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
25, 2010
STURM,
RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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DELAWARE
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-10435
(Commission
File Number)
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06-0633559
(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT |
06890 |
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(Zip
Code)
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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):
Item 7.01. Regulation FD
Disclosure.
We are
furnishing this Report on Form 8-K in connection with the disclosure of
information during a conference call and webcast on February 25, 2010 discussing
our 2009 financial results. The transcript of the conference call and
webcast is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form
8-K.
The
information in this Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit) is furnished
pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This Report on
Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any
information in the Report that is required to be disclosed solely by
Regulation FD.
The text
included with this Report on Form 8-K and the replay of the conference call and
webcast on February 25, 2010 is available on our website located at www.ruger.com/corporate/, although we reserve the
right to discontinue that availability at any time.
Certain
statements contained in this Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit) may be
deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and we
intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor
created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, statements regarding market demand, sales levels of firearms, anticipated
castings sales and earnings, the need for external financing for operations or
capital expenditures, the results of pending litigation against the Company
including lawsuits filed by mayors, attorneys general and other governmental
entities and membership organizations, the impact of future firearms control and
environmental legislation, and accounting estimates. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation
to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date such forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the
occurrence of subsequent unanticipated events.
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99.1
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Transcript
of conference call and webcast conducted on February 25,
2010.
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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.
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STURM,
RUGER & COMPANY, INC. |
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By:
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/s/ THOMAS
A. DINEEN |
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Name: |
Thomas
A. Dineen |
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Title: |
Principal
Financial Officer,
Vice
President, Treasurer and
Chief
Financial Officer
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