8-K 1 form8k-21340_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)

February 8, 2019

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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 06890 (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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company is furnishing a report made available to its shareholders on February 8, 2019 (the “Report to Shareholders”). The text of the Report to Shareholders is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This disclosure of the Report to Shareholders on this Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed by Regulation FD.

The Company does not have, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to release publicly any updates or any changes to the Report to Shareholders, the information set forth therein or its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement in the Report to Shareholders is based.

The Report to Shareholders is available on the Company’s website at www.ruger.com/corporate/. The Company reserves the right to discontinue that availability at any time.

| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Report to Shareholders made available to shareholders on February 8, 2019.

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: February 8, 2019

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