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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K 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 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) For the transition period from Commission File Number : 001-35628 PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class : Common Stock , par value $ .0001 per share 333 North Canyons Parkway , Livermore , CA ( Address of principal executive offices ) to 94551 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 925 ) 960-4800 Secur registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) _ PFMT 20-0484934 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered : The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No X 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 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 ( section 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 , 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 .