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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , DC 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) 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 001-39828 ARKO Corp. ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 8565 Magellan Parkway Suite 400 Richmond , Virginia 23227-1150 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) ( Zip Code ) ( 804 ) 730-1568 Title of Each Class Common Stock , $ .0001 par value per share Warrants to purchase common stock Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 85-2784337 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Trading Symbol ARKO ARKOW Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Nasdaq Capital Market Nasdaq Capital Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No > No > 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 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 No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , 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 is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The registrant was not a public company as of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter ; therefore , the registrant cannot calculate the aggregate market value of its voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates as of such date . The registrant's common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on December 23 , 2020 . As of March 23 , 2021 , the registrant had 124,427,805 shares of its common stock , par value $ 0.0001 per share ( “ common stock " ) outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .