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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ý 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 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 6300 S. Syracuse Way , Suite 300 ( Address of principal executive offices ) NATIONAL CINEMEDIA , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Commission file number : 001-33296 to Centennial Colorado Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 303 ) 792-3600 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol NCMI 20-5665602 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 80111 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 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 and post 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 . 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 method 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 . No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes Based on the closing sales price on June 25 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 176,290,673 . As of February 26 , 2021 , 79,652,027 shares of the registrant's common stock ( including unvested restricted stock ) , par value of $ 0.01 per share , were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be used in connection with its Annual Meeting of Stockholders and to be filed within 120 days of December 31 , 2020 are incorporated by reference into Part III , Items 10-14 , of this report on Form 10 - K .