. MARTIN  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF (see Item 3)  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,277,962  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,277,962  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,277,962  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.9%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        ERIC SINGER  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF (see Item 3)  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,277,962  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,277,962  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,277,962  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.9%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

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The following constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 1”). This Amendment No. 1 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 3.Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The Shares purchased by Toro 18 were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) in open market purchases, except as otherwise noted in Schedule B, which is incorporated herein by reference. The aggregate purchase price of the 1,277,962 Shares directly beneficially owned by Toro 18 is approximately $12,048,177, including brokerage commissions.

Item 5.Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5(a) – (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 12,908,715 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of August 1, 2023, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2023.

A.Toro 18
(a)As of the close of business on September 13, 2023, Toro 18 directly beneficially owned 1,277,962 Shares.

Percentage: Approximately 9.9%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,277,962
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,277,962

 

(c)The transactions in the Shares by Toro 18 during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule B and are incorporated herein by reference.
B.Immersion
(a)Immersion, as the sole member of Toro 18, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,277,962 Shares owned by Toro 18.

Percentage: Approximately 9.9%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,277,962
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,277,962

 

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(c)Immersion has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. The transactions in the Shares on behalf of Toro 18 during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule B and are incorporated herein by reference.
C.Mr. Martin
(a)As the Chief Strategy Officer of Toro, Mr. Martin may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,277,962 Shares owned by Toro 18.

Percentage: Approximately 9.9%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,277,962
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,277,962

 

(c)Mr. Martin has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. The transactions in the Shares on behalf of Toro 18 during the past sixty days is set forth in Schedule B and is incorporated herein by reference.
D.Mr. Singer
(a)As President and Chief Executive Officer of Toro 18, Mr. Singer may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,277,962 Shares owned by Toro 18.

Percentage: Approximately 9.9%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,277,962
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,277,962

 

(c)Mr. Singer has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. The transactions in the Shares on behalf of Toro 18 during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule B and are incorporated herein by reference.

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer that he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he or it does not directly own.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: September 14, 2023

  TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC
     
  By:

/s/ Eric Singer

    Name: Eric Singer
    Title: President and CEO

 

 

  IMMERSION CORPORATION
   
  By:

/s/ Eric Singer

    Name: Eric Singer
    Title: President, CEO and Chairman

 

 

 

/s/ William C. Martin

  WILLIAM C. MARTIN

 

 

 

/s/ Eric Singer

  ERIC SINGER

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SCHEDULE B

Transactions in Securities of the Issuer During the Past Sixty Days

Nature of the Transaction

Amount of Securities

Purchased/(Sold)

Price ($)

Date of

Purchase/Sale

 

TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC

Sale of Common Stock (832) 11.6260 08/03/2023
Purchase of Common Stock 4,316 8.7954 08/30/2023
Purchase of Common Stock 19,033 8.8196 08/31/2023
Purchase of Common Stock 8,073 8.9494 09/01/2023
Purchase of Common Stock 41,127 8.8857 09/05/2023
Purchase of Common Stock 25,000 8.8763 09/06/2023
Purchase of Common Stock 5,930 8.8321 09/07/2023
Purchase of Common Stock 15,000 8.8245 09/08/2023
Purchase of Common Stock 25,664 8.8644 09/12/2023