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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 January 2 , 2021 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to OR Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 200 South Park Road , Suite 350 , Hollywood , FL ( Address of principal executive offices ) Commission File Number 001-35849 NV5 Global , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value 45-3458017 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 954 ) 495-2112 Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 33021 ( Zip Code ) Non - accelerated filer NVEE 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 Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market 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 . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer 1 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 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 冈 The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates computed by reference to the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $ 507.5 million . For purposes of this computation , all officers , directors , and 10 % beneficial owners of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates . Such determination should not be deemed to be an admission that such officers , directors , or 10 % beneficial owners are , in fact , affiliates of the registrant . As of February 25 , 2021 , there were 13,295,685 shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.01 par value . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the 2021 definitive Proxy Statement are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .