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Table of Contents ■ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K 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 to Commission file number 000-51446 For the transition period from Title of each class Common Stock - $ 0.01 par value Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 121 South 17th Street , Mattoon , Illinois ( Address of principal executive offices ) ConsolidatedⓇ communications Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 217 ) 235-3311 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol CNSL 02-0636095 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 61938-3987 ( 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 X Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Global Select Market 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 X Accelerated filer X 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 , 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 . Large 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No X As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the shares held by non - affiliates of the registrant's common stock was $ 485,618,951 based on the closing price as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market . The market value calculations exclude shares held on the stated date by registrant's directors and officers on the assumption such shares may be shares owned by affiliates . Exclusion from these public market value calculations does not necessarily conclude affiliate status for any other purpose . On February 22 , 2021 , the registrant had 79,213,100 shares of Common Stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K to the extent stated herein . Such proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .