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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.10 Par Value Commission file number : 1-7908 ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY , INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) For the transition period from to ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE , SUITE 100 , HOUSTON , Texas 77027 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) ( Zip Code ) ( 713 ) 881-3600 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) AE 74-1753147 Name of each exchange on which registered NYSE American LLC Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes O No p Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes O No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer O Accelerated filer O Non - accelerated filer þ Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company | If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . ✔ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No p The aggregate market value of the Company's voting and non - voting common shares held by non - affiliates as of the close of business on June 30 , 2020 was $ 58,294,245 based on the closing price of $ 26.77 per one share of common stock as reported on the NYSE American LLC for such date . There were 4,251,015 shares of Common Stock standing at March 1 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE