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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , DC 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM FORM 10 - K Texas ( State of Incorporation ) 2301 Highway 190 West , DeRidder , Louisiana ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Title of each class Common or Commission File Number : 001-12251 ☐ TO AMERISAFE , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 337 ) 463-9052 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) AMSF Securities 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 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 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 No No No 75-2069407 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) 70634 ( Zip Code ) 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 Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ 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 the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer 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 . 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 . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30 , 2020 the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $ 1,170.9 million , based upon the closing price of the shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on that date . As of February 16 , 2021 , there were 19,331,059 shares of the Registrant's common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , outstanding . ooo DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 of Part III of this report .