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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 For the transition period from to Commission file number : 001-36379 ENERGOUS CORPORATION ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 3590 North First Street , Suite 210 , San Jose , CA ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Large accelerated filer П Non - accelerated filer ( Registrant's ( 408 ) 963-0200 telephone number , including area code ) 46-1318953 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Trading Symbol ( s ) WATT Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.00001 par value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 per share 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 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 95134 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market No X 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 definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . 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 . □ 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 voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold , or the average bid and asked price of such common equity , as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $ 110,145,117 . Solely for the purposes of this calculation , shares held by directors , executive officers and 10 % owners of the registrant have been excluded . Such exclusion should not be deemed a determination or an admission by the registrant that such individuals are , in fact , affiliates of the registrant . As of March 18 , 2021 , there were 61,812,285 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The registrant intends to file a definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 . Portions of such proxy statement are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .