8-K 1 form8k-20231_rgr.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

May 8, 2018

STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-10435 (Commission File Number) | 06-0633559 (IRS Employer Identification Number)

ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT | 06890
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 259-7843

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 8, 2018, the Company issued a press release to stockholders and other interested parties regarding financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., dated May 8, 2018, reporting the financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

| STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
| By: | /S/ THOMAS A. DINEEN
|  | Name: | Thomas A. Dineen
|  | Title: | Principal Financial Officer,
|  |  | Principal Accounting Officer,
|  |  | Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 8, 2018

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