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)

January 4, 2017

 

 

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):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On January 4, 2017, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that during the fourth quarter of 2016 the Company repurchased a total of 283,343 shares of its common stock in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $14.0 million. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1 Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. dated January 4, 2017, announcing the repurchase of 283,343 shares of its common stock in the open market.

 

 

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
      Treasurer and Chief Financial
      Officer

 

Dated: January 4, 2017

 

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