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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 Commission file number 001-38794 covetrus COVETRUS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 7 Custom House Street Portland , ME 04101 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 888 ) 280-2221 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Ticker Symbol CVET ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . 83-1448706 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 . 0 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 ) . Name of Exchange on Which Registered Nasdaq Global Select Market Yes X No O The registrant had 136,225,089 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 19 , 2021 . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company Yes O Yes X No x Yes X No O 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 . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer No 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 O The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , computed by reference to the closing price as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , June 30 , 2020 , was approximately $ 1.4 billion . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement of Registrant for use in connection with the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders ( our " 2021 Proxy Statement ” ) , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report . 000