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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K 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 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-13777 GETTY REALTY CORP . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value 11-3412575 ( I.R.S. employer identification no . ) 292 Madison Avenue , 9th Floor New York , New York 10017-6318 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 646 ) 349-6000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) GTY Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None ( Title of Class ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange No > 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 Exchange Act . Yes 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 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 Emerging growth company Non - 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. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its 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 common stock held by non - affiliates ( 33,839,999 shares of common stock ) of the Company was $ 1,004,400,000 as of June 30 , 2020 . The registrant had outstanding 43,751,920 shares of common stock as of February 25 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE DOCUMENT Selected Portions of Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ( the " Proxy Statement " ) , which will be filed by the registrant on or prior to 120 days following the end of the registrant's year ended December 31 , 2020 , pursuant to Regulation 14A . ■ PART OF FORM 10 - K III