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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 October 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 ) 3 Great Pasture Road Danbury , Connecticut ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share Commission file number : 1-14204 fuelcellenergy FUELCELL ENERGY , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 203 ) 825-6000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) FCEL to Non - accelerated filer 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 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 06-0853042 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification 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 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 Accelerated filer 06810 ( Zip Code ) Document Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq Global Market ) DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 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 . Part III 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 As of April 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 426,040,826 based on the closing sale price of $ 2.02 as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . Class Common Stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company Outstanding at January 15 , 2021 322,412,341 Parts Into Which Incorporated