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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Annual Report 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 Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 UNITED STATES Texas ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 8214 Westchester Drive , Suite 800 Dallas , Texas ( Address of principal executive offices ) For the transition period from to Commission File No. 001-36682 Veritex Holdings , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large Accelerated Filer Non - accelerated filer ( 972 ) 349 6200 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol VBTX Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Nasdaq Global Market 27-0973566 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 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification 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 and post such files ) . Yes > No Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 75225 Zip Code 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 . At February 25 , 2021 , we had outstanding 49,423,873 shares of common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share . 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 . Documents Incorporated By Reference : 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 The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock held by non - affiliates based on the closing price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 853,904,000 .