Unassociated Document
 
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)
October 30, 2010
 
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):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 1, 2010, the Company issued a press release to stockholders and other interested parties announcing i) the declaration of a 7.8¢ per share dividend payable on November 26, 2010 to shareholders of record on November 12, 2010, and ii) the expansion of its stock repurchase program from $4.3 million to $10 million.  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 November 1, 2010, announcing i) the declaration of a 7.8¢ per share dividend payable on November 26, 2010 to shareholders of record on November 12, 2010, and ii) the expansion of its stock repurchase program from $4.3 million to $10 million.



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,
Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
  
         
Dated:  November 1, 2010