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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission File number 0-7617 UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Pennsylvania ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of class Common Stock , $ 5 par value 23-1886144 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) 14 North Main Street , Souderton , Pennsylvania 18964 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 215 ) 721-2400 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol UVSP Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market 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 twelve 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 . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 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 . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No > The approximate aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant is $ 462,333,150 as of June 30 , 2020 based on the June 30 , 2020 closing price of the Registrant's Common Stock of $ 16.14 per share . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . Common Stock , $ 5 par value 29,317,550 ( Title of Class ) ( Number of shares outstanding at February 12 , 2021 ) X DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part I and Part III incorporate information by reference from the proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders on April 28 , 2021 .