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Table of Contents Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ( Mark One ) 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 One Edwards Way Irvine ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) FORM 10 - K For the Transition Period From Commission File Number 1-15525 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) California Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 per share Accelerated filer to ( 949 ) 250-2500 Registrant's telephone number , including area code Trading Symbols ( s ) . 36-4316614 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 92614 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered : New York Stock Exchange EW 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 by Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange 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 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 ý 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 Act . Large 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 . 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 ý The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates as of June 30 , 2020 ( the last trading day of the registrant's most recently completed second quarter ) : $ 42,640,586,293 based on the closing price of the registrant's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange . This calculation does not reflect a determination that persons are affiliates for any other purpose . The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock , $ 1.00 par value , as of January 31 , 2021 , was 624,518,873 . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant's proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ( to be filed within 120 days of December 31 , 2020 ) are incorporated by reference into Part III , as indicated herein .