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Table of Contents ■ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 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 For the Transition Period from to Commission file number 001-39313 FORM 10 - K Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 2202 N. Irving Street Allentown , Pennsylvania ( Address of principal executive offices ) SHIFT4 PAYMENTS , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Title of each class Class A Common Stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) : ( 888 ) 276-2108 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 84-3676340 ☐ > > ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) X 18109 ( Zip Code ) FOUR Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) 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 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 No Name of each exchange on which registered The 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 . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 00 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 The aggregate market value of the registrant's Class A common stock held by non - affiliates , based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recent completed second fiscal quarter , was approximately $ 663.6 million . As of March 1 , 2021 , there were 39,737,983 shares of the registrant's Class A common stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share , outstanding , 30,625,857 shares of the registrant's Class B common stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share , outstanding and 10,188,852 shares of the registrant's Class C common stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share , outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Specifically identified portions of the registrant's proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders , which will be filed no later than 120 days after the close of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report .