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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 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to H & E EQUIPMENT SERVICES , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 7500 Pecue Lane , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70809 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices , including Zip Code ) Commission file number 000-51759 Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) HEES 81-0553291 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) ( 225 ) 298-5200 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Nasdaq Global Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) 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 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 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 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 No 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 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 held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 663,679,928 ( computed by reference to the closing sale price of the registrant's common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) . As of February 10 , 2021 , there were 36,113,317 shares of common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , of the registrant outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the document listed below have been incorporated by reference into the indicated parts of this Form 10 - K , as specified in the responses to the item numbers involved . Part III The registrant's definitive proxy statement , for use in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders , to be filed within 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .