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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) 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 For the transition period from X to Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer OR Title of each class Class A Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share EVERCORE INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Commission File Number 001-32975 X 55 East 52nd Street New York , New York 10055 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 212 ) 857-3100 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol EVR 20-4748747 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) No ¨ No ý 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 ý 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 □ 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 Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange 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 . 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 . No | Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes □ The aggregate market value of the voting and nonvoting common equity of the registrant held by non - affiliates as of June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 2.4 billion , based on the closing price of the registrant's Class A common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on such date of $ 58.92 per share and on the par value of the registrant's Class B common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share . The number of shares of the registrant's Class A common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , outstanding as of February 17 , 2021 was 42,023,195 . The number of shares of the registrant's Class B common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , outstanding as of February 17 , 2021 was 47 ( excluding 53 shares of Class B common stock held by a subsidiary of the registrant ) . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement of Evercore Inc. to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the general rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended , for the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders ( " Proxy Statement " ) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .