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Table of Contents 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 to Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission File Number 000-25131 BLUCORA Blucora , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.0001 per share 3200 Olympus Blvd , Suite 100 , Dallas , Texas 75019 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip code ) ( 972 ) 870-6400 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company 00 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) BCOR Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No 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 0 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 91-1718107 ( IRS Employer Identification 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 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 . Large Accelerated Filer Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market As of February 19 , 2021 , 48,256,094 shares of the registrant's Common Stock were outstanding . Accelerated filer DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 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 . O ☑ □ 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 Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant outstanding as of June 30 , 2020 , based upon the closing price of Common Stock on June 30 , 2020 as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market , was $ 546.9 million . Common Stock held by each officer and director ( or his or her affiliate ) has been excluded because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other purposes . Portions of the Proxy Statement for the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ( the " Proxy Statement " ) , to be filed within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 , are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof . Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Form 10 - K , the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part hereof .