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( Mark One ) П 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 December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Title of Each Class Common stock , $ 1.00 par value to Commission File Number 1-12604 THE MARCUS CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Wisconsin ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 100 East Wisconsin Avenue , Suite 1900 Milwaukee , Wisconsin ( Address of principal executive offices ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 414 ) 905-1000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) MCS ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 39-1139844 53202-4125 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange 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 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 0 Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 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 0 0 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 . X 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 the registrant's common equity held by non - affiliates as of June 25 , 2020 was approximately $ 281,525,428 . This value includes all shares of the registrant's common stock , except for treasury shares and shares beneficially owned by the registrant's directors and executive officers listed in Part I below . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . Common stock outstanding at March 1 , 2021 – 23,512,769 Class B common stock outstanding at March 1 , 2021 - 7,825,254 Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders , which will be filed with the Commission under Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year , will be incorporated by reference into Part III to the extent indicated therein upon such filing .