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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) ■ 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 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission File Number : 001-36788 Delaware ( State of or other Jurisdiction Incorporation or Organization ) FORM 10 - K 2701 E. Grauwyler Rd . Irving , TX ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , Par Value $ 0.0001 per share or EXELA TECHNOLOGIES , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : to Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code : ( 844 ) 935-2832 Trading Symbol XELA 47-1347291 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 75061 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 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 ( § 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 , or a smaller reporting company . See 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 X DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No 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 . The aggregate market value of the Registrant's voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the Registrant , computed by reference to the price at which such voting common equity was last sold as of June 30 , 2020 , was approximately $ 42,280,594 ( based on a closing price of $ 1.66 ) . As of March 18 , 2021 , the Registrant had 58,968,599 shares of common stock outstanding . The information required by Part III of this Report , to the extent not set forth herein , is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2021 , which definitive proxy statement shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .