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X ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 0 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number 51018 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) OR The Bancorp , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 409 Silverside Road , Wilmington , DE ( Address of principal executive offices ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 302 ) 385-5000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 per share Large accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o Trading Symbol ( s ) TBBK Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Title of class None 23-3016517 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) 19809 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( a ) of the Act . Yes o 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 No x No x Accelerated filer x Emerging growth company o 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 . Non - accelerated filer 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 . x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes o No x The aggregate market value of the common shares of the registrant held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based upon the closing price of such shares on June 30 , 2020 of $ 9.80 was approximately $ 616.1 million . As of March 1 , 2021 , 57,934,841 shares of common stock , par value $ 1.00 per share , of the registrant were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the proxy statement for registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K .