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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) [ X ] 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 to Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 4201 Congress Street , Suite 175 Charlotte , North Carolina ( Address of principal executive offices ) OR Ballantyne Strong , Inc. ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Commission File No. 1-13906 BTN 47-0587703 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 704 ) 994-8279 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 28209 ( Zip Code ) Name of exchange on which registered NYSE American Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None [ ] No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes [ [ X ] 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 [ X ] 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 [ X ] 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 [ X ] 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 [ ] Non - accelerated filer [ X ] Smaller reporting company [ X ]