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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) 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 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 1-13397 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) or INGREDION INCORPORATED ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 5 Westbrook Corporate Center , Westchester , Illinois ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 708 ) 551-2600 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) INGR 22-3514823 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 60154 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange 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 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 ( §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 The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , as of February 19 , 2021 , was 67,110,523 . Documents Incorporated by Reference : 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 Yes No 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 the registrant's voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant ( based upon the per share closing price of $ 83.00 on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 , and , for the purpose of this calculation only , the assumption that all of the registrant's directors and executive officers are affiliates ) was approximately $ 5,551,000,000 . Information required by Part III ( Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 ) of this document incorporated by reference to certain portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement to be distributed in connection with its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31 , 2020 .