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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended June 30 , 2021 OR O 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 001-36454 Kimball Electronics KIMBALL ELECTRONICS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Indiana ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1205 Kimball Boulevard , Jasper , Indiana ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 812 ) 634-4000 Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol 35-2047713 Title of each Class Common Stock , no par value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None ΚΕ 47546 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . es 0 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 o 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 O 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 x No o 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 . Emerging growth company o Accelerated filer x Large accelerated filer o Non - accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o 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 . O 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 . X No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes o The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates , as of December 31 , 2020 ( the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) , was $ 379.4 million based on 95.7 % of common stock held by non - affiliates . The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock as of August 13 , 2021 was 24,957,061 shares . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Share Owners to be held on November 9 , 2021 , are incorporated by reference into Part III .