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)
March 12, 2018
STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of |
001-10435 (Commission File Number) |
06-0633559 (IRS Employer Identification |
| 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).
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
The Company is furnishing a letter made available to its shareholders on March 12, 2018 (the “Letter to Shareholders”). The text of the Letter 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 Letter 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 in the Letter to Shareholders or its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.
The Letter to Shareholders is available on the Company’s website at 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 | Letter to Shareholders made available to shareholders on March 12, 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: March 12, 2018
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