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( Mark One ) 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 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 : 0-17995 zix Title of each class of stock Common Stock $ 0.01 Par Value Zix Corporation ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Texas ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 75-2216818 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) 2711 N. Haskell Avenue , Suite 2300 , LB 36 , Dallas , Texas 75204-2960 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) ( 214 ) 370-2000 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ZIXI Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No | No | Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes ☐ Indicate by check mark whether 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 □ 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 reports ) Yes No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , 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 . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company X 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 . Yes > No No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes As of March 3 , 2021 , there were 57,090,291 shares of Zix Corporation $ 0.01 par value common stock outstanding . As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the shares of Zix Corporation common stock held by non - affiliates was $ 386,416,684 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's 2021 Proxy Statement are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .