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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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)
June 2, 2000
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STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-10435 06-0633559
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation Identification Number)
One Lacey Place, Southport, Connecticut 06490
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 259-7843
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On Friday, June 2, 2000, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (the "Company")
entered into an agreement for the immediate sale of the assets of its Uni-Cast
Division, located in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The Company continues to own
the land and building in which Uni-Cast will operate. In conjunction with the
sale, a supply agreement was entered into which stipulates that the Company will
continue to purchase its aluminum pistol frames from Uni-Cast. The Company
retains all the equipment related to the metal matrix composite process and all
rights under its existing licensing agreement related to this technology. The
Company anticipates that this transaction will not have a material impact on its
consolidated financial statements for 2000. For additional information,
stockholders and other interested persons may refer to the Company's press
release dated June 5, 2000, which is filed as Exhibit 20.1 to this Report and
incoporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENT, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
20.1 Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. dated June 5, 2000
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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
Date: June 19, 2000 By: /s/ Erle G. Blanchard
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Name: Erle G. Blanchard
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description of Document
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20.1 Press Release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
dated June 5, 2000
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