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( Mark One ) ☐ ☑ ☐ ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OR ( g ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR 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 OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 001-39081 BioNTech SE ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Federal Republic of Germany ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) An der Goldgrube 12 D - 55131 Mainz Germany ( Address of principal executive offices ) Prof. Ugur Sahin , M.D. , c / o BioNTech SE An der Goldgrube 12 D - 55131 Mainz Germany +49 6131-9084-0 ( Tel ) , +49 6131 9084-390 ( Fax ) , info@biontech.de ( E - mail ) ( Name , Telephone , E - mail and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered , pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act Trading Symbol ( s ) BNTX Title of each class American Depositary Shares , each Representing one ordinary share Ordinary shares , no par value , with a notional amount attributable to each ordinary share of € 1 * Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : None Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC * Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital stock or common stock as of the close of business covered by the annual report . Ordinary shares , no par value , with a notional amount attributable to each share of € 1 outstanding as of March 30 , 2021 , no par value : 241,521,065 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes ☑ No □ If this report is an annual or transition report , indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 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 □ 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 registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer 冈 Accelerated filer ☐ Non - accelerated filer ☐ Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP , 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 . ☐