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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 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock For the transition period from Commission File No. 001-38469 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1290 Avenue of the Americas , New York , New York ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Equitable Holdings , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) EQUITABLE HOLDINGS Depositary Shares , each representing a 1 / 1,000th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock , Series A ■ Depositary Shares , each representing a 1 / 1,000th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock , Series C 10104 ( 212 ) 554-1234 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Trading symbol EQH to EQH PRA EQH PR C 90-0226248 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification 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 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 New York Stock Exchange No 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 definition of “ accelerated filer , ” “ large 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 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 . O 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 > The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant at June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 7.8 billion . As of February 22 , 2021 , 435,544,693 shares of the registrant's Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value , were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's proxy statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 ( the " 2021 Proxy Statement " ) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .