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
September 19, 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| NEVADA | | 001-31552 | | 87-0543688 |
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
2100 ROOSEVELT AVENUE
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
01104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(800) 331-0852
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The registrant is furnishing this Report on Form 8-K in connection with the disclosure of information, in the form of the textual information from a slide show presentation to be given at the Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Investor Summit 2005 conference on September 19, 2005, and at subsequent conferences and meetings with institutional investors during the remainder of the quarter.
The information in this Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
The registrant does not have, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to release publicly any updates or any changes in the registrant’s expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.
The text included with this Report is available on the registrant’s website located atwww.smith-wesson.com, although the registrant reserves the right to discontinue that availability at any time.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| | (a) | | Financial Statements of Business Acquired. |
Not applicable.
| | (b) | | Pro Forma Financial Information. |
Not applicable.
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| 99.1 | | Smith & Wesson presentation dated September 2005. |
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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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| | SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION
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| Date: September 19, 2005 | By: | /s/ Michael F. Golden | |
| | | Michael F. Golden | |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | | Smith & Wesson presentation dated September 2005. |
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