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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark One)

☑ 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: 001-36341

Vectrus, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2424 Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80919

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant computed by reference to the closing price at which the common equity was last sold as of July 3, 2020, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter, was $552,792,653.

As of February 26, 2021, there were 11,625,708shares of common stock ($0.01 par value per share) outstanding.

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Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A relating to the registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 6, 2021 will be incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K in response to Items 10,11,12,13 and 14 of Part III.

VECTRUS, INC.

INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page No.

PART I

Item 1. Business 4

Item 1A. Risk Factors 17

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 30

Item 2. Properties 30

Item 3. Legal Proceedings 30

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 30

PART II

Item 6. Selected Financial Data 32

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 42

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 42

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 43

Item 9B. Other Information 45

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 45

Item 11. Executive Compensation 45

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 45

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 46

Signatures 51

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

Leveraging a history of more than 75 years, Vectrus, Inc. (Vectrus, the Company, our company, we, us or our) is a leading provider of global service solutions, including facility and base operations, supply chain and logistics services, information technology mission support, and engineering and digital integration services primarily to the United States (U.S.) government in 206 locations and 27 countries and territories across four continents in both stable and unstable political and economic environments. We operate our business based on three core values of Integrity, Respect and Responsibility. A primary strength of our company is our global footprint and ability to recruit U.S. and international personnel, as well as navigate the logistical, legal, and other challenges of operating in multiple challenging overseas locations. We have a proven history of deploying resources rapidly and with precision to support the success of our customers' missions. Our strategy is to advance our competitive profile and further differentiate Vectrus as an innovator in the converged infrastructure market.

Our primary customer is the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), with a large concentration in the U.S. Army. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, we had total revenue of $1.4 billion, $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, substantially all of which was derived from U.S. government customers. We operate as one segment.

We employ approximately 9,200 people and engage approximately 6,000 additional subcontract personnel around the world. The management team has an average of 35 years of experience in the military, defense industry, and a wide range of other U.S. government agencies. Our management team has experience winning contracts, driving premier operating efficiencies, and managing all aspects of the demanding compliance culture required of a U.S. government contractor in a global environment. We are also a leading employer of veterans with more than 42% of our employees with a military background, and we have been recognized numerous times in recent years by veteran-focused organizations as a military-friendly employer.

Vectrus was incorporated as an Indiana corporation in February 2014. In September 2014, Exelis Inc. (Exelis) completed the spin-off (the Spin-off) of Vectrus. Prior to the Spin-off, we were a subsidiary of Exelis that constituted Exelis' Mission Systems business, which was part of Exelis' Information and Technical Services segment. As a result of the Spin-off, Vectrus became an independent, publicly traded company. References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to Exelis or "Former Parent" refer to Exelis Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (other than Vectrus). Subsequent to the spin-off, Exelis was acquired by Harris Corporation in May 2015.

Acquisitions

On December 31, 2020, Vectrus acquired Zenetex, LLC (Zenetex) and Higgins, Hermansen, Banikas, LLC (HHB). Zenetex is a leading provider of technical and strategic solutions focused on enabling mission readiness, performance, and enhanced protection for defense and national security clients globally and HHB delivers intelligence community solutions. The purchase prices of $118.1 million and $15.5 million, respectively, were funded with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

In July 2019, Vectrus acquired Advantor Systems Corporation and Advantor Systems, LLC (collectively, Advantor) from Infrasafe Holding, Inc. and Infrasafe, LLC (collectively, Infrasafe). Advantor is a leading provider of integrated electronic security systems to the U.S. government and is the only vertically integrated and accredited Command, Control & Communications (C3) networked security technology platform in the industry. The purchase price of $45.1 million was funded with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

In January 2018, Vectrus acquired SENTEL Corporation, a U.S. government contractor with expertise in logistics and supply chain management, engineering and advanced information technology solutions for spectrum management systems, sensor networks, border and perimeter surveillance systems and other detection systems, and multidisciplinary mission support for various intelligence community clients. The purchase price of $36.9 million was funded with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Our Business Strategy

Our goal is to be an innovator and leader in the convergence of our clients' physical and digital infrastructure and supply chains.

We seek to drive growth through the following three strategies: Enhance the Foundation, Expand the Portfolio, and Add More Value. Key components of these strategies, and our progress in executing these strategies, include:

•Enhance the Foundation. We strive to enhance our business by strengthening our methods and approaches to deliver higher value, high-impact services to our clients, while growing in, and around, our strong foundation in our four core capabilities: facility and base operations; supply chain and logistics services; information technology mission support; and engineering and digital integration services. One of the components associated with this strategy is the development and execution of growth campaigns to increase our organic revenue generation with both existing and new customers.

In 2020, we continued to advance our U.S. Navy campaign by winning a new eight-year, including options, $210 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide base operations support to the Isa Air Base in Bahrain. Additionally, we were awarded an eight-year, $45 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide base operations support at the Naval Support Facility in Deveselu, Romania. We also further strengthened our foundation by winning a $196 million, five-year recompete contract to continue base operations support services at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The initial two-year award of this outcome-based contract in late 2018 was an important strategic win that started our Navy facility and base operations growth campaign, which has resulted in more than a half a billion dollars of prime contract wins. Our total U.S. Navy revenue increased 22% in 2020 compared to 2019.

We also made significant progress strengthening our foundation outside of the U.S. Navy by successfully winning the recompete of our second largest contract in the Vectrus portfolio. In December 2020, Vectrus was awarded a five-year $882.5 million contract to continue Operations, Maintenance and Defense of Army Communications in Southwest Asia and Central Asia (OMDAC-SWACA). Vectrus has supported this work since 1995, which includes maintaining security and reliability of the Army’s 24/7 connected networks and operating the Army’s largest cyber center and network footprint across the Middle East.

Finally, in recognition of our rapid response supply chain and logistics capabilities, in early 2020 we won a task order to provide supply-chain-as-a-service capability to procure COVID-19 personal protective equipment for the Army’s Research, Development, Acquisition, and Production program. While small in value, this demonstrates our client’s recognition of Vectrus having the ability to offer an immediate solution for something as urgent and critical as the safety and health of those conducting ongoing national security missions during an emergency.

•Expand the Portfolio. We are focused on creating a higher-value, technology-enabled and differentiated platform by strengthening our Information Technology (IT) competencies and fusing the physical and digital aspects of our clients' facility and logistics missions. We package our capabilities by leveraging our strong foundation in facility and base operations; supply chain and logistics services; information technology mission support; and engineering and digital integration services. In addition, we seek to partner with highly innovative third parties. We expect the result will be a more technology-enabled, differentiated, higher value portfolio.

In furtherance of this strategy, in 2020, Vectrus was awarded a position on a “Best in Class” General Services Administration, Multiple Award Contract, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity (IDIQ) vehicle, known as OASIS. This vehicle provides integrated professional services for all government customers worldwide. This award demonstrates our increased capability to function as a prime contractor in large scale IT as well as our traditional markets. This IDIQ contract allows access to a funding stream that is new to us and affords additional avenues of organic growth.

Our organic and inorganic capability advancement drive a technology-enabled, differentiated portfolio that enables us to compete and win more effectively. In 2020, we were awarded a U.S. Navy contract to provide concepts and develop prototype software to integrate disparate onboard sensor to support signal discovery and integration. Additionally, through an award under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA), we will provide software and engineering to support sensor data integration and visualization of the U.S. investments in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense equipment to the joint services. We were also awarded a strategically important five-year fixed price IDIQ to provide intrusion detection system supplies, hardware, and services at Edwards Air Force base.

•Add More Value. The convergence of our clients' physical and digital infrastructure and supply chains represents an opportunity to improve the outcomes of our clients' missions while creating a higher value, growth-oriented platform. Our long-term strategy seeks to shape our future and purpose by building our capabilities to offer innovative, integrated solutions to customers. This approach includes creating more predictive, agile and responsive infrastructures and supply chains as well as standardizing, improving, and automating our core operational capabilities to create a differentiated, growth-oriented business.

To accelerate our strategy, Vectrus acquired both Zenetex and HHB in 2020. These acquisitions provide additional capabilities in logistics and supply chain; security; facility engineering, design, and planning; advanced engineering; IT; and international readiness solutions. Additionally, we anticipate these capabilities will expand Vectrus' overall addressable market and content at client installations, facilities, and bases. Vectrus is expected to have increased access to Intelligence Community clients. Finally, we believe the services and capabilities of both acquisitions will allow us to bring design thinking principles to our technology offerings, putting customers in the center of building the technology they use. Not only does this speed the adoption of new technology, but it also improves the quality of the data generated as a result.

In 2020, Vectrus was awarded a prime contract for the Navy Smart Warehouse Prototype 5G Applications. This contract relates to the DoD’s 5G experimentation and testing at five U.S. military test sites. This award is

strategically significant for several reasons. First, while we have received other awards for our technology capabilities in the past, this award is a testament to our clients’ migration toward the converged infrastructure market. Second, it represents the largest full-scale 5G test for dual-use applications in the world. Finally, it puts us into an additional competitive arena focused on technological solutions that are now being applied within traditional facility and base operations and IT services. Vectrus will provide industry-leading inventory management, network security, robotic material moving, and environmental sensing capabilities at Naval Base San Diego. This award is the result of our deliberate and strategic investments to expand our capabilities to help our clients move from a traditional way of operating their facilities, supply chains and networks, to a more instrumented and converged approach. We also grew our Engineering and Digital Integration portfolio and our Advantor capabilities were embedded into several opportunities to faster support customers, positioning us to be a leader in the converged market.

In 2020, we derived results from our enterprise wide performance improvement initiative, Enterprise Vectrus which is streamlining, modernizing, and automating our core program and support processes. We have hardened our delivery excellence, including program phase-in; evolving our global talent chain; reinforcing supply chain as a core competency; completing the implementation of our modernized enterprise IT platform; and quickening the pace of technology insertions into our current program base and as standalone offerings. Enterprise Vectrus process improvement, efficiencies, and repeatable performance had a positive impact on our client outcomes and growth in 2020.

Our Service Offerings

We focus on four core service offerings and solutions in support of the U.S. government: facility and base operations, supply chain and logistics services, information technology mission support and engineering and digital integration services. With the commencement of the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) V contract, we now offer our services around the globe, including the Asia Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S.

Facility and Base Operations

Our facility and base operations support the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines in both domestic and international environments, geographically ranging from the Asia Pacific region, Europe and the U.S.

Facility and base operations capabilities consist of:

•Facilities Operations and Maintenance: Vectrus maintains facilities worldwide in some of the most austere environments.

•Base Life Support: This service consists of all facets of services associated with the well-being of our military members and their families including food services; morale, welfare, and recreation services; postal operations; housing and lodging management; and travel office support at military installations around the world.

•Facilities Engineering and Management: We provide comprehensive solutions for facility management, assisting in the planning, engineering, design, implementation, and management. Specific services include computer-aided facility management; architectural and interior design; computer-aided design; and building operations for client facilities.

•Airfield Management: These services include flight operations and scheduling; runway maintenance and sweeping; aerospace ground equipment operation and maintenance; and navigation aids operation andmaintenance.

•Emergency Services: We provide premier firefighting, ambulance, and medical services in multiple locations.

•Civil Engineering: These services include sustainment of installation facilities and infrastructure and designing, executing and supervising constructionprojects.

•Public Works: These services include utilities; power production and distribution; roads and grounds maintenance; water treatment; potable water production and distribution; solid waste disposal and recycling; and facilities operations, maintenance and repair, which consist of plumbing, electrical, carpentry, vector control, and heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration.

•Security: We provide protection services by providing static and mobile security, entry and exit control points, biometric screening, interviewing, security badges, and personal security detachments.

•Transportation Operations: These services include ground transportation of all types; shuttle bus services; movement of personnel and household goods and supplies; support for military unit movements by air, rail and ship; and transportation motor pool operations.

Supply Chain and Logistics Services

We support the U.S. Department of Defense with our supply chain and logistics capabilities around the world.

These include:

•Warehouse Management and Distribution: These services include warehouse management and inventory control for various equipment and commodities including but not limited to vehicles, weapons and ground support equipment to repair parts, packaged petroleum products, clothing and equipment, and medical supplies. We also operate various storage distribution activities including but not limited to supply support activities; weapons storage sites; fuel distribution points; and subsistence storage and distribution points.

•Asset Management and Logistics: We support facilities management and property oversight, with logistics support, training, supply chain and inventory monitoring.

•Equipment Maintenance, Repair and Services: These services include all aspects of maintenance and repair of all equipment from military and commercial wheeled and tracked vehicles to weapons.

•Full Spectrum Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO): MRO services cover complete aviation platforms (fixed-wing, rotary-wing, unmanned aircraft vehicles), “backshop” operations, lab systems, and weapon subsystems. Vectrus provides critical depot level maintenance support to ensure flight worthiness and aircraft readiness to various Naval Air Stations.

•Integrated Logistics: These services bring people, skills, knowledge, equipment, tools, and technical data together to establish, execute and maintain logistics policies, processes and procedures. These services include security cooperation/assistance and Foreign Military Sales technical and program support; readiness initiatives that accelerate product delivery, and optimize the reliability of operational and aviation readiness for foreign partners abroad; and full-service logistics and training support to the DoD and foreign nations for the F-18, H-60, C-130, and Harpoon weapons systems.

Information Technology Mission Support

Our information technology mission support capabilities consist of sustainment of communications systems, network security, systems installation, full life cycle management of information technology systems, system-of-systems engineering and software development, and mission support for the U.S. government, including the military services and the intelligence community in multiple areas of operation that include Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the U.S., and at sea.

To support high standards and performance excellence, our company applies the principles of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), is certified to the ISO 9001, ISO 20000 and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) level III standards, and maintains important information assurance, risk management, network protection, project management and design credentials for providing these services.

Our information technology mission support capabilities consist of:

•Communications: These services include complete 24/7/365 communications systems operations and maintenance, including systems administration, network administration, operations and maintenance of technical control facilities, secure and non-secure telephone switch operations, VoIP, multi-media networks, cabling and distribution infrastructure and video information systems. Our support also includes contingency and backup site operations.

•Management and Service Support: These services include full life cycle management and service delivery support functions, including preventative maintenance scheduling, material supply control functions, help desk support, training, electronic repair, logistics trend analysis, configuration control, project support agreements, technical reports, parts lists, site survey reports, systems as-built documentation and computer-aided design and drafting.

•IT Service Management Design and Implementation (including cloud implementations and application migration): We’ve collaborated with more than 25 government clients to plan, design and integrate IT service management solutions that are both practical and maintainable. Vectrus provides solutions to client’s IT enterprise operations, to include data collection and storage, applications virtualization and desktop integration.

•Network and Cybersecurity: These services include network cyber-center operations, information assurance, and data and information management and analysis. Vectrus also provides design, setup, installation, testing, consulting, and monitoring of security operations data centers.

•Systems Installation and Activation: These services include engineering and technical support to identify and define systems requirements, determine capabilities and delineate and define interfaces, protocols, required

upgrades, installation/de-installation, testing, integration, modification, documentation, troubleshooting, and training pertaining to information technology and command, control, communications, computer, and intelligence (C4I) systems.

•Mission Support: These services include comprehensive mission support, from intelligence analysis to technical support, for customers across the intelligence and defense communities.

Engineering and Digital Integration

Our engineering and digital integration capabilities deliver technology-enabled services and solutions, including internet of things integration, analytics development, and proprietary hardware, software, and sensor packages that are uniquely designed to complement and integrate with our facility and base operations services. These services seek to quicken the pace of technology insertions into our current program base to improve efficiency and transparency. Our current services include sensor and systems integration, 5G smart warehouse network deployment, advanced engineering for next-generation aircraft, cybersecurity assessment and remediation planning for operational technology, electromagnetic spectrum engineering, energy resiliency and management, and integrated electronic security monitoring systems.

Our Engineering and Digital Integration capabilities consist of:

•Perimeter Security and Intrusion Detection: These services include product development, integration, design, support, maintenance, and upgrades for the Advantor suite. This work focuses primarily on the intelligence and defense communities.

•System-of-Systems Engineering and Software Development: These services include engineering and technology solutions focused on high priority mission challenges for defense and national security customers. They increasingly involve internet of things integration of sensors and sensor data, and focus on speed to act and derive value from the resultant data.

•Advanced Engineering: These services include aerospace engineering, system engineering technical reviews, weapons system integration, multi-layer classified network engineering, systems engineering, simulation engineering, research and development, test and evaluation, integrated training

•Integrated Electronic Security Monitoring Systems: This includes a vertically integrated and accredited C3 networked security technology platform; threat assessment; mission-specific end-to-end / turn-key security systems, integrated security products (proprietary and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components), integrated electronic security system design, install, training and sustainment.

•Systematic Integrated Security Protection of Physical Assets, IP and Computer Systems: Using advanced technology, approved processes, and procedures, our highly skilled personnel provide systematic protection of physical assets, intellectual property, and malicious intrusion of computer-stored information.

•Sensor and Visualization Technologies: Vectrus provides enhanced situational awareness by creating cyber-physical systems and by linking sensors, devices, and disparate data sources with analytic and visualization solutions. Vectrus has additional expertise in combining appropriate layers of sensor activity to achieve a customer’s mission outcome, including chemical and biological sensors, radar and others, which improve mission operations.

•Energy Solutions: Vectrus develops, integrates, measures and validates energy solutions to improve the resiliency of infrastructure while reducing cost. These include Vectrus-branded thermal coating, Vectrus- branded water purification, solar lighting, light emitting diode lighting, cybersecurity assessment and remediation planning for operational technology, measurement and validation, and mobile power generation.

•Electromagnetic Interoperability: Vectrus provides a full suite of electromagnetic maneuver engineering support including, electromagnetic environmental effects analysis, electromagnetic spectrum operations, spectrum supportability risk assessment, real time/cognitive spectrum operations, spectrum certification and frequency management.

Customers

We attribute the strength of our relationship with the DoD to our dedication to program performance, global responsiveness and operational excellence, as well as our core values of Integrity, Respect and Responsibility. We treat sales to our U.S. government customers as sales within the U.S. regardless of where the services are performed.

Revenue by U.S. government customer for the periods presented below was as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

Key customer services contracts include the following:

•Kuwait Base Operations and Security Support Services in Kuwait (K-BOSSS). Our largest base operations support services contract supports geographically dispersed primary operating locations within the State of Kuwait, including several camps and a range training complex. K-BOSSS provides critical base operations support and security support services.

•Operations, Maintenance and Defense of Army Communications in Southwest Asia and Central Asia (OMDAC-SWACA). We provide the operations, maintenance and defense of the Army’s communications network across multiple locations in the Middle East and Central Asia.

•Maxwell Air Force Base Operations Support in Montgomery, Alabama (MAXWELL). We operate and maintain the key facilities at the Air University, which provides the full spectrum of Air Force education, from pre-commissioning to the highest levels of professional military education such as the Air War College.

•Thule Air Force Base Operations Support in Greenland (THULE). We provide base operations and maintenance services under extreme weather conditions to the Thule Air Base (AB) in Greenland. The Thule AB is home to the 821st Air Base Group and host to both the Early Warning Radar (EWR) 12th Space Warning Squadron and the Air Force Satellite Control Network Detachment 1 Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (DET1/POGO) 23rd Space Operations Squadron. EWR is one of many worldwide sensors reporting missile warning and space surveillance information to the North American Aerospace Defense command center in Cheyenne Mountain Air Station. DET 1/POGO is one of the 50th Space Wing’s remote satellite stations.

•Operations, Maintenance, and Supply - Europe (OPMAS-E). We provide IT support and services for the 2nd Signal Brigade G-6 mission within the U.S. Army Europe, U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command areas of operation.

•Fleet Systems Engineering Team (FSET II). We provide on-site technical and end-to-end systems engineering support for C4I systems for the U.S. Navy. FSET II assures effective operations for all afloat and ashore C4I systems throughout the deployment cycle and provides systems engineering and technical support for rapid introduction of new capabilities into the fleet.

•Fort Bragg Logistics Support Services under the Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise (EAGLE). The Fort Bragg Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) serves as the primary logistics provider for maintenance, supply and services, and transportation support to the installation.

•The Logistics Civil Augmentation Program V (LOGCAP V) IDIQ, is an Army strategic sourcing preferred source for base operations support and sustainment services. LOGCAP V provides each Army Service Component Command Commander a dedicated regional sustainment capability with a 72-hour response time, and scalability and flexibility that aligns with the military operational tempo. LOGCAP V augments theater sustainment, engineering, and base operations support forces with a capability that can rapidly respond to multiple global contingency and non-contingency missions across the entire continuum of military operations. Vectrus is one of four award recipients of the basic IDIQ contract and will support two geographic combatant commands (GCCs), CENTCOM and INDOPACOM. All tasks associated with both CENTCOM and INDOPACOM will be performed by Vectrus for the first five years of LOGCAP V.

Competition

Our competition varies depending on our service offerings. In Facility and Base Operations, our primary competitors are PAE Facilities Management (PAE), AMENTUM, KBR Inc., and Fluor Corporation (Government group). Our principal competitors in Information Technology Mission Support include divisions of Leidos Holdings, Inc., Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Peraton, and General Dynamics Technologies Segment. In Engineering and Digital Integration, there are less direct competitors given the current lifecycle stage of this market. There are typically fewer competitors in the overseas market for each of our services capabilities.

The U.S. government has implemented policies designed to protect small businesses and under-represented minority contractors. From time to time, certain U.S. government work in the U.S. has been restricted to small businesses, including Alaska native companies. We participate with these small businesses as a subcontractor for select opportunities. In addition, we rely on our teaming relationships with other prime contractors and subcontractors for large procurements or other opportunities where we believe the combination of services will help us win and perform the contract. Our competitors may consolidate or establish teaming or other relationships among themselves or with third parties to increase their ability to address customers’ needs.

Competitive bids for the work that Vectrus pursues are based on technical qualifications and corporate experience in performing contracts of similar size and scope and are highly price sensitive. While not every contract is procured via selection of the lowest priced bidder, customers are sensitive to cost based on their budget allocations. Acquisition cycles are long (generally 12 to 24 months), and contracts are typically multi-year contracts that include an initial period of one-year or less with annual one-year (or less) option periods for the remaining contract period.

Some U.S. government customers have shown a strong preference for multiple award IDIQ contracts. These contracts offer awards to a pool of contractors, followed by competition within the pool for individual programs via task orders under each IDIQ over the period of performance. The period of performance under IDIQ contracts follows a traditional three-to-ten-year performance cycle. The governing IDIQ contracts often have multi-billion-dollar ceiling values.

Our company closely monitors costs to foster highly competitive pricing and uses an in-house business development model both to manage the cost of revenue and capture opportunities for future bids.

Seasonality

We do not consider any material portion of our business to be seasonal. However, various factors can affect the distribution of our revenue between accounting periods, including the timing of awards, product deliveries, customer acceptance of products and services, contract phase-in durations, contract completions, and the availability of customer funding. Weather and natural phenomena can also temporarily affect the performance of our services.

The U.S. government's fiscal year ends on September 30 of each year. U.S. government agencies may award extra tasks or complete other contract actions in the time frame leading up to the end of its fiscal year in order to avoid the loss of unexpended fiscal year funds, which may favorably impact our third fiscal quarter.

Regulatory Environment

The U.S. government markets in which we serve are highly regulated. When working with U.S. agencies and entities, we are subject to laws and regulations relating to the creation, administration and performance of contracts. Among other things, these laws and regulations:

•Require compliance with government standards for contract administration, accounting and management internal control systems;

•Define allowable and unallowable costs and otherwise govern our right to reimbursement under various flexibly priced U.S. government contracts;

•Require certification and disclosure of all cost and pricing data in connection with certain contract negotiations;

•Require us not to compete for, or to divest ourselves of, work if an organizational conflict of interest exists related to such work that cannot be appropriately mitigated; and

•Restrict the use and dissemination of information classified for national security purposes and the exportation of certain products and technical data.

U.S. government contracts generally are subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which sets forth policies, procedures and requirements for the acquisition of goods and services by the U.S. government, agency-specific regulations that implement or supplement FAR, such as the DoD’s Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and other applicable laws and regulations. These regulations impose a broad range of requirements, many of which are unique to government contracting, including various rules regarding procurement, import and export, security, contract pricing and cost, allowable costs, contract performance, contract termination and adjustment, audits, and IT system security and privacy controls. In addition, as government contractors, we are subject to routine audits and investigations by U.S. government

agencies, such as the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). These agencies review our performance, cost structure, incurred costs, forward pricing rates and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards under our contracts. The DCAA also reviews the adequacy of and our compliance with our internal control systems and policies, including our accounting, purchasing, government property, estimating, and related government business systems.

The U.S. government may revise its procurement practices or adopt new or revised contract rules and regulations at any time. To help ensure compliance with these complex laws and regulations, all of our employees are required to complete ethics and other compliance training relevant to their respective positions.

We are subject to other U.S. government laws, regulations and policies, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the False Claims Act. When working overseas, we must comply not only with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, but also with foreign government laws, regulations and procurement policies and practices, which may differ from U.S. laws, including regulations relating to import-export control, foreign tax considerations, data privacy, foreign labor and environmental law, and anti-corruption.

Contracts

U.S. government programs generally are implemented by the award of individual contracts to a prime contractor, which may utilize one or more subcontractors. Our company usually is a prime contractor on long-term contracts that are of a finite duration of generally between three and ten years. We were the prime contractor on contracts representing 95%, 95% and 94% of our revenue for the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. In other contracts, we team with the prime contractor as a subcontractor. The U.S. Congress usually appropriates funds on a fiscal year basis even though a program may extend across several fiscal years. Consequently, programs are often only partially funded initially, and additional funds are committed only as the U.S. Congress approves further appropriations. Prior to the expiration of a contract, if the customer requires further services of the type provided by the contract, it typically begins a competitive rebidding or recompete process. The contracts and subcontracts under a program generally are subject to termination for convenience or adjustment if appropriations for such programs are not available or if they change. The U.S. government is required to equitably adjust a contract for additions to or reductions in scope or other changes, including price, which it directs.

Generally, the sales price elements for our contracts are cost-plus, cost-reimbursable, time-and-materials or firm-fixed-price. We commonly have elements of cost-plus, cost-reimbursable and firm-fixed-price contracts on a single contract.

On a cost-plus type contract, we are paid our allowable incurred costs plus a profit, which can be fixed or variable depending on the contract’s fee arrangement, up to funding levels predetermined by our customers. On cost-plus type contracts, we do not bear the risks of unexpected cost overruns, provided that we do not incur costs that exceed the predetermined funded amounts. Most of our cost-plus contracts also contain a firm-fixed-price element. Cost-plus type contracts with award and incentive fee provisions are our primary variable contract fee arrangement. Award fees provide for a fee based on actual performance relative to contractually specified performance criteria. Incentive fees provide for a fee based on the relationship between total allowable and target cost.

On most of our contracts, a cost-reimbursable element captures consumable materials required for the program. Typically, these costs do not bear fee.

On a time-and-materials type contract, we are reimbursed for labor at fixed hourly rates and generally reimbursed separately for allowable materials, costs and expenses at cost. For this contract type, we bear the risk that our labor costs and allocable indirect expenses are greater than the fixed hourly rate defined within the contract.

A firm-fixed-price type contract typically offers higher profit margin potential and a greater level of risk than a cost plus type contract. On a firm-fixed-price type contract, we agree to perform the contractual statement of work for a predetermined contract price. Although a firm-fixed-price type contract generally permits us to retain profits if the total actual contract costs are less than the estimated contract costs, we bear the risk that increased or unexpected costs may reduce our profit or cause us to sustain losses on the contract. Although the overall scope of work required under the contract may not change, profit may be adjusted as experience is gained and as efficiencies are realized or costs are incurred.

The percentage of our total revenue generated from each contract type for the periods presented was as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

Cost-plus and cost-reimbursable 1 71 % 76 % 78 %

Firm-fixed-price 29 % 24 % 22 %

1 Includes time and material contracts

Backlog

For a discussion of our backlog, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Backlog” in Item 7 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Environmental, Health and Safety

We are subject to federal, state, local, and foreign environmental protection laws and regulations, including those governing the management and disposal of hazardous substances, the cleanup of contaminated sites, and the maintenance of a safe and healthy workplace for our employees, contractors, and visitors. Environmental, health and safety laws and regulations are subject to change, the nature of which is inherently unpredictable, and the timing of potential changes is uncertain. Environmental, health and safety requirements are significant factors affecting all of our operations, and we have established a comprehensive program to address compliance with applicable environmental, health and safety requirements.

Human Capital Resources

At December 31, 2020, we employed approximately 9,200 full-time employees, a 2,000 employee increase from December 31, 2019 primarily due to our acquisitions of Zenetex and HHB. We also employed approximately 6,000 subcontract workers, unchanged from 2019 year-end. At December 31, 2020, approximately 24% of our employees were represented under 26 collective bargaining agreements with labor unions. In the ordinary course of business, a number of collective bargaining agreements will be subject to renegotiation in a given year. We do not expect that any of the contracts subject to renegotiation in 2021 (individually or as a whole) present a significant risk to our business. We believe that relations with our employees and union representatives are positive.

We believe our employees are among our most important resources and are critical to our continued success. We focus significant attention on attracting and retaining talented and experienced individuals to manage and support our operations, and our management team routinely reviews employee turnover rates at various levels of the organization. Management also reviews employee engagement and satisfaction surveys to monitor employee morale and receive feedback on a variety of issues. We pay our employees competitively and offer a broad range of company-paid benefits, which we believe are competitive with others in our industry.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Our vision to innovate and lead core capabilities unites the development of internal strategies to equip leaders to manage diversity by maintaining accountability, measuring results, refining approaches, and institutionalizing a culture of inclusion. We are a leading employer of veterans with more than 42% of our employees voluntarily reporting a military background, and we have been recognized numerous times in recent years by veteran-focused organizations as a military-friendly employer,

Our 2020 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (D, E & I) Executive Council initiatives align closely with Vectrus’ strategic priorities. The Executive Council is led by our Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and is co-chaired by two Senior Vice Presidents who report to the Vectrus Chief Executive Officer. Given the national discussion on race and equity, the Executive Council encourages open dialogue, fosters inclusion, and employee engagement through Global Townhalls and D, E & I Leadership Conferences in 2020.

In setting the stage for 2021, we established five Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to enhance our ability to innovate and grow in a changing multicultural global environment. As the support system within Vectrus, our ERGs have three focus areas to foster awareness, respect, and Inclusion:

•Business Development and Outreach

•Employee engagement and retention and professional development

•Recruitment

Annually, in the first month of the last quarter, ERGs evaluate their performance to goals in each focus area and report these results to the Executive Council. The Executive Council reports annually to the Board of Directors overall diversity distribution for employees and suppliers.

Learning and Development

We continue to emphasize employee development and training and provide a range of development programs and opportunities, skills, and resources needed to have a successful career with Vectrus. Our on-line Vectrus University gives employees access to more than 1,600 virtual courses that address such topics as leadership/management, information technology skills, along with the standard required compliance courses of a Defense contractor. We are committed to identifying and developing the talents of our next generation leaders by providing knowledge to help early-in-career employees develop the skills to move up within the organization, providing a training program to keep our supervisors current on best practices and ensure they focus on the success of their people and encouraging nominations into our programs that consist of additional training and mentoring opportunities.

We have a robust talent and succession planning process and have established a specialized program to support the development of our talent pipeline for critical roles. On a quarterly basis, we conduct a review of succession plans and the individual development plans of our emerging talent. These sessions focus on high potential talent, diverse talent, and the succession for our most critical roles, and are led by our CEO, Chief Human Resource Officer, and Senior Vice Presidents.

Employee Health and Safety

During 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented public health and safety protocols including new infectious disease procedures to protect our employees, our subcontractors and our customers. These protocols include complying with social distancing and other health and safety standards as required by federal, state and local government agencies, taking into consideration guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and other public health authorities in the countries we operate in. We conducted weekly calls to educate and keep the work force informed on how to deploy the infectious disease response plan at the local level. We provided a continual effort to share an environment of best practices and lessons learned including modified work presence. We modified the way we conduct many aspects of our business to reduce the number of in-person interactions. For example, we significantly expanded the use of virtual interactions in all aspects of our business, including customer facing activities. Many of our administrative and operational functions during this time have required modification as well, including most of our workforce working remotely.

As a service provider we continued to have a large employee population that were required to be on site daily. To maintain a healthy workforce, our focus included protect the employee, continue service delivery, and keep the business running. This was done by successfully deploying a Pandemic Plan early in the effort and keeping it current with continual updates and guidance. We continue to monitor the safety of our employees and keep universal precautions in the forefront.

For a detailed discussion of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our human capital resources, see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Ethics and Compliance

All employees must adhere to the Vectrus Code of Conduct that sets standards for appropriate behavior and includes required annual training on preventing, identifying, reporting and stopping any type of unlawful discrimination, unethical behaviors, and unacceptable conduct. With employees living and working on four continents and in 206 locations, Vectrus requires each employee to complete the Vectrus Code of Conduct training annually.

Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) and Other Country National (OCN) Compliance

Vectrus employs processes and procedures that focus on CTIP compliance and the overall candidate experience for both subcontract and direct hire OCN staffing. Key audit areas are staffing office safety, recruiting process compliance, CTIP awareness notifications and training, candidate document collection procedures and candidate interviews.

Vectrus conducts an extensive and robust vetting of potential subcontractors to identify those who have proven CTIP-compliance and recruiting processes in place. We seek only those companies that will fully protect human rights.

Vectrus personnel conduct inspections and audits of the subcontractors regional recruiting centers following award of a contract. During these inspections, we confirm their employees have been trained in CTIP compliance and that their recruiting processes comply with all local and US government CTIP policies and regulations, as well as personnel countries of original and HN labor laws. Vectrus personnel interview potential candidates about their recruiting experience with our subcontractors and review employment documents for compliance, if available.

Over the life of our contracts, Vectrus Contracts/Subcontracting personnel, with assistance from Task Order Managers, Site Managers, and CTIP Teams (location-specific), monitor our contracted subcontractors to validate they are maintaining compliance with CTIP and all other provisions in their contracts with us.

Once employees have been hired, Vectrus provides program-specific, CTIP, quality, safety, and task-specific training. This training reinforces our commitment to providing safe and anonymous options for reporting suspected CTIP violations.

Vectrus maintains an active CTIP Awareness campaign, at each program location, to reinforce our protection of human rights. This helps empower all employees to confidently report suspected violations without fear of retaliation. Vectrus quickly investigates CTIP violation complaints that, if validated, are reported immediately to our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer and the appropriate USG and program authorities.

We have zero tolerance for CTIP violations. Vectrus rapidly requests corrective actions (CA) be put in place by subcontractors or employees for validated CTIP violations. If CTIP violations warrant, a subcontractors or employee unable to execute or comply with approved CAs will be removed swiftly from the contract and prevented from conducting future business with Vectrus.

Over the life of the contract, Vectrus conducts regularly scheduled audits and inspections of employee housing and transportation, interviews employees hired through our subcontractors, and reviews employment contracts and related

documentation to further validate our subcontractor’s compliance with FAR 52.222-50 and both country of origin and HN labor laws.

Information about our Executive Officers

The following table sets forth certain information as of January 31, 2021 regarding our executive officers, including a five-year employment history and any directorships held in public companies.

Name Age Current Title(s) Business Experience

Available Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 2424 Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, CO, 80919. Our telephone number is (719) 591-3600 and our website address is www.vectrus.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to these reports are available on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Throughout this Form 10-K, we incorporate by reference information from parts of other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC allows us to disclose important information by referring to it in this manner. The information provided on our website is not part of this report, and is therefore not incorporated by reference, unless such information is otherwise specifically referenced elsewhere in this report. Our reports filed with the SEC also may be found on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider each of the following risks, which we believe are the principal risks that we face and of which we are currently aware, and all of the other information in this report. The risks described below relate to our business, governmental regulations, financial conditions and markets, the Spin-off, and our securities.

Should any of the following risks and uncertainties develop into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

A significant portion of our revenue is derived from a few large contracts, and the loss or material reduction of any of these contracts could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows.

Aggregate revenue from our two largest contracts amounted to approximately $0.7 billion, or 48.3% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, our two largest contracts were the K-BOSSS and the OMDAC-SWACA contracts. The K-BOSSS contract is exercised through September 28, 2021. The K-BOSSS contract was re-competed as a CENTCOM task order under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Five (LOGCAP V) contract vehicle, which was awarded on April 12, 2019. Each basic IDIQ contract ordering period is an initial five-year ordering period with options for five additional one-year ordering periods. Vectrus is one of the four award recipients of the basic IDIQ contract and received task orders in the INDOPACOM Setting the Theater Task Order and associated Performance Task Order and the CENTCOM Setting the Theater Task Order and associated Performance Task Order (the LOGCAP V Award). The OMDAC-SWACA contract was re-competed in 2020, and on December 29, 2020, the U.S. Army announced that we were re-awarded this contract. Performance on the newly awarded contract began on March 1, 2021. The new award is an approximately $882.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with an estimated completion date of December 26, 2025.

The K-BOSSS and OMDAC-SWACA contracts each accounted for more than 10% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the transition from K-BOSSS to LOGCAP V, and the re-compete award of the OMDAC-SWACA contract will continue to have a significant impact on our revenue. Our revenue, results of operations and cash flows are highly dependent on these existing contracts and the continued transition to LOGCAP V. The loss or material reduction of any of these contracts could have a material adverse effect on our revenue, results of operations and cash flows. See "Significant Contracts" in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We may not be successful in winning new contracts or recompeting our existing contracts, which could have an adverse impact on our business and prospects.

Our contracts with the federal government are typically awarded through a rigorous competitive bidding process. This competitive bidding process presents a number of risks, including the following:

•We may bid on programs for which the work activities, deliverables, and timelines are vague or for which the solicitation incompletely describes the actual work, which may result in inaccurate pricing assumptions;

•We may incur substantial costs and spend a significant amount of managerial time and effort preparing bids and proposals; and

•We may realize the lost opportunity cost of not bidding on and winning other contracts that we may have pursued otherwise.

If we are unable to win a particular new contract, we may be prevented from providing the customer the services that are purchased under that contract for a number of years.

In addition, we face rigorous competition and pricing pressures for any additional contract awards from the U.S. government. Some of our existing contracts must be recompeted when their original period of performance ends. Recompetes represent opportunities for competitors to take market share away from us. Recompetes also represent opportunities for our customers to obtain more favorable terms and discounts from us. We may be required to qualify or continue to qualify under the various multiple award task order contract criteria. Therefore, it may be more difficult for us to win future task orders. If we are unable to consistently win new contract awards, or successfully recompete our existing contracts, our business and prospects will be adversely affected, and our actual results may differ materially and adversely from those anticipated.

Competition within our markets may reduce our revenue and market share.

Our business is highly competitive, and we compete with larger companies that have greater name recognition, greater financial resources, and larger technical staffs, as well as companies with a competitive advantage due to a small business designation. Within our industry, companies have engaged in merger and acquisition activity, with a goal to increase their competitive position. Our competitors may provide our customers with different or greater capabilities or better contract terms than we can provide, including past contract experience, geographic presence, price, and the availability of qualified

professional personnel. In addition, our competitors may consolidate or establish teaming or other relationships among themselves or with third parties to increase their ability to address customers’ needs.

Even if we are qualified to work on a government contract, we may not be awarded the contract because of existing government policies designed to assist small businesses and other designated classifications of business, such as under-represented minority contractors. Accordingly, larger or new competitors, alliances among competitors, or competitors designated as small business contractors may emerge that may adversely affect our ability to compete. If we are unable to compete successfully against our current or future competitors, we may experience declines in revenue and market share, which could negatively impact our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Our earnings and margins may vary based on the mix of our contracts, our performance, and our ability to control costs.

We generate revenue under various types of contracts, which include cost-plus, cost-reimbursable (including non-fee-bearing costs) and firm-fixed-price. Our earnings and profitability may vary materially depending on changes in the proportionate amount of revenue derived from each type of contract, the nature of services provided, as well as the achievement of performance objectives and the stage of performance at which the right to receive fees, particularly under incentive and award fee contracts, is finally determined. Cost-reimbursable contracts generally have lower profitability than firm-fixed-price contracts. Our profitability is adversely affected when we incur contract costs that we cannot bill to our customers. Profitability also may be adversely affected during the start of a new contract due to initial spending necessary to successfully complete phase-in requirements. For example, as we begin the phase-in process for LOGCAP V, we are required to outlay certain amounts of capital to be able to perform under the contract, which amounts we may or may not recoup from the U.S. government. To varying degrees, each of our contract types involves some risk that we could underestimate the costs and resources necessary to fulfill the contract. While firm-fixed-price contracts allow us to benefit from cost savings, these contracts also increase our exposure to the risk of cost overruns. Revenue derived from firm-fixed-price contracts represented approximately 29% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020. When making proposals on firm-fixed-price contracts, we rely heavily on our estimates of costs and timing for completing the associated projects, as well as assumptions regarding technical issues. In each case, our failure to accurately estimate costs or the resources needed to perform our contracts or to effectively manage and control our costs during the performance of our work could result in reduced profits or in losses. If we incur costs in excess of initial estimates or funding on a contract, we generally seek reimbursement for those costs through requests for equitable adjustments (“REA’s”) or claims to the Armed Services Board of Contracting Appeals (“ASBCA”), and we have made assumptions on what we expect to recover in our financial statements, but we may not be able to negotiate full recovery for these costs. In addition, pursuit of these REAs and claims can require significant time and incur additional costs, including legal fees and expenses, and there is no guarantee that such actions would ultimately be successful.

More generally, any increased or unexpected costs or unanticipated delays in connection with the performance of our contracts, including costs and delays caused by contractual disputes or other factors outside of our control, such as performance failures of our subcontractors, natural disasters or other force majeure events, could make our contracts less profitable than expected or unprofitable. The U.S. and other countries also may experience increases in inflation. A significant increase in inflation rates could adversely impact the profitability of these contracts.

In addition, our failure to perform to customer expectations or contract requirements may result in reduced fees or claims made against us by our customers and may affect our financial performance in that period. Under each type of contract, if we are unable to control costs, our operating results could be adversely affected, particularly if we are unable to justify an increase in contract value to our customers. Cost overruns or the failure to perform on existing programs also may adversely affect our ability to retain existing programs and win future contract awards.

U.S. government contracts are only partially funded, and the termination, expiration or non-renewal of our existing U.S. government contracts may adversely affect our business.

The U.S. government services marketplace is characterized by contracts of shorter duration as compared to large production and systems integration programs. U.S. government services contracts generally are of a finite duration of five years and usually range between three and ten years. The U.S. Congress usually appropriates funds on a fiscal year basis even though a program may extend across several fiscal years. Consequently, programs are often only partially funded initially, and additional funds are committed only as the U.S. Congress approves further appropriations. The termination or reduction of funding for a U.S. government program would result in a loss of anticipated future revenue attributable to that program, which could have an adverse impact on our operations. In addition, the termination of a program or the failure to commit additional funds to a program that already has been started could result in lost revenue and increase our overall costs of doing business.

The U.S. government may terminate any of our government contracts, in whole or in part, at any time at its convenience with little or no notice. The U.S. government may also terminate our contracts for default if we fail to meet our obligations under a contract. If any of our contracts were terminated for convenience, we generally would be entitled to receive payment for work completed and allowable termination or cancellation costs. If any of our government contracts were

terminated for default, generally the customer would pay us only for the work that has been accepted; moreover, the customer can require us to pay the difference between the original contract price and the cost to re-procure the contract deliverables, net of the work accepted from the original contract. In addition, the U.S. government can also hold us liable for damages resulting from the default.

The expiration, non-renewal or termination of any of our government contracts, whether for convenience or default, would adversely affect our current programs and reduce our revenue, earnings and cash flows. A termination for default may also negatively affect our reputation, performance ratings and our ability to win new contracts, particularly for contracts covering the same or similar types of services.

We face various risks related to health epidemics, pandemics and similar outbreaks, particularly COVID-19, which may have material adverse effects on our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.

The global outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and a national emergency by the U.S. government in March 2020. COVID-19 has negatively affected, and continues to impact, the U.S. and global economy, disrupted global supply chains, resulted in significant travel and transport restrictions, including mandated closures and orders to “shelter-in-place,” and created significant disruption in the global financial markets. The outbreak had an adverse impact on our operating results and our business for the fiscal year ended 2020. However, the extent of the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our programs in the expected time-frame, will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic and related actions taken by the U.S. government, state and local government officials, and international governments to prevent disease spread, and the development and wide-spread distribution of a vaccine, all of which remain uncertain and cannot be predicted. Further, if significant portions of our workforce are unable to continue to work effectively because of illness, quarantine, government actions, facility closures, travel restrictions, disruptions related to increased teleworking policies, social distancing or other restrictions related to COVID-19, our operations, efficiency and effectiveness may be impacted in the future.

It is also possible that the continued spread of COVID-19 could continue to delay or limit the ability of the U.S. government and other customers to perform on its contractual obligations, including making timely payments to us. Essentially all of our revenue is derived from services ultimately sold to the U.S. government, and we cannot predict the effect COVID-19 may have on our customers’ spending and mission priorities. The COVID-19 pandemic could delay the announcement of new contract awards and/or the timing of start-up or transition of our major contracts, including, but not limited to, LOGCAP V. Any prolonged interruptions in payment or transition activities on our large contracts may disrupt our cash flows, and these uncertainties could adversely affect both our operations and financial position.

In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we instituted a maximum telework policy wherever possible and eliminated all non-essential travel to protect the health and safety of our employees. We will continue to evaluate and extend these policies as necessary to continue to protect our employees. The effects on our long-term operations as a result of a significant portion of our workforce working remotely for a prolonged period are unknown. Further, prolonged telework by a large portion of our workforce presents potential cybersecurity and data security risks. In addition, as certain restrictions begin to lift worldwide, employees at many of our project sites and headquarters have begun to return to work in certain circumstances under new social distancing guidelines. We continue to monitor the World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control guidelines, as well as country, state and local guidance, and we have made significant efforts to mitigate the risks associated with returning to work. We also continue to exercise preventative measures to reduce the spread of the virus, but we cannot provide any assurances as to whether such measures will be effective or sufficient. Further, the impact of COVID-19 could worsen depending on the duration and spread of the COVID-19 outbreak or resurgences of COVID-19 infection in affected regions where we operate after they have begun to experience improvement. Any exposures to COVID-19 by our employees could affect our ability to operate effectively.

The spread of COVID-19 has caused us to significantly modify our business practices (including limiting employee and contractor presence at our work locations), and we may take further actions as may be required by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, contractors, customers, suppliers, and communities. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the virus, and our ability to perform critical functions could be adversely impacted.

As the effects of COVID-19 are difficult to predict, we continue to work with our stakeholders to address this global pandemic. We continuously assess any possible implications on our business and customers to mitigate adverse consequences. Due to the many uncertainties and the rapidly changing business environment, the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows in the future. The ongoing pandemic may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks identified in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

We work in international locations where there are high security risks, which could result in harm to our employees and contractors or the incurrence of substantial costs.

Some of our services, including using subcontractors, are performed in high-risk locations, including but not limited to, Iraq, Afghanistan, certain parts of Africa and the Middle East, where the country or surrounding area may have unstable governments, or in areas of military conflict, or hostile and unstable environments, including war zones, or at military installations. These operations increase the risk of an incident resulting in damage or destruction to our work or living sites or resulting in injury or loss of life to our employees, subcontractors or other third parties. We maintain insurance to mitigate risk and potential liabilities related to our international operations, but our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover these claims and liabilities and we may be forced to bear substantial costs arising from those claims. The impact of these factors is difficult to predict, but any one or more of them could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

We are dependent on the U.S. government and, if our reputation or relationship with the U.S. government was harmed, our revenue and growth prospects could be adversely affected.

Essentially all of our 2020, 2019, and 2018 revenue was derived from services ultimately sold to the U.S. government, primarily the DoD, either as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor to other contractors engaged in work for the U.S. government. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we generated approximately 69% of our total revenue from the U.S. Army. We expect to continue to derive all or most of our revenue from work performed under U.S. government contracts. Our reputation and relationship with the U.S. government, and in particular with the branches and agencies of the DoD, are key factors in maintaining and growing this revenue. Negative press reports or publicity, which could pertain to employee or subcontractor misconduct, conflicts of interest, termination of a contract or task order, poor contract performance, deficiencies in services, reports or other deliverables, information security breaches, business system disapprovals, or other aspects of our business, regardless of accuracy, could harm our reputation, particularly with these branches and agencies. If our reputation is negatively affected, we lose our ability to conduct business in a foreign country (e.g., loss of business license), we lose a required security clearance, or we are suspended or debarred from contracting with government agencies or any branch of the DoD for any reason, the amount of our business with the U.S. government and other customers could decrease and our future revenue and growth prospects could be adversely affected.

We are subject to legal and regulatory compliance risks associated with operating internationally.

Our U.S. government contracts operating internationally represented approximately 76% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020. We are subject to a variety of U.S. and foreign laws and regulations, including, without limitation, business compliance, tax and anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. We also employ international personnel and engage with foreign subcontractors and labor brokers, which requires compliance with numerous foreign laws and regulations related to labor, benefits, taxes, insurance and reporting requirements, among others, such as the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Failure by us or our subcontractors or vendors to comply with these laws and regulations could result in administrative, civil, or criminal liabilities, suspension or debarment from government contracts, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our business operations are also subject to additional risks associated with conducting business internationally, including, without limitation:

•Political instability in foreign countries;

•Terrorist activity by various groups in the areas in which we operate;

•Imposition of inconsistent foreign laws, regulations or policies or changes in or interpretations of such laws, regulations or policies;

•Currency exchange controls, fluctuations of currency and foreign exchange rates, and currency revaluations;

•Conducting business in places where laws, business practices and customs are unfamiliar or unknown; and

•Imposition of limitations on or increases in withholding and other taxes on payments by foreign operations.

Our failure to adapt to or mitigate these risks could affect our ability to conduct our business internationally and adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Our business could be adversely affected by bid protests.

We may experience additional costs and delays if our competitors protest or challenge awards of contracts to us in competitive bidding. Any such protest or challenge could result in the resubmission of bids on modified specifications, or in the termination, reduction or modification of the awarded contract. It can take a significant amount of time to resolve contract protests and, in the interim, the contracting U.S. federal agency may suspend our performance under the contract pending the outcome of the protest. We cannot predict the timing or outcome of protests.

In addition, we may protest the contract awards of our competitors when we believe it is prudent to do so to protect our rights and interest in the competition. This process requires the time, effort and attention of our management and employees and incurs additional costs.

Misconduct of our employees, subcontractors, agents, prime contractors or business partners could cause us to lose customers and could have a significant adverse impact on our business and reputation, adversely affecting our ability to obtain new contracts.

Misconduct, fraud or other improper activities by our employees, subcontractors, agents, prime contractors or business partners could have a material adverse impact on our business and reputation. Such misconduct could include the failure to comply with federal, state, local or foreign government procurement regulations, regulations regarding the protection of classified or personal information, legislation regarding the pricing of labor and other costs in government contracts, laws and regulations relating to environmental matters, bribery of foreign government officials, lobbying or similar activities, boycotts, antitrust and any other applicable laws or regulations. Misconduct involving data security lapses resulting in the compromise of personal information or the improper use of our customer’s sensitive or classified information could result in remediation costs, regulatory sanctions against us and serious harm to our reputation. Although we have implemented policies, procedures and controls and training that are designed to prevent and detect these activities, these precautions may not prevent all misconduct and as a result, we could face unknown risks or losses. Misconduct by any of our employees, subcontractors, agents, prime contractors or business partners or our failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations could subject us to fines and penalties, loss of security clearance, loss of current and future customer contracts and suspension or debarment from contracting with federal, state or local government agencies, any of which would adversely affect our business, our reputation and our future financial results.

Uncertainties in the U.S. government defense budget, changes in spending or budgetary priorities or delays in contract awards may significantly and adversely affect our future revenue and limit our growth prospects.

Our contracts and revenue primarily depend upon the U.S. DoD budget, which is subject to the congressional budget authorization and appropriations process and is difficult to predict. The U.S. Congress usually appropriates funds for a given program on a September 30 fiscal year basis, even though contract periods of performance may extend over many years. Consequently, at the beginning of a major program, the contract is usually partially funded, and additional monies are committed to the contract by the procuring agency only as appropriations are made by Congress in future fiscal years. DoD budgets are a function of a number of factors beyond our control, including, but not limited to, changes in U.S. procurement policies, budget considerations, current and future economic conditions, presidential administration and congressional priorities, government shutdowns, changing national security and defense requirements, geopolitical developments and actual fiscal year congressional appropriations for defense budgets. Any of these factors could result in a significant redirection of current and future DoD budgets and impact our future operations and cash flows. Such factors may have direct bearing on our new business opportunities as well as on whether the U.S. government will exercise its options for services under existing contracts, thus affecting the timing and volume of our business. Although the Bipartisan Budget Act reduces budget uncertainty and the risk of sequestration, there remain risks associated with fiscal year (FY) 2021 and future appropriations. If annual appropriations bills are not enacted, the U.S. government may operate under a continuing resolution (CR), restricting new contract or program starts and additional government shutdowns, which might involve all government agencies, including the DoD, could arise. Future CR’s and government shutdowns may lead to delays in procurement of services due to lack of funding, and those delays may adversely affect our revenue, results of operations and cash flow.

The U.S. government also conducts periodic reviews of U.S. defense strategies and priorities, which may shift DoD budgetary priorities, reduce DoD spending or delay contract or task order awards for defense related programs. A reduction in U.S. government defense spending, changing defense spending priorities or delays in contract or task order awards could potentially reduce our future revenue, earnings and cash flow and have a material impact on our business.

Our profitability or performance could suffer if we are unable to recruit and retain qualified personnel or if we are unable to maintain adequate staffing levels for our contracts.

Due to the specialized nature of our business, our future performance and rate of growth is highly dependent upon the continued services of our personnel and executive officers, the development of additional management personnel and the hiring of new qualified technical, marketing, sales and management personnel for our operations. Recruitment of qualified personnel is highly competitive, and we may not be successful in attracting or retaining qualified personnel. The loss of key employees, our inability to attract new qualified employees or adequately train employees or the delay in hiring key personnel could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

In addition, our profitability is affected by how efficiently we utilize our workforce, including our ability to transition employees from completed contracts to new assignments, to hire and assimilate new employees; to hire personnel in or timely deploy expatriates to foreign countries; to manage attrition and a subcontractor workforce; and to devote time and resources to training, business development, professional development and other non-chargeable activities.

Some of our workforce is represented by labor unions, and our business could be harmed in the event of a prolonged work stoppage.

Approximately 2,200 of our employees, or approximately 24% of our employee base at December 31, 2020, are unionized. We have 26 collective bargaining agreements with labor unions. We cannot predict how stable our union relationships will be or whether we will be able to successfully negotiate successor agreements without impacting our financial condition. In addition, the presence of unions may limit our flexibility in dealing with our workforce. Work stoppages by our union employees could negatively impact our ability to provide services to our customers on a timely basis, which could negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition.

Our earnings and margins depend, in part, on subcontractor performance.

We rely on third-party subcontractors to perform some of the services that we provide to our customers. Disruptions or performance problems caused by our subcontractors could have an adverse effect on our ability as a prime contractor or higher tier subcontractor to meet our commitments to customers.

We may have disputes with our subcontractors arising from, among other things, the quality and timeliness of work performed by the subcontractor, customer concerns about the subcontractor, our failure to extend existing task orders or issue new task orders under a subcontract, proper invoicing, cost reasonableness, allocability, allowability, the hiring of each other’s personnel, adjustments to the scope of the subcontractor’s work, or the subcontractor’s failure to comply with applicable law or regulations. Uncertain economic conditions heighten the risk of financial stress of our subcontractors, which could adversely impact their ability to meet their contractual requirements to us. If any of our subcontractors fail to timely meet their contractual obligations or have regulatory compliance or other problems, our ability to fulfill our obligations may be jeopardized. Significant losses could arise in future periods and subcontractor performance deficiencies could result in our termination for default.

Our business depends upon obtaining and maintaining required facility security clearance and individual security clearances.

Many of our federal government contracts require our employees to maintain various levels of security clearances complying with U.S. government requirements. Obtaining and maintaining security clearances for employees involves a lengthy process and it can be difficult to identify, recruit and retain employees who already hold security clearances. If our employees are unable to obtain or retain security clearances or if our employees who hold security clearances terminate employment with us, our ability to perform the work under the contract may be negatively affected, and the customer whose work requires cleared employees could terminate the contract or decide not to renew it upon its expiration. In addition, many of the contracts on which we bid require us to maintain a facility security clearance. To the extent we are not able to maintain a facility security clearance, we may not be able to bid on or win new contracts, or effectively re-bid on expiring contracts.

We rely on our information and communications systems in our operations. Security breaches and other disruptions could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

As a U.S. defense contractor, various privacy and security laws require us to protect sensitive and confidential information from disclosure both for us and others. However, we may face certain security threats, including cybersecurity threats to our information technology infrastructure, attempts to gain access to proprietary or classified information, and threats to physical security. In connection with the information technology and network communications services that we provide to our customers, we also may encounter cybersecurity threats at customer sites that we operate. The risk of a security breach or disruption, particularly through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusions, including by computer hackers, foreign governments and cyber terrorists, has increased as the number, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased.

Cybersecurity threats are significant and evolving and include, among others, malicious software, attempts to gain unauthorized access to data, and other electronic security breaches that could lead to disruptions in mission critical systems, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information and corruption of data. In addition to security threats, we are also subject to other systems failures, including network, software or hardware failures, whether caused by us, third-party service providers, natural disasters, power shortages, terrorist attacks or other events.

Our systems are decentralized, which presents various risks, including the risk that we may be slower or less able to identify or react to problems affecting a business function than we would be in a more centralized environment. In addition, “company-wide” business initiatives, such as the integration of information technology systems or the formation of a technology system impacting different parts of our business, are often more challenging and costly to implement, and carry a higher risk of failure, than they would be in a more centralized environment. Depending on the nature of the initiative in question, such failure could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Although preventative measures may help mitigate the damage from such occurrences, the damage and disruption to our business resulting from any of these events may be significant. If our insurance and other risk mitigation mechanisms are not sufficient to recover the costs, we could experience an adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.

We have recently updated or replaced, and continue to update and replace, many of our systems and network infrastructure to protect our computing environment, to stay current on vendor supported products, to improve the effectiveness of our systems, strengthen cybersecurity requirements and improve the efficiency of our systems. The implementation of new systems and information technology could adversely impact our operations by imposing substantial capital expenditures, demands on management time and risks of delays or difficulties in transitioning to new systems. In addition, our systems implementations may not result in productivity improvements at the levels anticipated. Systems implementation disruption and any other information technology disruption, if not anticipated and appropriately mitigated, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Many of the systems and networks that we develop, install and maintain for our customers involve managing and protecting personal information and information relating to national security and other sensitive government functions. While we have programs designed to comply with relevant privacy and security laws and restrictions, if a system or network that we develop, install or maintain were to fail or experience a security breach or service interruption, whether caused by us, third-party service providers, cybersecurity threats or other events, we may experience loss of revenue, remediation costs or face claims for damages or contract termination. Any such event could prevent us from having access to or being eligible for further work on such systems and networks and cause serious harm to our reputation. Our errors and omissions liability insurance may be inadequate to compensate us for all of the damages that we may incur and, as a result, our future results could be adversely affected.

We are subject to certain data privacy regulations, which expose us to certain risks if we do not comply with these requirements.

As a U.S. entity operating in multiple European countries, we are also subject to regulatory compliance requirements under the EU GDPR that require our business to comply with security and privacy controls to protect personal data and privacy of EU citizens for transactions that occur within EU member states. A failure to comply with these requirements could negatively impact our business and financial condition. In addition, similar regulations regarding data protection and privacy rights are emerging in the U.S. and have the potential to negatively impact our business and financial condition.

As a U.S. government contractor, we are also subject to regulatory compliance requirements under the DFARS and other federal regulations that require our IT systems to comply with the security and privacy controls in National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-171 (NIST 800-171). DCAA requires a contractor to have an approved business system (e.g. Accounting System) and maintenance of that system, prior to the processing and payment of any bills from such contractor. We may also be responsible if our subcontractors do not comply with these requirements. A failure to comply with these requirements could negatively impact our business and financial condition.

We may conduct a portion of our operations through joint ventures, exposing us to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control.

We may conduct a portion of our operations through joint ventures where control may be shared with unaffiliated third parties. In addition, as with any joint venture arrangement, differences in views among the joint venture participants may result in delayed decisions or in failures to agree on major issues. We also cannot control the actions of our joint venture partners, including any failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, nonperformance, default or bankruptcy of our joint venture partners. If our partners do not meet their contractual obligations, the joint venture may be unable to adequately perform and deliver its contracted services, requiring us to make additional investments or perform additional services to ensure the adequate performance and delivery of services to the customer. We could be liable for both our obligations and those of our partners, which may result in reduced profits or, in some cases, significant losses on the project. Additionally, these factors could have a material adverse effect on the business operations of the joint venture and, in turn, our business operations and reputation.

Further, operating through joint ventures in which we have a minority interest could result in us having limited control over many decisions made with respect to projects and internal controls relating to projects. These joint ventures may not be subject to the same requirements regarding internal controls as we are. As a result, internal control issues may arise, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We may be subject to potential adjustments to costs previously allocated by our Former Parent to our business prior to the Spin-off.

As a result of final indirect rate negotiations between the U.S. government and our Former Parent, we may be subject to potential adjustments to costs previously allocated by our Former Parent to our business, which was formerly Exelis’ Mission Systems Business, from 2007 through September 2014. We have recently been in discussions with our Former Parent regarding the negotiated adjustments for 2007-2014 and believe that our potential cumulative liability for these years is insignificant. In June 2019, the U.S. government provided us with the Contracting Officer’s Final Decision (COFD) for the years 2007-2010 related to Former Parent costs. In August 2019, we filed an appeal of the COFD with the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA). Since October 2019, the ASBCA has granted Vectrus’ and the U.S. government’s joint requests to stay proceedings in the appeal, most recently through April 11, 2021, to enable ongoing discussions regarding the matter between Vectrus and our Former Parent. In June 2020, the U.S. government provided us with the COFD for 2013

related to Former Parent costs. In September 2020, we filed an appeal of this COFD to the ASBCA and sought a deferral of payment. In addition, we filed a motion to consolidate both appeals. The ASBCA granted our motion to consolidate. We believe we are fully indemnified under our Distribution Agreement with our Former Parent and have notified our Former Parent of our appeal of the U.S. government's decision in this matter. While we believe the amount of indemnity required is insignificant, there is no guarantee that we will be successful, and the failure to recover these costs could have a negative impact on financial results.

We may make or enter into acquisitions and other investments that involve numerous risks and uncertainties.

We may selectively pursue strategic acquisitions and other investments, such as our acquisitions of Zenetex and HHB in December 2020. These transactions require significant investment of time and resources and may disrupt our business and distract our management from other responsibilities. Even if successful, these transactions could affect our operating results for a number of reasons, including the amortization of intangible assets, impairment charges, acquired operations that are not yet profitable or the payment of additional consideration under earn-out arrangements if an acquisition performs better than expected. If we engage in such transactions, we may incur significant transaction and integration costs and have difficulty integrating personnel, operations, products or technologies or otherwise realizing synergies or other benefits from the transactions. The integration process could result in the loss of key employees, loss of key customers, loss of key vendors, decreases in revenue and increases in operating costs. In addition, we may assume material liabilities in an acquisition, including liabilities that are unknown as of the time of the acquisition. Such transactions may dilute our earnings per share, disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees, increase our expenses, perform poorly, subject us to liabilities, and increase our risk of litigation, all of which could harm our business.

Business disruptions caused by natural disasters and other crises could adversely affect our profitability and our overall financial position.

We have operations located in regions of the U.S. and internationally that may be exposed to natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, flooding, wildfires or earthquakes. Our business could also be disrupted by pandemics and other national or international crises (including, for example, COVID-19). Although preventative measures may help mitigate the damage from such occurrences, the damage and disruption to our business resulting from any of these events may be significant. If our insurance and other risk mitigation mechanisms are not sufficient to recover all costs, including loss of revenue from sales to customers, we could experience a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.

We depend on our teaming arrangements and relationships with other contractors. If we are not able to maintain these relationships, or if these parties fail to satisfy their obligations to us or the customer, our revenue, profitability and growth prospects could be adversely affected.

We rely on our teaming relationships and other arrangements with other prime contractors or subcontractors in order to submit bids for large procurements or other opportunities where we believe the combination of services provided by us and the other companies will help us to win and perform the contract. Our future revenue and growth prospects could be adversely affected if other contractors eliminate or reduce their contract relationships with us, or if the U.S. government terminates or reduces these other contractors' programs, does not award them new contracts or refuses to pay under a contract.

We may be required to contribute additional funds to meet any present or future underfunded benefit obligations associated with multiemployer pension plans in which we participate.

A multiemployer pension plan is typically established under a collective bargaining agreement with a union to represent workers of various unrelated companies. Certain collective bargaining agreements require us to contribute to their various multiemployer pension plans.For the year ended December 31, 2020, we contributed $3.0 million to multiemployer pension plans. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), an employer who contributes to a multiemployer pension plan, absent an applicable exemption or other mitigating circumstance, may also be liable, upon termination or withdrawal from the plan, for its proportionate share of the multiemployer pension plan’s unfunded vested benefit. If we terminate or withdraw from a multiemployer plan, absent an applicable exemption or other mitigating circumstance, we could be required to contribute a significant amount of cash to fund the multiemployer plan’s unfunded vested benefit, which could materially and adversely affect our financial results.

Legal disputes could require us to pay potentially large damage awards and could be costly to defend, which would adversely affect our cash balances and profitability, and could damage our reputation.

We are subject to a number of lawsuits and claims as described under Part I, Item 3, "Legal Proceedings," in this report. We are also subject to, and may become a party to, a variety of other litigation or claims and suits that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. Adverse judgments or settlements in some or all of these legal disputes may result in significant monetary damages or injunctive relief against us. Any claims or litigation could be costly to defend, and even if we are successful or if fully indemnified or insured, could damage our reputation and make it more difficult to compete effectively or obtain adequate insurance in the future. In addition, any securities litigation that we could encounter as a publicly traded company could cost substantial amounts and divert management’s attention and resources from our business and

could require us to make substantial payments to settle those proceedings or satisfy any judgments that may be reached against us. Litigation and other claims are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.

RISKS RELATED TO GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS AND LAWS

As a U.S. government contractor, we are subject to a number of procurement laws and regulations and could be adversely affected by changes in regulations or our failure to comply with these regulations.

We operate in a highly regulated environment and must comply with many significant procurement regulations and other requirements. These regulations and requirements, although customary in government contracts, increase our performance and compliance costs. If any such regulations or procurement requirements change, our costs of complying with them could increase and therefore reduce our margins. Some significant statutes and regulations that affect us include:

•The FAR and department or agency-specific regulations that implement or supplement the FAR, such as the DoD’s DFARS, which regulate the formation, administration and performance of U.S. government contracts;

•The Truth in Negotiations Act, which requires certification and disclosure of cost and pricing data in connection with certain contract negotiations;

•The Procurement Integrity Act, which regulates access to competitor bid and proposal information and government source selection information, and our ability to provide compensation to certain former government officials;

•The Civil False Claims Act, which provides for substantial civil penalties, including claims for treble damages, for violations, including for submission of a false or fraudulent claim to the U.S. government for payment or approval;

•The Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Act, which ensures that government contractors and others are fully trained to combat trafficking in persons pursuant to the National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD) 22; and

•The U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), which impose accounting requirements that govern our right to reimbursement under certain cost-based U.S. government contracts.

If we are found to have violated these or other laws or regulations, or are found not to have acted responsibly as defined by them, we may be subject to reductions of the value of contracts; contract modifications or terminations; the assessment of penalties and fines, compensatory damages or treble damages; or suspension or debarment from government contracting or subcontracting, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Our business is subject to audits, reviews, cost adjustments, and investigations by the U.S. government, which, if resolved unfavorably to us, could adversely affect our profitability, cash position or growth prospects.

U.S. government agencies, including the DCAA, the DCMA and others, routinely audit and review our performance on government contracts, indirect rates and pricing practices, and compliance with applicable contracting and procurement laws, regulations and standards. They also review the adequacy of our compliance with government standards for our business systems, including our accounting, purchasing, government property, estimating, and related business systems.

Recently, these audits and reviews have become more rigorous and the standards to which we are held are being more strictly interpreted and applied, increasing the likelihood of an audit or review resulting in an adverse outcome. Although customary in government contracts, these audits and reviews increase our performance and compliance costs.

Government audits or other reviews could result in adjustments to contract costs, the disallowance of or adjustment to costs allocated to certain contracts, mandatory customer refunds, or decreased billings to our U.S. government customers until the deficiencies identified in the audits or reviews are corrected and our corrections are accepted by DCMA. Such adjustments could be applied retroactively, which could result in significant customer refunds. A determination of non-compliance with applicable contracting and procurement laws, regulations and standards could result in the U.S. government imposing penalties and sanctions against us, including withholding of payments, suspension of payments and increased government scrutiny that could delay or adversely affect our ability to invoice and receive timely payment on contracts, perform contracts or compete for contracts. Non-compliance by us could result in our being placed on the “Excluded Parties List” maintained by the General Services Administration, and we could become ineligible to receive certain contracts, subcontracts and other benefits from the U.S. government or to perform work under a government contract or subcontract until the basis for the listing has been appropriately addressed, which would materially adversely affect our ability to do business.

In addition, if a review or investigation identifies improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil or criminal penalties or administrative sanctions, including the termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, the triggering of price reduction clauses, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or debarment from doing business with governmental

agencies. Civil penalties and sanctions are not uncommon in our industry. If we incur a material penalty or administrative sanction, our reputation, business, results of operations, and future business could be adversely affected.

Our contract sites are inherently dangerous workplaces. Failure to maintain safe work sites and equipment or effectively respond to the impacts of COVID-19 to our workplaces could result in environmental disasters, employee deaths or injuries, reduced profitability, the loss of projects or customers and possible exposure to litigation.

Our project sites often put our employees and others in close proximity with mechanized equipment, moving vehicles, and highly regulated materials. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced additional risks to our worksites, which require additional policies and procedures. Although we have safety procedures in place, if we fail to implement them, or if the procedures we implement are ineffective, we may suffer the loss of or injury to our employees, as well as expose ourselves to possible litigation. As a result, our failure to maintain adequate safety standards and equipment, as well as the nature of the environment in which we conduct business, could result in the loss of projects or customers, and could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Environmental, health and safety issues could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.

We are subject to federal, state, local, and foreign environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, including those governing: air emissions; discharges to water; the management, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous wastes, petroleum, and other regulated substances; the investigation and cleanup of contaminated property; and the maintenance of a safe and healthy workplace for our employees, contractors, and visitors. These laws and their implementing regulations can impose certain operational controls for minimization of pollution, permitting, training, recordkeeping, monitoring and reporting requirements or other operational or siting constraints on our business, result in costs to remediate releases of regulated substances into the environment, result in facility shutdowns to address violations, or require costs to remediate sites to which we sent regulated substances for disposal. Violations of these laws and regulations can cause significant delays and add additional costs to a project. We have incurred and will continue to incur operating, maintenance and other expenditures as a result of environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. Any new developments such as the adoption of new environmental, health and safety laws and regulations could result in material costs and liabilities that we currently do not anticipate and could increase our expenditures and also materially adversely affect our business, financial position or results of operations.

The DoD continues to modify its business practices, which could have a material effect on its overall procurement processes and adversely impact our current programs and potential new awards.

The DoD continues to pursue various initiatives designed to gain efficiencies and to focus and enhance business practices. These initiatives and resulting changes, such as increased usage of firm-fixed-price contracts, where we bear the risk that increased or unexpected costs may reduce our profit or cause us to sustain losses, multiple award IDIQ contracts and small and disadvantaged business set-aside contracts, are having an impact on the contracting environment in which we do business. Any of these changes could impact our ability to obtain new contracts or renew our existing contracts when those contracts are recompeted. These initiatives, such as IDIQ contracts, continue to evolve, and the full impact to our business remains uncertain and subject to the way the DoD implements them. As a result of these initiatives, our profit margins on future contracts may be reduced and may require us to make sustained efforts to reduce costs in order to realize revenue and profits under our contracts. If we are not successful in reducing the amount of costs we incur, our profitability on our contracts will be negatively impacted. Any new contracting requirements or procurement methods could be costly or administratively difficult for us to implement and could adversely affect our future revenue, profitability and prospects.

Our business may be negatively impacted if we are unable to adequately protect intellectual property rights.

Our success is dependent, in part, on our ability to utilize technology to differentiate our services from our competitors. We rely on a combination of patents, confidentiality agreements and other contractual arrangements, as well as copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret laws, to protect our intellectual property rights and interests. However, these methods only provide a limited amount of protection and may not adequately protect our intellectual property rights and interests. Our employees, contractors and joint venture partners are subject to confidentiality obligations, but this protection may be inadequate to deter or prevent misappropriation of our confidential information and/or infringement of our intellectual property rights. Further, we may be unable to detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property or otherwise take appropriate steps to enforce our rights. Failure to adequately protect, maintain or enforce our intellectual property rights may adversely limit our competitive position.

We cannot provide assurances that others will not independently develop technology substantially similar to our protected technology or that we can successfully preserve our intellectual property rights in the future. Our intellectual property rights could be invalidated, circumvented, challenged, misappropriated or infringed upon. Any infringement, misappropriation or related claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming, divert technical and management personnel, are expensive to resolve, and the outcome is unpredictable. As a result of any such dispute, we may have to develop non-infringing technology, pay damages, enter into royalty or licensing agreements, cease utilizing certain products or services or take other actions to resolve the claims. These actions, if required, may be costly or unavailable on terms acceptable to us. If we are

unable to prevail in the litigation or retain or obtain sufficient rights or develop non-infringing intellectual property or otherwise alter our business practices on a timely or cost-efficient basis, our business and operating results may be adversely affected.

In addition, our clients or other third parties may also provide us with their technology and intellectual property. There is a risk that we may not sufficiently protect our or their information from improper use or dissemination and, as a result, could be subject to claims and litigation and resulting liabilities, loss of contracts or other consequences that could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operation.

We also hold licenses from third parties which may be utilized in our business operations. If we are no longer able to license such technology on commercially reasonable terms or otherwise, our business and financial performance could be adversely affected.

Government withholding regulations could adversely affect our operating performance.

A DFARS rule allows withholding of a percentage of payments when a contractor’s business system has one or more significant deficiencies. The DFARS rule applies to CAS-covered contracts that have the DFARS clause in the contract terms and conditions. Contracting officers may withhold 5% of contract payments for one or more significant deficiencies in any single contractor business system or up to 10% of contract payments for significant deficiencies in multiple contractor business systems. A significant deficiency as defined by the DoD is a “shortcoming in the system that materially affects the ability of officials of the DoD to rely upon information produced by the system that is needed for management purposes.” If we have significant deficiencies and contract payments are withheld, our revenue and financial position may be adversely affected.

RISKS RELATED TO GOVERNMENTAL FINANCIAL CONDITION AND MARKETS

We use estimates in accounting for many of our programs, and changes in our estimates could adversely affect our future financial results.

Revenue from our contracts is recognized primarily using the input method (e.g., costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion) to measure progress towards completion. This methodology requires estimates of total contract revenue, total costs at completion, and fees earned on the contract. Contract estimates are based on various assumptions to project the outcome of future events. These assumptions include labor productivity and availability; the complexity of the work to be performed; the cost and availability of materials; and the performance of subcontractors. This estimation process, particularly due to the nature of the services being performed, is complex and involves significant judgment. Adjustments to original estimates are often required as work progresses, experience is gained, and additional information becomes known, even though the scope of the work required under the contract may not change. Any adjustment as a result of a change in estimates is recognized as additional information becomes known. Changes in the underlying assumptions, circumstances or estimates could result in adjustments that may adversely affect our future financial results. Beginning in 2018, our revenue recognition was impacted by our adoption of a comprehensive new revenue recognition accounting standard. Refer to Note 1, "Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and Note 4, "Revenue" in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Our level of indebtedness and our ability to make payments on or service our indebtedness may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately $179.0 million of aggregate debt outstanding, which consists of a term loan and a revolving credit facility (See Note 10, "Debt," in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K). We also have the ability to incur up to $152.6 million of additional debt under our revolving credit facility. The amount available under the revolving credit facility is reduced by any outstanding letters of credit. There were two letters of credit totaling $2.4 million at December 31, 2020. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness, as well as any future debt that we may incur, will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future from operations, financings or asset sales. Our ability to generate cash is subject to our performance and to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

If we are not able to repay or refinance our debt as it becomes due, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt or obtaining additional debt or equity on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive, if we can obtain it at all. If we raise equity through the issuance of preferred stock, the terms of the preferred stock may give the holders rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock, particularly in the event of liquidation. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations.

Our credit agreement contains covenants with which we must comply or risk default.

Our credit agreement contains a number of significant covenants that, among other things, restrict our ability to create liens and encumbrances; incur additional indebtedness; merge, dissolve, liquidate or consolidate; make acquisitions, investments, advances or loans; dispose of or transfer assets; pay dividends or make other payments in respect of our capital

stock; redeem or repurchase capital stock or prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; enter into speculative hedging arrangements; and enter into certain restrictive agreements.

These restrictions could impair our ability to finance our future operations or capital needs or engage in other business activities that may be in our interests. In addition, the credit agreement also requires us to maintain compliance with certain financial ratios, including those relating to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and consolidated indebtedness. Our ability to comply with these ratios and covenants may be affected by events beyond our control. A breach of the credit agreement or our inability to comply with or renegotiate the required financial ratios or covenants included therein could result in a default under the credit agreement and cause acceleration of the outstanding debt.

Our variable rate indebtedness may expose us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt costs to increase significantly.

Our term loan and any revolving facility borrowings we may incur have variable rates of interest, which expose us to interest rate risks and to the risk of rising interest rates. As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately $64.0 million outstanding under our floating-rate term loan, $115.0 million outstanding under our floating-rate revolving facility, and the ability to incur up to $152.6 million of additional floating-rate debt under our revolving facility. Although we have hedged a portion of our exposure to interest rate risk under the term loan through an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $48.1 million at December 31, 2020, if interest rates increase in the future, then the interest expense on the variable rate debt could increase materially.

Unanticipated changes in our tax provisions or exposure to additional U.S. and foreign tax liabilities could affect our profitability.

We are subject to various taxes, including but not limited to income, gross receipts and payroll withholding taxes in the U.S. and many foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision or benefit for taxes. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Furthermore, changes in domestic or foreign tax laws and regulations, or their interpretation and enforcement, could result in higher or lower taxes assessed or changes in the taxability of certain revenue or the deductibility of certain expenses, thereby affecting our tax expense and profitability. See Note 13, “Income Taxes,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information. In addition, we regularly are under audit by tax authorities. The final determination of tax audits and any related litigation could be materially different from our historical tax provisions and accruals. Additionally, changes in the geographic mix of our revenue could also impact our tax liabilities and affect our overall tax expense and profitability.

We may not realize as revenue the full amounts reflected in our backlog, which could adversely affect our future revenue and growth.

As of December 31, 2020, our total backlog was $5.1 billion, which included $843.4 million in funded backlog. We may not realize the full amount of our backlog as revenue, particularly unfunded backlog and future services where the customer has an option to decline our continued services under a contract. In addition, there can be no assurance that our backlog will result in actual revenue in any particular period. Our receipt of revenue, and the timing and amount of revenue under contracts included in our backlog are subject to various contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, including congressional appropriations. In particular, delays in the completion of the U.S. government’s budgeting process and the use of continuing resolutions could adversely affect our ability to recognize revenue timely under the contracts included in our backlog. Furthermore, the actual receipt of revenue from contracts included in our backlog may never occur or may be delayed because:

•a program schedule could change, or the program could be canceled; a contract’s funding or scope could be reduced, modified, delayed, or terminated early, including as a result of a lack of appropriated funds or as a result of cost cutting initiatives and other efforts to reduce U.S. government spending or the automatic federal defense spending cuts required by sequestration;

•in the case of funded backlog, the period of performance for the contract has expired; or

•in the case of unfunded backlog, funding may not be available; or, in the case of priced options, our clients may not exercise their options.

Goodwill represents a significant portion of our assets and any impairment of these assets could negatively impact our results of operations.

At December 31, 2020, our goodwill was approximately $339.7 million, which represented approximately 40% of our total assets. We test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. We estimate the fair value of the reporting unit used in the goodwill impairment test using an income approach and market approach, and as a result, the fair value measurements depend on revenue growth rates, future operating margin assumptions, risk-adjusted discount rates, future economic and market

conditions, and identification of appropriate market comparable data. Because of the significance of our goodwill, any future impairment of this asset could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our insurance may be insufficient to protect us from claims or losses.

We maintain insurance coverage with third-party insurers as part of our overall risk management strategy and because some of our contracts require us to maintain specific insurance coverage limits. However, not every risk or liability is or can be protected by insurance, and, for those risks we insure, the limits of coverage we purchase or that are reasonably obtainable in the market may not be sufficient to cover all actual losses or liabilities incurred. If any of our third-party insurers fail, cancel our coverage or otherwise are unable to provide us with adequate insurance coverage, then our overall risk exposure and our operational expenses would increase, and the management of our business operations would be disrupted. Our insurance may be insufficient to protect us from significant warranty and other liability claims or losses. Moreover, there is a risk that commercially available liability insurance will not continue to be available to us at a reasonable cost, if at all. If liability claims or losses exceed our current or available insurance coverage, our business and prospects may be harmed. We are also subject to the requirements of the Defense Base Act (DBA), which generally requires insurance coverage to be provided to persons employed at U.S. military bases outside of the U.S. Failure to obtain DBA insurance may result in fines or other sanctions, including the loss of a particular contract.

The effects of changes in worldwide economic and capital markets conditions may significantly affect our ability to maintain liquidity or procure capital.

Our business may be adversely affected by factors in the U.S. and other countries that are beyond our control, such as disruptions in financial markets or downturns in economic activity in specific countries or regions, or in the various industries in which our company operates; social, political or labor conditions in specific countries or regions; or adverse changes in the availability and cost of capital, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, tax rates, or regulations in the jurisdictions in which our company operates. If we lose access to our revolving credit facility, or if we are required to raise additional capital, we may be unable to do so in the current credit and stock market environment, or we may be able to do so only on unfavorable terms.

Adverse changes to financial conditions also could jeopardize certain counterparty obligations, including those of our insurers and financial institutions and other third parties.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR SECURITIES

Our stock price may be volatile.

The market price of our common stock has been, and is likely to continue to be, highly volatile due to a number of factors, including the volatility of the stock market in general and uncertainty related to major contract awards, such as our LOGCAP V Award. The trading price of our stock varied from a low of $28.90 to a high of $59.24 in 2020. Because of this volatility, investors in our stock may experience a decline in the value of their investment or may not be able to sell their common stock at or above the price paid for the shares.

Any future offerings of debt, which would be senior to our common stock upon liquidation, or other equity securities may materially and adversely affect us or our shareholders, including the per share trading price of our common stock.

Vectrus has a shelf registration statement with the SEC that became effective in January 2020 under which we may issue, from time to time, up to $250 million of common stock, preferred stock, depository shares, warrants, rights and debt securities. In the future, we may attempt to increase our capital resources by making additional offerings of debt, including senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities or preferred equity securities and such offerings may be convertible or exchangeable for other securities and additional classes or series of preferred stock. Upon liquidation, holders of debt securities or shares of preferred stock and lenders with respect to other borrowings will be entitled to receive our available assets prior to distribution to the holders of our common stock. Additionally, any convertible or exchangeable securities that we issue in the future may have rights, preferences and privileges more favorable than those of our common stock and may result in dilution to owners of our common stock. Holders of our common stock are not entitled to preemptive rights or other protections against dilution. Our preferred stock, if issued, could have a preference on liquidating distributions or a preference on dividend payments, if issued, that could limit our ability to pay dividends to holders of our common stock. Because our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, or nature of future offerings. As a result, our shareholders bear the risk that our future offerings could reduce the per share trading price of our common stock and dilute their interest in us.

We do not currently plan to pay dividends on our common stock, and our indebtedness could limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock in the future.

We do not currently plan to pay dividends on our common stock. The declaration of any future cash dividends and, if declared, the amount of any such dividends, will be subject to our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, financial covenants and other contractual restrictions and to the discretion of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may

consider such matters as general business conditions, industry practice, our financial condition and performance, our future prospects, our cash needs and capital investment plans, income tax consequences, applicable law and such other factors as our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Additionally, our indebtedness could have important consequences for holders of our common stock. If we cannot generate sufficient cash flow from operations to meet our debt payment obligations, then our ability to pay dividends, if so determined by the Board of Directors, will be impaired. In addition, the terms of the agreements governing our current debt limit the payment of dividends and debt that we may incur in the future may also limit the payment of dividends.

Anti-takeover provisions in our organizational documents and Indiana law could delay or prevent a change in control.

Certain provisions of our amended and restated articles of incorporation and our amended and restated by-laws may delay or prevent a merger or acquisition that a shareholder may consider favorable. For example, the amended and restated articles of incorporation and the amended and restated by-laws, among other things, provide for a classified board and do not permit shareholders to convene special meetings or to remove our directors other than for cause. In addition, the amended and restated articles of incorporation authorize our Board of Directors to issue one or more series of preferred stock. These provisions may also discourage acquisition proposals or delay or prevent a change in control, which could harm our stock price. Indiana law also imposes some restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between any holder of 10% or more of our outstanding common stock and us as well as certain restrictions on the voting rights of “control shares” of an “issuing public corporation.”

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

We have 206 locations in 27 countries and territories on four continents. Our contract performance typically occurs on the government customer’s facility. Our significant locations are the corporate headquarters office located at 2424 Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado and an operations office located at 2800 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia. These properties are used by our sole operating segment. Our Colorado Springs and Alexandria offices are leased and have approximately 65,000 and 30,600 square feet, respectively. The leases for our Colorado Springs and Alexandria offices expire in 2028 and 2021, respectively. We consider the properties that we lease to be in good condition and generally suitable for the purposes for which they are used.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time we are involved in legal proceedings that are incidental to the operation of our business. Some of these proceedings seek remedies relating to employment matters, matters in connection with our contracts and matters arising under laws relating to the protection of the environment.

As a result of final indirect rate negotiations between the U.S. government and our Former Parent, we may be subject to potential adjustments to costs previously allocated by our Former Parent to our business, which was formerly Exelis’ Mission Systems Business, from 2007 through September 2014. We have recently been in discussions with our Former Parent regarding the negotiated adjustments for 2007-2014 and believe that our potential cumulative liability for these years is insignificant. In June 2019, the U.S. government provided us with the COFD for the years 2007-2010 related to Former Parent costs. In August 2019, we filed an appeal of the COFD with the ASBCA. Since October 2019, the ASBCA has granted Vectrus’ and the U.S. government’s joint requests to stay proceedings in the appeal, most recently through April 11, 2021, to enable ongoing discussions regarding the matter between Vectrus and our Former Parent. In June 2020, the U.S. government provided us with the COFD for 2013 related to Former Parent costs. In September 2020, we filed an appeal of this COFD to the ASBCA and sought a deferral of payment. In addition, we filed a motion to consolidate both appeals. The ASBCA granted our motion to consolidate. We believe we are fully indemnified under our Distribution Agreement with our Former Parent and have notified our Former Parent of our appeal of the U.S. government's decision in this matter. We believe the amount of indemnity required is insignificant.

Although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based on present information, including our assessment of the merits of the particular claim, we do not expect that any asserted or unasserted legal claims or proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our cash flow, results of operations or financial condition.

See Note 16, "Commitments and Contingencies" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

COMMON STOCK – MARKET INFORMATION, HOLDERS AND DIVIDENDS

Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “VEC". Our common stock started trading on the NYSE in September 2014. As of February 26, 2021, there were approximately 4,468 stockholders of record and 11.6 million outstanding shares of common stock.

To date, we have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock. The declaration and payment of dividends by us are subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and depend on many factors including our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, covenants associated with our debt obligations, legal requirements, regulatory constraints and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors. Therefore, there can be no assurance as to what level of dividends, if any, will be paid in the future. In deciding whether to pay future dividends on our common stock, our Board of Directors may take into account such matters as general business conditions, industry practice, our financial condition and performance, our future prospects, our cash needs and capital investment plans, debt levels and requirements, income tax consequences, applicable law and such other factors as our Board of Directors may deem relevant. See Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. For a discussion of restrictions on the payment of dividends under our credit agreement, see Note 10, "Debt", in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

For a discussion of the securities authorized under our equity compensation plans, see Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which incorporates by reference the information to be disclosed in our definitive proxy statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

We did not repurchase any of our equity securities for the year ended December 31, 2020.

STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph provides a comparison of the cumulative total shareholder return of our common stock to the returns of the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index from December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2020 with data points as of December 31 for the years shown. The graph is not, and is not intended to be, indicative of future performance of our common stock. This graph is not deemed to be “filed” with the SEC or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act) and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of our prior or subsequent filings under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (Securities Act), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

The graph assumes that $100 had been invested in Vectrus common stock, the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index on December 31, 2014 and that all dividends were reinvested.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The statement of income data for each of the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 are derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The statement of income data for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are derived from audited consolidated financial statements that are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Balance sheet data as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Balance sheet data as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are derived from audited consolidated financial statements which are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Year Ended December 31,

Results of Operations

Financial Position

1 Gross profit is calculated as revenue minus cost of revenue

The selected historical consolidated financial data presented above should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The table above reflects immaterial restatement of prior period balances discussed in Note 1 "Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our historical financial information may not be indicative of our future results of operations, financial position and cash flows.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as the discussion in Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K entitled "Business." This Annual Report provides additional information regarding the Company, our services, industry outlook and forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about our industry, business and future financial results. Our actual results could differ materially from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements. See "Forward-Looking Statement Information" for further information regarding forward-looking statements. Amounts presented in and throughout this Item 7 are rounded and, as such, rounding differences could occur in period over period changes and percentages reported.

Forward-Looking Statement Information

This Annual Report on Form 10-K and certain information incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act, and Section 27A of the Securities Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, may involve risks and uncertainties. All statements included or incorporated by reference in this report, other than statements that are purely historical, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “potential,” “continue” or similar terminology. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this report are subject to additional risks and uncertainties further discussed under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and are based on information available to us on the filing date of this report. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date

of this report. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and we cannot predict those events or how they may affect us.

We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the continued impact of COVID-19 on the global economy; our ability to submit proposals for and/or win all potential opportunities in our pipeline; our ability to retain and renew our existing contracts; our ability to compete with other companies in our market; security breaches and other disruptions to our information technology and operation; our mix of cost-plus, cost- reimbursable, and firm-fixed-price contracts; maintaining our reputation and relationship with the U.S. government; protests of new awards; our recent acquisitions of HHB and Zenetex and their integration into our business; economic, political and social conditions in the countries in which we conduct our businesses; changes in U.S. or international government defense budgets; government regulations and compliance therewith, including changes to the DoD procurement process; changes in technology; intellectual property matters; governmental investigations, reviews, audits and cost adjustments; contingencies related to actual or alleged environmental contamination, claims and concerns; delays in completion of the U.S. government's budget; our success in extending, deepening, and enhancing our technical capabilities; our success in expanding our geographic footprint or broadening our customer base; our ability to realize the full amounts reflected in our backlog; impairment of goodwill; misconduct of our employees, subcontractors, agents, prime contractors and business partners; our ability to control costs; our level of indebtedness and terms of our credit agreement; interest rate risk; subcontractor performance; economic and capital markets conditions; our ability to maintain safe work sites and equipment; our ability to retain and recruit qualified personnel and to maintain good relationships with our workforce; our teaming relationships with other contractors; changes in our accounting estimates; the adequacy of our insurance coverage; volatility in our stock price; changes in our tax provisions or exposure to additional income tax liabilities; risks and uncertainties relating to the Spin-off; changes in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); and other factors described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and elsewhere in this report and described from time to time in our future reports filed with the SEC.

Overview

Vectrus is a leading provider of global service solutions to the U.S. government worldwide. We operate as one segment and offer facility and base operations, supply chain and logistics services, information technology mission support, and engineering and digital integration services.

Our primary customer is the U.S. Department of Defense, with a high concentration in the U.S. Army. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, we had total revenue of $1.4 billion, $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, substantially all of which was derived from U.S. government customers. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, we generated approximately 69%, 69% and 73%, respectively, of our total revenue from the U.S. Army.

Executive Summary

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