OR o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 26, 2020 For the transition period from _________ to ________. The Dixie Group, Inc. Commission File Number 0-2585 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Tennessee 62-0183370 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of organization) 475 Reed Road, Dalton, GA 30720 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (706) 876-5800 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Class Common Stock, $3.00 par value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Title of class None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ¨ Yes þ 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 þ 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. þ Yes ¨ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). þ Yes ¨ No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ 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 definition of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company þ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ¨ Yes þ No The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 27, 2020 (the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed fiscal second quarter) was $10,862,025. The aggregate market value was computed by reference to the closing price of the Common Stock on such date. In making this calculation, the registrant has assumed, without admitting for any purpose, that all executive officers, directors, and holders of more than 10% of a class of outstanding Common Stock, and no other persons, are affiliates. No market exists for the shares of Class B Common Stock, which is neither registered under Section 12 of the Act nor subject to Section 15(d) of the Act. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of Common Stock as of the latest practicable date. Class Common Stock, $3.00 Par Value Class B Common Stock, $3.00 Par Value Class C Common Stock, $3.00 Par Value Outstanding as of February 25, 2021 14,557,435  shares 880,313  shares 0  shares DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Specified portions of the following document are incorporated by reference: Proxy Statement of the registrant for annual meeting of shareholders to be held May 5, 2021 (Part III). Table of Contents 1