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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ( Mark One ) X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30 , 2021 FORM 10 - K OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-33220 BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 5 DAKOTA DRIVE LAKE SUCCESS New York ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 516 ) 472-5400 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Title of Each Class : Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 33-1151291 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 11042 ( Zip code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol BR Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered : New York Stock Exchange No No ý Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes y Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 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 ý 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 ý 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 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 . ( Check one ) : Large Accelerated Filer y Accelerated Filer Non - Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth 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 . No ý Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value , as of December 31 , 2020 , of common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 17,614,247,984 . As of July 30 , 2021 , there were 116,168,325 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding ( excluding 38,292,802 shares held in treasury ) , par value $ 0.01 per share . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the fiscal year end of June 30 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III .