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Table of Contents 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 or Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1001 17th Street , Suite 1050 Denver , Colorado ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 per share For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-34025 INTREPID INTREPID POTASH , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) ( 303 ) 296-3006 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol IPI 26-1501877 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 80202 ( 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 x Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No x 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 x No " X 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 and post such files . ) Yes x No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , 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 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 registrants have filed reports on and attestations to management's assessment of the effectiveness of 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 . x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined by Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No x The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based upon the closing sale price of the common stock on June 30 , 2020 , the last trading day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , of $ 9.90 per share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange was $ 81 million . Shares of common stock held by each director and executive officer and by each person who owns 10 % or more of the registrant's outstanding common stock and is believed by the registrant to be in a control position were excluded . The determination of affiliate status for this purpose is not a conclusive determination of affiliate status for any other purposes . As of February 24 , 2021 , the registrant had 13,412,036 shares of common stock , par value $ 0.001 , outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE