Actuant Announces Dividend

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Actuant Corporation (NYSE: ATU) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a cash dividend on the Company's common stock. The Board declared a dividend of $0.04 per common share payable on October 15, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2010.

About Actuant

Actuant Corporation is a diversified industrial company with operations in more than 30 countries. The Actuant businesses are leaders in a broad array of niche markets including branded hydraulic and electrical tools and supplies; specialized products and services for energy related industries and highly engineered position and motion control systems. The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Butler, Wisconsin. Actuant trades on the NYSE under the symbol ATU. For further information on Actuant and its businesses, visit the Company's website at www.actuant.com.

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Released August 3, 2010