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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 : December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 001-38118 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 11099 N. Torrey Pines Road , Suite 100 La Jolla , CA Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.0001 per share DERMTECH , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 858 ) 450-4222 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . DMTK 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 in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No 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 No 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 report ( s ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No 84-2870849 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) 92037 ( Zip Code ) X Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Capital Market 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 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 , 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 Acts . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 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 report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.0001 par value , held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $ 150,521,679 ( based on the closing price of the registrant's common stock on June 30 , 2020 of $ 13.23 per share ) . The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.0001 par value as of March 1 , 2021 was 28,755,668 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 冈 The registrant intends to file a definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 . Portions of such proxy statement are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .