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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 October 31 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to OR Title of each class COMMON PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS Commission file number 0-15451 Connecticut ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Large Accelerated Filer Non - Accelerated Filer PHOTRONICS PHOTRONICS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 15 Secor Road , Brookfield , Connecticut 06804 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) ( 203 ) 775-9000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) PLAB N / A ■ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 06-0854886 Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market N / A 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 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) 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 or a smaller reporting company . See definition of " accelerated filer , " " large accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company ” , and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging growth company ooo