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Table of Contents ( MARK ONE ) ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , DC 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 October 31 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) Broadcom Inc. 1320 Ridder Park Drive San Jose , CA 95131-2313 ( 408 ) 433-8000 ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter Address of Principal Executive Offices , Including Zip Code Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of Each Class Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value 8.00 % Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock , Series A , $ 0.001 par value 001-38449 ( Commission File Number ) AVGOP 35-2617337 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Trading Symbol ( s ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered AVGO The NASDAQ Global Select Market The NASDAQ Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Yes Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . 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 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 , 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 . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting 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 . Emerging growth company 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 The aggregate market value of voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates as of April 30 , 2021 , based upon the closing sale price of such shares on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on such date was approximately $ 182.8 billion . As of November 26 , 2021 , there were 412,873,968 shares of our common stock outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .