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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) □ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31 , 2020 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ΤΟ Commission File Number 001-33401 CINEMARK HOLDINGS , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 3900 Dallas Parkway Plano , TX ( Address of principal executive offices ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 per share 20-5490327 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 972 ) 665-1000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol CNK 75093 ( Zip Code ) 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 > No 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 New York Stock Exchange 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 . As of February 15 , 2021 , 118,583,610 shares of common stock were outstanding . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 00 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 Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity owned by non - affiliates of the registrant on June 30 , 2020 , computed by reference to the closing price for the registrant's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on such date was approximately $ 1.23 billion ( 106,745,094 shares at a closing price per share of $ 11.55 ) . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement , in connection with its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders , to be filed within 120 days of December 31 , 2020 , are incorporated by reference into Part III , Items 10-14 , of this annual report on Form 10 - K .