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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 to Commission File Number : 000-50404 LKQ CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 500 West Madison Street , Suite 2800 , Chicago , Illinois ( Address of principal executive offices ) 36-4215970 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ .01 per share 60661 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 312 ) 621-1950 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market LKQ 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 风 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 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 . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 0 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 Act ) . Yes No As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of common stock outstanding held by stockholders who were not affiliates ( as defined by regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ) of the registrant was approximately $ 7.9 billion ( based on the closing sale price on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on such date ) . The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock as of February 19 , 2021 was 303,312,439 . Documents Incorporated by Reference Those sections or portions of the registrant's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 11 , 2021 , described in Part III hereof , are incorporated by reference in this report .