Page 1

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 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number : 0-51142 UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Michigan ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , no par value 12755 E. Nine Mile Road Warren , Michigan 48089 ( Address , including Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices ) ( 586 ) 920-0100 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 38-3640097 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ULH Yes ☐ No " No 区 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 . 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 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 . Large Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company X 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 Exchange Act Rule 12b - 2 ) . Yes As of July 4 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second quarter , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based upon the closing sale price of the common stock on July 2 , 2020 , as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market , was approximately $ 115.9 million ( assuming , but not admitting for any purpose , that all ( a ) directors and executive officers of the registrant are affiliates , and ( b ) the number of shares held by such directors and executive officers does not include shares that such persons could have acquired within 60 days of July 4 , 2020 ) . The number of shares of common stock , no par value , outstanding as of March 8 , 2021 , was 26,919,455 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K .