# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000095029
**File Stem:** 0001174947-26-000210
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 6377
**Document Hash:** e15072fd041c6b7c642e2acbfb3de5a8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001174947-26-000210.hdr.sgml**: 20260223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001174947-26-000210

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260222

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260223

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260223

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** STURM RUGER & CO INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000095029
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ORDNANCE & ACCESSORIES, (NO VEHICLES/GUIDED MISSILES) [3480]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 060633559
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-10435
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26662307

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 LACEY PLACE
- **CITY:** SOUTHPORT
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06490
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2032597843

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 LACEY PLACE
- **CITY:** SOUTHPORT
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06490

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**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)**

 **February 22, 2026**

**STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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

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

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**(203) 259-7843**

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

**N/A**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;Title of each class | &nbsp;&nbsp;Trading Symbol(s) | &nbsp;&nbsp;Name of each exchange on which registered |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Common Stock, $1 par value | &nbsp;&nbsp;RGR | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Stock Exchange |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Common Stock Purchase Rights | &nbsp;&nbsp;N/A | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Stock Exchange |

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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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

On February 22, 2026, each of Sandra Froman, Christopher Killoy and Rebecca Halstead retired from the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (the "Company"). They did not resign by reason of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

Following such retirements, on February 22, 2026, the Board elected each of Aaron Rivers, Stephen Timm and Lorin Cassidy Wolfe to fill the vacancies on the Board created through such retirements, effective immediately. Mr. Rivers currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Dakkota Integrated Systems. Mr. Timm previously served as President of Collins Aerospace. Ms. Wolfe currently serves as Vice President, Business System at Johnson Controls.

The Board has not yet appointed Mr. Rivers, Mr. Timm or Ms. Wolfe to serve on any Board committees or made any determination about their future Board committee appointments. The Board has determined that each of Mr. Rivers, Mr. Timm and Ms. Wolfe is an "independent" director under the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the Company's corporate board governance guidelines.

As non-management directors, Mr. Rivers, Mr. Timm and Ms. Wolfe will participate in the Company's standard compensation program for non-management directors, in accordance with the policies and procedures previously approved by the Board for non-management directors, as disclosed in the Company's most recent Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2025.

There are no arrangements between Mr. Rivers, Mr. Timm and Ms. Wolfe and any other person pursuant to which any of Mr. Rivers, Mr. Timm and Ms. Wolfe was elected to serve as a director of the Company, nor are there any transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which any of Mr. Rivers, Mr. Timm and Ms. Wolfe has a material interest.

**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.

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| STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. | STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. | STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. |
| By: | /S/ Thomas A. Dineen | /S/ Thomas A. Dineen |
|  | Name: | Thomas A. Dineen |
|  | Title: | Principal Financial Officer, |
|  |  | Principal Accounting Officer, |
|  |  | Senior Vice President, Treasurer and |
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer |

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Dated: February 23, 2026