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Table of Contents ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 27 , 2020 OR 0 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Commission File number 1-9273 Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Pilgrim's BARE Del Dia Goldin Chicken Plump Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1770 Promontory Circle Greeley CO ( Address of principal executive offices ) X O to - ricos PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Moy park 75-1285071 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 80634-9038 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 970 ) 506-8000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol PPC 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 Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes x No O Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes O No x 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 x No O ( Zip code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 x No O 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 . Large Accelerated Filer Non - accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company o 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 . O 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 Exchange Act ) . Yes No x The aggregate market value of the registrant's Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value , held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of June 28 , 2020 was $ 824,401,315 . The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of February 10 , 2021 was 243512490 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this annual report .