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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( 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 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ΤΟ Commission File Number 001-36729 Delaware ( State of Incorporation ) 400 Plaza Drive , 1st Floor Secaucus , New Jersey ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) freshpet FRESHPET , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ☐ 20-1884894 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 07094 ( Zip Code ) ( 201 ) 520-4000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol FRPT Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value per share Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . 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 Yes ☐ Name of exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Market No 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 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 , or a smaller reporting company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " and " smaller reporting company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - Accelerated filer Emerging growth company Accelerated filer Smaller reporting 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.262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes > No No | Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes As of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 3.2 billion . As of February 18 , 2021 , 40,724,185 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding . Documents Incorporated By Reference The information required by Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , and 14 will be furnished ( and are hereby incorporated ) by an amendment hereto or pursuant to a definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A that will contain such information .