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Table of Contents ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 27 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) CHUY'S HOLDINGS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Commission File No. 001-35603 Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 1623 Toomey Rd . Austin , Texas 78704 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 512 ) 473-2783 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 00 Trading Symbol CHUY 20-5717694 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) No Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes 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 ☐ 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 Name of each exchange on which registered Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 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 controls 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 No ✔ As of June 26 , 2020 ( the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) , the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 264 million . The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding at March 1 , 2021 was 19,717,380 .