STURM RUGER & CO INC — Director's Dealing 2012

May 9, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STURM RUGER & CO INC (RGR)
CIK: 0000095029
Period of Report: 2012-05-08

Reporting Person: Whitaker Ronald C (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-08	Common Stock	A	678	—	Acquired	22900	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-08	Common Stock (Right to Buy)	$	A	1017	Acquired	2015-05-08	Common Stock (1017)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The restricted Stock vests and becomes exercisable on the date of the Company's 2013 Annual Meeting.

F2: Includes 1,416 shares held by Mr. Whitaker's spouse.

F3: Restricted Stock Units subject to time-based and other conditions of the award.

F4: Securities convert to Common Stock on a one-to-one basis on the date vested in accordance with the terms of the award.