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☐ ☑ ☐ ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) or ( g ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR 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 OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number 000-30668 NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD . Israel ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. ( Translation of Registrant's name into English ) 5 David Fikes St. , P.O. Box 266 Rehovot 7610201 , Israel ( Address of principal executive offices ) Dror David , + 972-73-2295833 , + 972-8-9407776 , P.O.B 266 , Rehovot 7610201 , Israel ( Name , Telephone , E - mail and / or Facsimile number and Address of the Registrant's Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Ordinary Shares , nominal value NIS 0.01 per share Trading Symbol ( s ) NVMI Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Global Select Market Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : None