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( Mark One ) 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 December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Rexford Industrial Realty , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) to Commission File Number : 001-36008 11620 Wilshire Boulevard , Suite 1000 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Los Angeles Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value 5.875 % Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 5.875 % Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 5.625 % Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ( 310 ) 966-1680 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbols California REXR REXR - PA REXR - PB REXR - PC 46-2024407 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange 90025 No 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 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 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 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 , 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 Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company 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 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant based upon the closing sale price of the registrant's common stock on June 30 , 2020 , as reported on the New York Stock Exchange ( " NYSE " ) was approximately $ 5.1 billion . The registrant had no non - voting common equity outstanding on such date . This amount excludes 265,278 shares of the registrant's common stock held by the executive officers and directors . Exclusion of such shares should not be construed to indicate that any such person possesses the power , direct or indirect , to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the registrant or that such person is controlled by or under common control with the registrant . The number of shares of common stock outstanding at February 16 , 2021 was 131,429,915 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement with respect to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed not later than 120 days after the end of the registrant's fiscal year are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .