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( 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 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 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 5201 Interchange Way , Louisville , KY ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value OR TURNING POINT BRANDS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company Commission file number : 001-37763 0 0 0 to Trading Symbol ( s ) TPB 20-0709285 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 502 ) 778-4421 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Former name , former address and former fiscal year , if changed since last report : not applicable Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 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 No 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 40229 ( Zip Code ) 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 Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange 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 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 0 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 Act ) . Yes No As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 208 million based on the closing sale price of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . At February 15 , 2021 , there were 19,095,559 shares outstanding of the registrant's voting common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share . Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for use in connection with its annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 27 , 2021 , expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March 15 , 2021 , are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof .