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Table of Contents ☐ ☑ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OR 12 ( 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 001-36906 INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) England and Wales ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 66 Seymour Street , 2nd Floor London W1H 5BT United Kingdom ( Address of principal executive offices ) Christopher Spears Senior Vice President and General Counsel Telephone : ( 401 ) 392-1000 Fax : ( 401 ) 392-4812 E - mail : Christopher.Spears@IGT.com IGT Center , 10 Memorial Boulevard , Providence , RI 02903 ( Name , Telephone , E - mail and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Trading Symbol Ordinary Shares , nominal value $ 0.10 IGT Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange 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 Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report : 204,856,564 ordinary shares , nominal value $ 0.10 per share Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . × Yes o 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 Act of 1934 . o Yes x 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 o 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 ) . x Yes o No