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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 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 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission file number : 000-20557 FORM 10 - K The Andersons THE ANDERSONS , INC . ( Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter ) Ohio ( State of incorporation or organization ) 1947 Briarfield Boulevard Maumee Ohio ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class : Common stock , $ 0.00 par value , $ 0.01 stated value Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ( 419 ) 893-5050 ( Telephone Number ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ANDE 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 ý No " Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes " No ý ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 34-1562374 Name of each exchange on which registered : The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC 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 ý No 0 0 43537 ( 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 ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ý No 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 . 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 . ý ■ П 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 ý The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting stock which may be voted by persons other than affiliates of the registrant was $ 418.4 million as of June 30 , 2020 , computed by reference to the last sales price for such stock on that date as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market . The registrant had 33,196,241 common shares outstanding , no par value , at February 12 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 7 , 2021 , are incorporated by reference into Part III ( Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 ) of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K . The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates .