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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 FORM 10 - K 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 : 001-32903 Western Union WU THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 Par Value Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 20-4531180 THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY 7001 East Belleview Avenue Denver , Colorado 80237 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 866 ) 405-5012 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol WU ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered The New York Stock Exchange 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 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 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 . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company 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 As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 8.8 billion based on the closing sale price of $ 21.62 of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . As of February 16 , 2021 , 410,921,508 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .