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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 Delaware ( State of incorporation ) CARLISLE www.carlisle.com CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Commission File Number 1-9278 16430 North Scottsdale Road , Suite 400 , Scottsdale , Arizona 85254 ( Address of principal executive office , including zip code ) ( 480 ) 781-5000 ( Telephone ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 31-1168055 ( I.R.S. Employer I.D. No ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) Title of each class Common stock , $ 1 par value Preferred Stock Purchase Rights , $ 1 par value 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 CSL n / a Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange 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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S - K ( § 229.405 of this chapter ) is not contained herein , and will not be contained , to the best of registrant's knowledge , in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K or any amendment to this Form 10 - K . > Xx 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 . Yes No 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 The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock of the registrant held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 6.5 billion based upon the closing price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 . As of February 5 , 2021 , 53,291,296 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 5 , 2021 are incorporated by reference in Part III .