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) JULY 16, 2004 STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 001-10435 06-0633559 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) 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 N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Page 1 of 9 ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On July 16, 2004, the Company issued a press release to stockholders and other interested parties regarding financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. 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. 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, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Dated: July 16, 2004 INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION -------------- ----------- 99.1 Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., dated July 16, 2004, reporting the financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. 2