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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) No 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 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-38125 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) 132 East Putnam Avenue – Floor 2W , Cos Cob , CT ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of Each Class Class A common stock , $ .0001 par value per share 9.75 % Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share 9.50 % Notes Due 2025 Yes No 855-398-0443 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , including Area Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . CSSE 81-2560811 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Large accelerated filer | Non - accelerated filer CSSEP CSSEN 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 by Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes 06807 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 6,326,531 7,654,506 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 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 reports . 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 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the shares of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 34.6 million . The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 31 , 2021 totaled 13,981,037 as follows : Title of Each Class Class A common stock , $ .0001 par value per share Class B common stock , $ .0001 par value per share * * Each share convertible into one share of Class A common stock at the direction of the holder at any time . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for Registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed at a later date are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .