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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) 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 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ΤΟ Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 8201 Greensboro Drive KLDiscovery Inc. ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Suite 300 McLean , VA ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Commission File Number 001-38789 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class N / A ■ 61-1898603 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 703 ) 288-3380 Trading Symbol ( s ) N / A 22102 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered N / A 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 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 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 . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 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 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 . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . YES □ NO > As of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based on the closing sales price of $ 8.05 on the OTC Pink Sheet Market , was approximately $ 342 million . As of March 18 , 2021 , there were 42,533,482 of the registrant's common stock , par value $ 0.0001 per share , outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to its annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2021 ( the " 2021 Annual Meeting " ) , to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ( the " SEC " ) within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Annual Report on Form 10 - K relates , are incorporated herein by reference where indicated . Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10 - K , such proxy statement is not deemed to be filed as part hereof .