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Table of Contents 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 Commission File Number 001-34652 SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) England and Wales ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) OR +1 ( 508 ) 236 3800 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Title of each class Ordinary Shares - nominal value € 0.01 per share 529 Pleasant Street , Attleboro , Massachusetts , 02703 , United States ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 98-1386780 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) Name of exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange ST 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 . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . 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 Yes > No Yes No 区 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 . 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 . 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 . No " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of the registrant's ordinary shares held by non - affiliates at June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 5.8 billion based on the New York Stock Exchange closing price for such shares on that date . As of January 29 , 2021 , 157,645,484 ordinary shares were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III of this Report incorporates information from certain portions of the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .