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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 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 Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) Title of Each Class Common stock , $ 1.00 par value One Baxter Parkway , Deerfield , Illinois ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) 0.4 % Global Notes due 2024 1.3 % Global Notes due 2025 1.3 % Global Notes due 2029 Commission file number 1-4448 to Baxter Baxter International Inc. ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) 36-0781620 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code 224.948.2000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) BAX ( NYSE ) 60015 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange BAX 24 BAX 25 BAX 29 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Yes No 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 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 No Indicate by check mark whether registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and 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 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 Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company 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 . O