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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 June 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission file number 000-54136 CONTANGO ORE , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 27-3431051 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) 3700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY , SUITE 925 HOUSTON , TEXAS 77098 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 713 ) 877-1311 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : None . Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Common Stock , Par Value $ 0.01 per share No ☑ No ☑ 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 □ 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 ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 冈 ☐ 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 ☑ As of December 31 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates ( based upon the closing sale price of such common stock as reported on the OTCQB ) was $ 58,269,356 . As of August 30 , 2021 , there were 6,685,746 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 of Part III have been omitted from this report since registrant will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission , not later than 120 days after the close of its fiscal year , a definitive proxy statement , pursuant to Regulation 14A . The information required by Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 of this report , which will appear in the definitive proxy statement , is incorporated by reference into this Form 10 - K . 1