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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 For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) COLFAX CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 420 National Business Parkway , 5th Floor Annapolis Junction , Maryland ( Address of principal executive offices ) Commission File No. 001-34045 TITLE OF EACH CLASS Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 per share 5.75 % Tangible Equity Units 301-323-9000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) to Trading Symbol ( s ) . CFX CFXA SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OF THE ACT : Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( g ) OF THE ACT : None 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 54-1887631 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) 20701 ( Zip Code ) 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 , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See 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 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . 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 As of February 12 , 2021 , the number of shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding was 118,545,523 . 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 . The aggregate market value of common shares held by non - affiliates of the Registrant on July 3 , 2020 was $ 2.823 billion based upon the aggregate price of the registrant's common shares as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape on such date . EXHIBIT INDEX APPEARS ON PAGE 111 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III incorporates certain information by reference from the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of the Registrant's fiscal year covered by this report . With the exception of the sections of the 2021 Proxy Statement specifically incorporated herein by reference , the 2021 Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part of this Form 10 - K .