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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 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 For the transition period from to Commission File Number 001-37443 Form 10 - K Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Univar Solutions Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Common Stock ( $ 0.01 par value ) 26-1251958 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 3075 Highland Parkway , Suite 200 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 331 ) 777-6000 Downers Grove , Illinois 60515 ( Zip Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol ( s ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange UNVR Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Warrants to acquire 0.1525 shares of common stock , $ 0.01 par value per share , of Univar Solutions Inc. and $ 1.51 in cash 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 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 . Emerging growth company Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting 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 Act ) . Yes □ No X Aggregate market value of common stock held by non - affiliates of registrant on June 30 , 2020 : $ 2.8 billion ( see Item 12 , under Part III hereof ) , based on a closing price of registrant's Common Stock of $ 16.86 per share . At February 11 , 2021 , 169,388,143 shares of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.01 par value , were outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference Certain portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 6 , 2021 and to be filed within 120 days after the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 ( hereinafter referred to as " Proxy Statement " ) are incorporated by reference into Part III .