Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective as of May 29, 2025, Kevin B. Reid, Sr. resigned as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company. Mr. Reid will remain as a Vice President of the Company until June 30, 2025, at which time he will resign from such position and continue working for the Company as Senior Counsel until his retirement on June 30, 2026.
Sarah F. Colbert has been appointed to serve as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company, effective upon Mr. Reid’s resignation from such positions on May 29, 2025.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 29, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as described below.
Proposal 1
The individuals listed below were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve a one-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors.
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | |||||||
| John A. Cosentino, Jr. | 10,371,209 | 358,360 | ||||||
| Sandra S. Froman | 9,982,845 | 746,724 | ||||||
| Rebecca S. Halstead | 10,256,848 | 472,721 | ||||||
| Christopher J. Killoy | 10,458,841 | 270,728 | ||||||
| Terrence G. O’Connor | 10,259,386 | 470,183 | ||||||
| Amir P. Rosenthal | 10,209,948 | 519,621 | ||||||
| Todd W. Seyfert | 10,532,452 | 197,117 | ||||||
| Ronald C. Whitaker | 10,360,372 | 369,197 | ||||||
| Phillip C. Widman | 10,390,593 | 338,976 | ||||||
Non-Votes on each nominee: 2,761,971
Proposal 2
Proposal 2 was a management proposal to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025, as described in the proxy materials. This proposal was approved.
| Votes For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 13,274,387 | 164,451 | 52,702 | — | |||||||||||
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Proposal 3
Proposal 3 was a management proposal to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| Votes For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 10,384,875 | 253,873 | 90,821 | 2,761,971 | |||||||||||
The text included with this Current Report on Form 8-K is available on our website located at Ruger.com/corporate, although we reserve the right to discontinue that availability at any time.
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: June 2, 2025
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