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( Mark One ) X 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 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 1-34036 Title of Each Class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) FORM 10 - K John Bean Technologies Corporation ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 70 West Madison Street Chicago , IL 60602 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 312 ) 861-5900 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) 91-1650317 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol ( s ) JBT Yes | No Yes No 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 . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . 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 冈 Name of Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically , if any , every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T 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 , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See 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 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 . oooo 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 common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant on the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was : $ 2,666,110,073 . At February 18 , 2021 , there were 31,729,736 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding .