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( Mark One ) U 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 For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Non - accelerated filer ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 1000 Six PPG Place Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common stock , par value $ 0.10 Commission file number 1-12001 to Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 412 ) 394-2800 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ATI ( Do not check if a smaller reporting company ) 25-1792394 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is well known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes X No 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 No X 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 , 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 15222-5479 ( Zip Code ) 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 . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer X Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange 1 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 . Î Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes ■ No × On February 5 , 2021 , the Registrant had outstanding 126,827,573 shares of its Common Stock . The aggregate market value of the Registrant's voting stock held by non - affiliates at June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 1.3 billion , based on the closing price per share of Common Stock on June 30 , 2020 of $ 10.19 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . Shares of Common Stock known by the Registrant to be beneficially owned by directors and officers of the Registrant subject to the reporting and other requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended ( the " Exchange Act " ) , are not included in the computation . The Registrant , however , has made no determination that such persons are " affiliates " within the meaning of Rule 12b - 2 under the Exchange Act . Documents Incorporated By Reference Selected portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 20 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report .