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Spotify Technology SA

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 8, 2024.

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The yearly report of a company based outside the US. It covers much of what a 10-K does, and may follow accounting rules other than US ones.

FY2023 · Filed Feb 8, 2024

SPOT$603.01-1.9%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

☐REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☐SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number:001-38438

Spotify Technology S.A.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Jurisdiction of incorporation)

5, Place de la Gare

L- 1616 Luxembourg

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Address of principal executive offices)

Eve Konstan

General Counsel

ir@spotify.com

150 Greenwich Street,63rd Floor

New York, New York 10007

(Name, E-mail and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Ordinary Shares (par value of €0.000625 per share)SPOTNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:197,143,389 Ordinary Shares, par value €0.000625 per share.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ¨International Financial Reporting Standards as issuedby the International Accounting Standards Board ☒Other ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17¨ Item 18¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No☒

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Certain Defined Terms1
Note on Presentation1
Forward-looking Statements3
PART I2
Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers4
Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable4
Item 3. Key Information4
Item 4. Information on the Company34
Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments42
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects42
Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees58
Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions76
Item 8. Financial Information78
Item 9. The Offer and Listing79
Item 10. Additional Information79
Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk87
Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities89
PART II90
Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies90
Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds90
Item 15. Controls and Procedures90
Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert90
Item 16B. Code of Ethics91
Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services91
Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees91
Item 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers92
Item 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant93
Item 16G. Corporate Governance93
Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure93
Item 16I. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections93
Item 16K. Cybersecurity93
PART III95
Item 17. Financial Statements95
Item 18. Financial Statements95
Item 19. Exhibits95
Signatures98
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSF-1

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