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( Mark One ) Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ✓ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K For the fiscal year ended January 30 , 2021 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 1-7562 THE GAP , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State of Incorporation ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.05 par value 94-1697231 Two Folsom Street San Francisco , California 94105 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 415 ) 427-0100 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Trading Symbol GPS Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Name of each exchange on which registered The New York Stock Exchange 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 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 o Non - 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 voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of July 31 , 2020 was approximately $ 3 billion based upon the last price reported for such date in the NYSE - Composite transactions . The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of March 10 , 2021 was 374,851,573 . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 11 , 2021 ( hereinafter referred to as the " 2021 Proxy Statement " ) are incorporated into Part III .