Exhibit






Exhibit 10.1


NINTH AMENDMENT TO 
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (this “Amendment”) dated as of June 20, 2017, is by and between UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Borrower”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the “Lender”).
RECITALS
A.    The Borrower and the Lender have entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 2, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 9, 2014, the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 3, 2015, the Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 10, 2015, the Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 3, 2016, the Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 19, 2016, the Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 18, 2017, the Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 14, 2017 and the Eighth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2017 (together, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”).
C.    The Borrower has requested that the Lender make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement and the Lender is willing to do so, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the Borrower and the Lender agree as follows:
Section 1.    Capitalized Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require.
Section 2.    Amendments.  The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
2.1    Definitions.  Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by:
(a)    Amending and restating the definition of “Revolving Commitment Amount” contained therein, to read in its entirety as follows:
“Revolving Commitment Amount”:  $125,000,000, or such increased amount as agreed to between the Borrower and the Bank from time to time pursuant to Section 2.22 of this Agreement.
(b)    Amending and restating the definition of “Revolving Commitment Ending Date” contained therein, to read in its entirety as follows:
“Revolving Commitment Ending Date”: November 1, 2019.
Section 3.    Conditions and Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective only upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
3.1    The Borrower shall have duly executed and delivered to the Lender this Amendment.









3.2    The Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender a certification by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifying as to (i) true and complete copies of the Borrower’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws attached thereto, (ii) resolutions of the Borrower’s Board of Directors authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, and (iii) the incumbency, names, titles, and signatures of each officer of the Borrower authorized to execute this Amendment and any other instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower in connection with this Amendment.
3.3    The Borrower shall have satisfied any other conditions as specified by the Lender, including payment of all unpaid legal fees and expenses incurred by the Lender through the date of this Amendment in connection with the Credit Agreement.
Section 4.    Representations, Warranties, Authority, No Adverse Claim.  
4.1    Reassertion of Representations and Warranties, No Default.  The Borrower hereby represents that on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Amendment (a) all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement are true, correct and complete in all respects as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except for changes permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement, and (b) there will exist no Event of Default under the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment on such date which has not been waived by the Lender.
4.2    Authority, No Conflict, No Consent Required, Enforceability.  The Borrower represents and warrants that the Borrower has the power and legal right and authority to enter into this Amendment and any other instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower in connection with this Amendment (collectively, the “Amendment Documents”) and has duly authorized as appropriate the execution and delivery of the Amendment Documents and other agreements and documents executed and delivered by the Borrower in connection herewith or therewith by proper company action, and none of the Amendment Documents nor the agreements contained herein or therein contravenes or constitutes a default under any agreement, instrument or indenture to which the Borrower is a party or a signatory or a provision of the Borrower’s articles of organization, Bylaws or any other agreement or requirement of law, or result in the imposition of any lien on any of its property under any agreement binding on or applicable to the Borrower or any of its property except, if any, in favor of the Lender.  The Borrower represents and warrants that no consent, approval or authorization of or registration or declaration with any entity, including but not limited to any governmental authority, is required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Amendment Documents or other agreements and documents executed and delivered by the Borrower in connection therewith or the performance of obligations of the Borrower therein described, except for those which the Borrower has obtained or provided and as to which the Borrower has delivered certified copies of documents evidencing each such action to the Lender.  The Borrower represents and warrants that this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to limitations as to enforceability which might result from bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to limitations on the availability of equitable remedies.
4.3    No Adverse Claim.  The Borrower warrants, acknowledges and agrees that no events have taken place and no circumstances exist at the date hereof which would give the Borrower a basis to assert a defense, offset or counterclaim to any claim of the Lender with respect to the Borrower’s obligations under the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
Section 5.    Affirmation of Credit Agreement, Further References, Affirmation of Security Interest.  The Lender and the Borrower each acknowledge and affirm that the Credit Agreement, as hereby amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and all terms, conditions and provisions of the Credit Agreement, except as amended by this Amendment, shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.  All references in any document or instrument to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and shall refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.  The Borrower confirms to the Lender that the Borrower’s obligations 


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under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, are and continue to be secured by the security interest granted by the Borrower in favor of the Lender under that certain Borrower’s Security Agreement dated as of October 2, 2012 and made by the Borrower in favor of the Lender, and all of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements, requirements, promises, obligations, duties, covenants and representations of the Borrower under such documents and any and all other documents and agreements entered into with respect to the obligations under the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects by the Borrower.
Section 6.    Merger and Integration, Superseding Effect.  This Amendment, from and after the date hereof, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and has merged into this Amendment all prior oral and written agreements on the same subjects by and between the parties hereto with the effect that this Amendment shall control with respect to the specific subjects hereof and thereof.
Section 7.    Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Amendment and any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective, valid and enforceable under the applicable law of any jurisdiction, but, if any provision of this Amendment, or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto shall be held to be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable under the applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective in such jurisdiction only to the extent of such prohibition, invalidity or unenforceability, without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Amendment, or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto in such jurisdiction, or affecting the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 8.    Successors.  This Amendment shall be binding upon the Borrower and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Lender and the successors and assigns of the Lender.
Section 9.    Legal Expenses.  As provided in Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Lender, upon execution of this Amendment, for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Lender, including filing and recording costs and fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Lender and/or the allocated costs of in-house counsel incurred from time to time, in connection with the Credit Agreement, including in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, collection and enforcement of the Amendment Documents and all other documents negotiated, prepared and executed in connection with the Amendment Documents, and in enforcing the obligations of the Borrower under the Amendment Documents, and to pay and save the Lender harmless from all liability for, any stamp or other taxes which may be payable with respect to the execution or delivery of the Amendment Documents, which obligations of the Borrower shall survive any termination of the Credit Agreement.
Section 10.    Headings.  The headings of various sections of this Amendment have been inserted for reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Amendment.
Section 11.    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts as deemed necessary or convenient, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, provided that all such counterparts shall be regarded as one and the same document, and either party to the Amendment may execute any such agreement by executing a counterpart of such agreement.
Section 12.    Governing Law.  THE AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS, THEIR HOLDING COMPANIES AND THEIR AFFILIATES.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
	
				
	 
	 
	UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ Bryan M. Hackworth

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Name:
	Bryan M. Hackworth

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Title:
	Sr. Vice President and CFO

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ Andrew Williams

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Name:
	Andrew Williams

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Title:
	Vice President

	 
	 
	 
	 






















[Signature Page to Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]




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