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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 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 The Netherlands ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Each Class COMMISSION FILE NO . 001-38012 Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 104 1012 SG Amsterdam , the Netherlands ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) OR Ordinary Shares , € 0.10 par value +31 20 571 12 02 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 98-1346104 ( IRS Employer Identification Number ) PLYA arge accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 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 . 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 such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety ( 90 ) days . Yes > No Not Applicable ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be 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 , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer ” and “ smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company No 冈 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No 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 . As of February 26 , 2021 , there were 164,029,575 shares of the registrant's ordinary shares , € 0.10 par value , outstanding . As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's ordinary shares , € 0.10 par value , held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 211.4 million ( based upon the closing sale price of the registrant's ordinary shares on June 30 , 2020 on the NASDAQ ) . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE