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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 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . For the transition period from to Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 350 East Plumeria Drive , Commission file number 000-50350 NETGEAR , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) San Jose , California ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 408 ) 907-8000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol ( s ) : NTGR 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 77-0419172 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 95134 ( Zip Code ) 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 □ Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 definition of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " , and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 000 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 Act . ) Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the Registrant as of June 28 , 2020 was approximately $ 705.1 million . Such aggregate market value was computed by reference to the closing price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 26 , 2020 ( the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed fiscal second quarter ) . Shares of common stock held by each executive officer and director have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . The determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value , was 30,600,746 shares as of February 9 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K .