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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 January 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 Commission File Number : 000-51315 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) CITI TRENDS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 104 Coleman Boulevard , Savannah , Georgia ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ .01 Par Value Large accelerated filer Smaller Reporting Company o ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 912 ) 236-1561 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol CTRN Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 52-2150697 31408 ( Zip Code ) 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 Accelerated filer > Emerging growth company 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 NASDAQ Stock Market 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 . Non - accelerated filer 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 account 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 State the aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold , or the average bid and asked price of such common equity , as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter : $ 169,044,315 as of August 1 , 2020 . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date : Common Stock , par value $ .01 per share , 9,418,042 shares outstanding as of April 5 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III incorporates information from the registrant's definitive proxy statement , to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the close of the registrant's fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10 - K , with respect to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 2 , 2021 .