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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 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 England and Wales ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 125 Old Broad Street London ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of Each Class Ordinary Share , $ 0.10 par value Cushman & Wakefield plc ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer For the transition period from to . Commission File Number 001-38611 X П United Kingdom ( Country ) + 44 20 3296 3000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . CWK 98-1193584 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) No x No X Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : N.A. 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 x No EC2N 1AR ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered 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 and post such files ) . Yes x 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 . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No X ooo 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 Yes 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 . The aggregate market value of the registrant's ordinary shares at June 30 , 2020 ( based upon the closing sale price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 ) held by those persons deemed by the registrant to be non - affiliates was approximately $ 1.4 billion . Ordinary shares held by each executive officer and director of the registrant and by each entity or person that , to the registrant's knowledge , owned 10 % or more of the registrant's outstanding common stock as of June 30 , 2020 or had a contractual right to nominate a director have been excluded from this number in that these persons may be deemed affiliates of the registrant . This determination of possible affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes .