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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( 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 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) For the transition period from UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) UNIVERSAL CORPORATE CENTER 367 South Gulph Road P.O. Box 61558 King of Prussia , Pennsylvania ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Class B Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value to Commission File No. 1-10765 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 610 ) 768-3300 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) UHS 23-2077891 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Class D Common Stock , $ .01 par value ( Title of each Class ) 19406-0958 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange 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 Exchange Act . Yes □ No 区 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 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 Non - 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 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 区 The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates at June 30 , 2020 was $ 7.0 billion . ( For the purpose of this calculation , it was assumed that Class A , Class C , and Class D Common Stock , which are not traded but are convertible share - for - share into Class B Common Stock , have the same market value as Class B Common Stock . Also , for purposes of this calculation only , all directors are deemed to be affiliates . ) The number of shares of the registrant's Class A Common Stock , $ .01 par value , Class B Common Stock , $ .01 par value , Class C Common Stock , $ .01 par value , and Class D Common Stock , $ .01 par value , outstanding as of January 31 , 2021 , were 6,577,100 ; 77,836,686 ; 661,688 and 18,191 , respectively . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31 , 2020 ( incorporated by reference under Part III ) . ooo