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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) U 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 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ΤΟ COMMISSION FILE NUMBER : 001-33776 RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 111 Robert - Bourassa Boulevard Suite 5000 Montreal ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) ( 514 ) 875-2160 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 per share ( Title of class ) RFP Accelerated Filer ( I.R.S. employer identification number ) 98-0526415 ( Trading Symbol ) 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 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 No No > Non - accelerated Filer 0 Quebec Canada H3C 2M1 New York Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange ( Name of exchange on which registered ) 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 , 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 Smaller Reporting Company 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 a 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 Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ( June 30 , 2020 ) was $ 118 million . As of January 29 , 2021 , there were 80,813,619 shares of Resolute Forest Products Inc. common stock , $ 0.001 par value , outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed within 120 days of December 31 , 2020 , are incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10 - K in response to Part III , Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 .