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)

September 30, 2019

STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-10435	06-0633559
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

One Lacey Place, Southport, Connecticut	06890
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(203) 259-7843

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	RGR	NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On September 30, 2019, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into the First Amendment to Credit Agreement (“Amendment”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, which extends the termination date of the Credit Agreement to September 30, 2020.

This description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01

Other Events

On October 2, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing that during the third quarter of 2019 the Company repurchased a total of 44,500 shares of its common stock in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $2.0 million. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated September 30, 2019, between Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

99.2	Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., dated October 2, 2019, announcing the repurchase of 44,500 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,
		Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
		Chief Financial Officer

Dated: October 2, 2019