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)
APRIL 19, 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
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On April 19, 2004, the Company issued a press release to stockholders and
other interested parties regarding financial results for the first quarter ended
March 31, 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
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Name: Thomas A. Dineen
Title: Principal Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer
Dated: April 19, 2004
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., dated April 19,
2004, reporting the financial results for the first quarter
ended March 31, 2004.
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