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Table of Contents ☑ or UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - Q QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30 , 2021 ☐ 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 001-38477 BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Indiana ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) 17802 IH 10 West , Suite 400 San Antonio , TX ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 210 ) 344-3400 82-3784946 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 78257 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code Not Applicable ( Former name , former address and former fiscal year , if changed since last report ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Trading Symbols Name of each exchange on which registered Class A Common Stock , no par value Class B Common Stock , no par value BH.A BH New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange 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 x 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 ( Section 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 x 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 an “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act .