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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 January 30 , 2021 or 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 001-08897 BIG LOTS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Ohio ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 06-1119097 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Shares $ 0.01 par value 4900 E. Dublin - Granville Road , Columbus , Ohio ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 614 ) 278-6800 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Trading Symbol ( s ) . BIG 43081 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files ) . Yes ✓ No Yes ☐ No ✓ 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 . 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 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 . Accelerated filer Large accelerated filer Yes No Emerging growth company ✓ No ■ The number of the Registrant's common shares , $ 0.01 par value , outstanding as of March 26 , 2021 , was 35,056,102 . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K . ✓ The aggregate market value of the Common Shares held by non - affiliates of the Registrant ( assuming for these purposes that all executive officers and directors are " affiliates " of the Registrant ) was $ 1,532,148,465 on July 31 , 2020 , the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ( based on the closing price of the Registrant's Common Shares on such date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange ) .