FORM 8-K
 

 
 
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 23, 2007
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)
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):
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Item 8.01 Other Events
     On January 26, 2007, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $20 million of its Common Stock from time-to-time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 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 26, 2007, announcing the approval of the Company’s stock repurchase program by the Board of Directors.
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: January 26, 2007
            
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