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冈 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 November 1 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) New York ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission File Number : 001-09232 2401 N. Glassell Street , Orange , California ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock $ 0.10 Par Value Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 714 ) 921-8800 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) VOLT ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 13-5658129 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : ( Title of class ) 92865 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered NYSE American Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes 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 No > 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 " , " non - accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer □ Smaller reporting company Accelerated filer 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 Act ) . Yes No As of May 3 , 2020 , there were 21,408,659 shares of common stock outstanding . The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common stock held by non - affiliates as of May 3 , 2020 was $ 13,946,091 , calculated by using the closing price of the common stock on