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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 April 30 , 2021 OR 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 001-14505 Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 1900 Avenue of the Stars , Suite 2600 , Los Angeles , California ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) KORN FERRY ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ☐ ☐ ☐ 95-2623879 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 310 ) 552-1834 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) KFY Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 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 ✓ 90067 ( Zip Code ) 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 . Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange 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 . 00 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 issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The number of shares outstanding of our common stock as of June 22 , 2021 was 54,010,212 shares . The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting and non voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant on October 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ( assuming that the registrant's only affiliates are its officers , directors and 10 % or greater stockholders ) was approximately $ 1,200,014,249 based upon the closing market price of $ 30.19 on that date of a share of common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . Documents incorporated by reference Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on September 22 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .