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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 year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission file number 001-16407 ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State of Incorporation ) 345 East Main Street Warsaw , Indiana ( Address of principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value 1.41 tes due 2022 2.425 % Notes due 2026 1.164 % Notes due 2027 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 574 ) 267-6131 Trading Symbol ( s ) 0 ZBH ZBH 22A ZBH 26 ZBH 27 13-4151777 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) 46580 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 Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange 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 ( § 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 checkmark 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 Non - accelerated filer Document Portions of the Proxy Statement with respect to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders 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 checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes コロロ No 风 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 shares held by non - affiliates was $ 24,675,479,718 ( based on the closing price of these shares on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 and assuming solely for the purpose of this calculation that all directors and executive officers of the registrant are " affiliates " ) . As of February 8 , 2021 , 207,855,504 shares of the registrant's $ .01 par value common stock were outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference Form 10 - K Part III