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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 0 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number 001-37586 4920 O'Hear Avenue Suite 400 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Each Class : Common Stock ( $ 0.01 par value ) ingevity INGEVITY CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) North Charleston ( Address of principal executive offices ) 843-740-2300 ( Registrant's telephone number ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Trading Symbol ( s ) NGVT South Carolina Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 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 . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered : New York Stock Exchange 47-4027764 Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 29405 ( Zip code ) 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 x No 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site , if any , every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 x No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " and " smaller reporting company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Accelerated filer O Yes x No o Yes o No x 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 . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the Company's definitive 2021 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined by Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No x At June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of common stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant was $ 2,162,317,073 . The market value held by non - affiliates excludes the value of those shares held by executive officers and directors of the Registrant . The Registrant had 40,468,010 shares of common stock , $ 0.01 par value , outstanding at February 15 , 2021 .