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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 FORM 10 - K 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 : 001-36733 AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Bermuda ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 2851 ( Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number ) Common Shares , $ 1.00 par value ( title of class ) 98-1073028 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street Suite 3600 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19103 ( 855 ) 547-1461 ( Address , including zip code , and telephone number , including area code , of the registrant's principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : AXTA ( Trading symbol ) No 区 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 > 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 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 Company is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” and “ smaller reporting company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer > Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer □ Small reporting company Emerging growth company New York Stock Exchange ( Exchange on which registered ) 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 . < No | Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes As of June 30 , 2020 , the last day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 5,295.8 million ( based on the closing sale price of the common stock on that date on the New York Stock Exchange ) . As of February 11 , 2021 , there were 233,968,021 shares of the registrant's common shares outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III incorporates information by reference from the registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders . Such proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the close of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .