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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 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 North Carolina ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) FORM 10 - K INVESTORS TITLE COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Commission file number 0-11774 Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 121 North Columbia Street Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27514 Title of each class Common Stock , no par value Rights to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None ( 919 ) 968-2200 ( Address and telephone number of principal executive office ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol ( s ) ITIC 56-1110199 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Indicate by check mark whether 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 Exchange Act . Yes ■ Name of each exchange on which registered : The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 ( Section 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 . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company No | Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No > As of February 19 , 2021 , there were 1,894,122 common shares of the registrant outstanding . 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 . No 冈 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 . > > DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE L The aggregate market value of the shares held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of June 30 , 2020 was $ 170,768,212 based on the closing price on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC .