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Table of Contents 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 November 28 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Title of each class Commission file number : 001-09225 Minnesota ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) H.B. FULLER COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 1200 Willow Lake Boulevard , St. Paul , Minnesota ( Address of principal executive offices ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 651 ) 236-5900 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : to Trading Symbol FUL 41-0268370 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 55110-5101 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 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 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post 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 " , " smaller reporting company " or " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer > Non - accelerated filer 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 Act ) . □ Yes > No The aggregate market value of the Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 per share , held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of May 29 , 2020 was approximately $ 1,924,019,850 ( based on the closing price of such stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange of $ 37.62 on such date ) . The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 per share , was 51,969,463 as of January 21 , 2021 .