Exhibit 99.1

Actuant Reports Second Quarter Results

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2009--Actuant Corporation (NYSE: ATU) today announced sales and earnings for its second quarter ended February 28, 2009.

Highlights

Robert C. Arzbaecher, Chairman and CEO of Actuant commented, “During our seasonally weakest second quarter, Actuant experienced increasingly difficult market conditions due to the challenging global economic environment. Our results reflect the impact of weak end market demand, extended customer shutdowns, and our own inventory reduction efforts. While overall core sales declined 27% in the quarter, we generated year-over-year core growth in our maintenance driven Energy segment and in some of our smaller businesses. We have and will continue to implement aggressive restructuring and cost reduction actions to help offset the impact of weaker demand. We have reduced headcount, consolidated facilities, eliminated shifts and established short work week schedules to better align our production, inventory and costs with lower customer demand. These actions drove a 10% headcount reduction in our second quarter alone. In keeping with our focus on cash flow, we reduced primary working capital during the quarter and generated free cash flow of $28 million.”

Consolidated Results

Sales for the quarter declined 25% to $300 million compared to $400 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2008. Excluding the impact of foreign currency rate changes (-4%) and acquisitions (+6%), core sales declined 27%.


Net income and diluted earnings per share (EPS) in the fiscal 2009 second quarter were $3.2 million and $0.06, respectively, compared to $22.2 million and $0.35, respectively, in the comparable quarter last year. Results for the second quarter of 2009 include restructuring charges of $3.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share. Second quarter 2008 results include restructuring charges of $5.0 million, or $0.07 per diluted share. Excluding these items, EPS was $0.09 in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to $0.43 in the prior year’s quarter. (See attached reconciliation of earnings).

Sales for the six months ended February 28, 2009 were $680 million, 17% lower than the $815 million in the comparable prior year period. Excluding the impact of the stronger US dollar (-4%) and sales from acquired businesses (+6%), year-to-date core sales decreased 19%.

Net earnings for the six months ended February 28, 2009 were $14.8 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to $49.7 million, or $0.79 per diluted share for the comparable prior year period. Year-to-date fiscal 2009 results include a $26.6 million ($0.26 per diluted share) non-cash charge related to RV goodwill impairment and $3.9 million ($0.03 per diluted share) of restructuring charges. Results for the six months ended February 29, 2008 include $10.5 million ($0.16 per diluted share) of restructuring charges. Excluding these items, current year first half EPS was $0.54, compared to $0.95 for the comparable prior year period. (See attached reconciliation of earnings).

Segment Results

 

Industrial Segment

(US $ in millions)

 

  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
February 28, 2009   February 29, 2008 February 28, 2009   February 29, 2008
Sales $71.7 $87.3 $162.2 $174.8
Operating Profit (1) $16.0 $26.0 $42.1 $51.7
Operating Profit % 22.3 % 29.8 % 25.9 % 29.5 %

(1) Results for the three and six months ended February 28, 2009 exclude restructuring charges of $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Second quarter fiscal 2009 Industrial segment sales decreased 18% to $72 million. Excluding foreign currency rate changes (-5%), Industrial segment core sales were 13% lower than the comparable prior year period. The core sales decline reflected weaker global end market demand across the segment’s diverse channels as well as customer inventory destocking. Second quarter operating profit margin declined 750 basis points from the prior year due to the reduced sales volume, unfavorable mix and lower absorption associated with inventory reductions.

Energy Segment

(US $ in millions)

   
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
February 28, 2009   February 29, 2008 February 28, 2009   February 29, 2008
Sales $59.5 $43.5 $133.5 $93.1
Operating Profit $5.9 $6.8 $21.5 $19.1
Operating Profit % 9.9 % 15.6 % 16.1 % 20.5 %

Fiscal 2009 second quarter Energy segment sales grew 37% to $60 million. The acquisitions of Cortland and Superior Plant Services contributed 48% to sales while the stronger US dollar reduced sales by 16%. Core sales grew 5% due to higher demand for oil & gas and power generation maintenance products and services. Operating profit margin for this seasonally weak quarter was 9.9% reflecting unfavorable acquisition mix partially offset by the higher volume.

Electrical Segment

(US $ in millions)

   
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
February 28, 2009   February 29, 2008 February 28, 2009   February 29, 2008
Sales $91.8 $135.8 $199.8 $276.1
Operating Profit (2) $0.4 $11.8 $5.1 $23.5
Operating Profit % 0.4 % 8.7 % 2.6 % 8.5 %

(2) Results for the three and six months ended February 28, 2009 exclude restructuring charges of $1.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Results for the three and six months ended February 29, 2008 exclude restructuring charges of $5.0 million and $10.5 million, respectively.

Electrical segment fiscal 2009 second quarter sales declined 32% to $92 million. Core sales decreased 29% reflecting continued weak demand from marine, retail and transformer customers, the impact of SKU reductions in the European Electrical product line and the previously disclosed loss of certain retail business in North America in the second half of fiscal 2008. The stronger US dollar contributed 3% to the core sales decline. Segment operating profit margin declined to 0.4% primarily reflecting lower sales and production volumes. Total headcount declined approximately 8% during the quarter and has been reduced by approximately 30% during the past year.

Engineered Solutions Segment

(US $ in millions)

   
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
February 28, 2009   February 29, 2008 February 28, 2009   February 29, 2008
Sales $76.7 $133.0 $184.1 $270.8
Operating Profit (3) $(2.1) $10.8 $6.5 $24.0
Operating Profit % (2.7)% 8.2% 3.6% 8.8%

(3) Results for the three months ended February 28, 2009 exclude restructuring charges of $1.3 million. Results for the six months ended February 28, 2009 exclude a $26.6 million pre-tax RV asset impairment charge and $1.7 million in restructuring charges.

Second quarter fiscal 2009 Engineered Solutions sales declined 42% (-42% core, -3% currency translation and +3% acquisitions) reflecting sharply lower demand from the Company’s vehicle end markets. The segment incurred an operating loss of $2.1 million due to the significant reduction in sales and lower manufacturing overhead absorption. The segment’s headcount was reduced by approximately 18% during the quarter.


Corporate

Corporate expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 were approximately $5.0 million, or $2.7 million lower than the comparable prior year period due to lower incentive compensation expense, headcount reductions and reduced spending.

Financial Position

Net debt at February 28, 2009 was $658 million (total debt of $680 million less $22 million of cash). The decrease of $12 million from the beginning of the quarter reflects free cash flow which was partially offset by an $11 million decline in amounts outstanding under Actuant’s accounts receivable securitization facility.

The Company had over $175 million of available liquidity at February 28, 2009 including cash and revolver availability. With less than $6 million of required debt repayments over the next twelve months, and positive cash flow forecasted during the balance of fiscal 2009, Actuant expects to further reduce outstanding borrowings.

Outlook

Arzbaecher continued “While visibility remains low, we do not expect a rebound in consumer or industrial demand to materialize during the second half of our fiscal year. Accordingly, we will continue to reduce costs and maximize cash flow. Given this backdrop, we expect our third quarter sales and EPS to be in the range of $300-320 million, and $0.12-0.20 per share, respectively. Our current projection for the full year is for sales and EPS to be in the range of approximately $1.3 billion, and $0.85-$1.00 per share, respectively. We remain confident in the fundamental strength of the Actuant businesses, have the right long term growth strategies in place and maintain the confidence and operating experience to manage through this difficult current environment."

Conference Call Information

An investor conference call is scheduled for 10am CT today, March 18, 2009. Webcast information and conference call materials will be made available on the Actuant company website (www.actuant.com) prior to the start of the call.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the above comments represent forward-looking statements made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Management cautions that these statements are based on current estimates of future performance and are highly dependent upon a variety of factors, which could cause actual results to differ from these estimates. Actuant’s results are also subject to general economic conditions, variation in demand from customers, the impact of geopolitical activity on the economy, continued market acceptance of the Company’s new product introductions, the successful integration of acquisitions, restructuring, operating margin risk due to competitive pricing and operating efficiencies, supply chain risk, material and labor cost increases, foreign currency fluctuations and interest rate risk. See the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding risk factors.


About Actuant

Actuant, headquartered in Butler, Wisconsin, is a diversified industrial company with operations in more than 30 countries. The Actuant businesses are market leaders in highly engineered position and motion control systems, rope and cable solutions and branded hydraulic and electrical tools and supplies. Since its creation through a spin-off in 2000, Actuant has grown its sales from $482 million to $1.66 billion in fiscal 2008. The Company employs a workforce of approximately 6,600 worldwide. Actuant trades on the NYSE under the symbol ATU. For further information on Actuant and its business units, visit the Company's website at www.actuant.com.

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Actuant Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
           
February 28, August 31,
2009 2008
 
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 22,329 $ 122,549
Accounts receivable, net 166,857 226,564
Inventories, net 205,513 215,391
Deferred income taxes 11,472 11,870
Other current assets 13,647   16,092  
Total current assets 419,818 592,466
 
Property, plant and equipment, net 134,238 134,550
Goodwill 702,254 639,862
Other intangible assets, net 364,476 292,359
Other long-term assets 12,620   9,145  
 
Total assets $ 1,633,406   $ 1,668,382  
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings $ 2,865 $ 339
Trade accounts payable 109,727 166,863
Accrued compensation and benefits 34,078 59,023
Income taxes payable 14,053 24,867
Current maturities of long-term debt 5,766 -
Other current liabilities 51,792   60,033  
Total current liabilities 218,281 311,125
 
Long-term debt, less current maturities 671,993 573,818
Deferred income taxes 119,029 99,634
Pension and postretirement benefit accruals 25,778 27,641
Other long-term liabilities 27,685 26,658
 
Shareholders' equity
Capital stock 11,339 11,200
Additional paid-in capital (316,401 ) (324,898 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (75,182 ) 7,149
Stock held in trust (2,291 ) (2,081 )
Deferred compensation liability 2,291 2,081
Retained earnings 950,884   936,055  
Total shareholders' equity 570,640   629,506  
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 1,633,406   $ 1,668,382  

Actuant Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
       
 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
February 28, February 29, February 28, February 29,
2009   2008 2009   2008
 
Net sales $ 299,674 $ 399,629 $ 679,654 $ 814,772
Cost of products sold 204,594     265,789   452,682     540,099  
Gross profit 95,080 133,840 226,972 274,673
 
Selling, administrative and engineering expenses 74,729 82,679 150,215 163,976
Restructuring charges 3,144 4,952 3,876 10,472
Impairment charge - - 26,553 -
Amortization of intangible assets 5,209     3,461   9,666     6,718  
Operating profit 11,998 42,748 36,662 93,507
 
Financing costs, net 9,904 9,032 22,139 18,331
Other (income) expense, net (35 )   (670 ) (569 )   (1,780 )

Earnings from operations before income

tax expense and minority interest

2,129 34,386 15,092 76,956
 
Income tax expense (benefit) (1,105 ) 12,154 265 27,302
Minority interest, net of income taxes (10 )   (7 ) (15 )   (12 )
 
Net earnings $ 3,244     $ 22,239   $ 14,842     $ 49,666  
 
 
Earnings per share
Basic $ 0.06 $ 0.40 $ 0.26 $ 0.89
Diluted 0.06 0.35 0.25 0.79
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic 56,170 55,815 56,096 55,712
Diluted 64,256 64,716 64,325 64,691

Actuant Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
       
 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
February 28, February 29, February 28, February 29,
2009 2008 2009 2008
 
Operating Activities
Net earnings $ 3,244 $ 22,239 14,842 $ 49,666

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization 12,998 11,028 25,744 21,492
Stock-based compensation expense 1,911 1,537 3,448 3,140
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes - 459 (10,360 ) 6,679
Impairment charge - - 26,553 -
Other 990 (407 ) 1,054 (215 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of the business acquisitions
Accounts receivable 53,827 (2,288 ) 58,801 (25,055 )
Accounts receivable securitization program (11,052 ) (4,593 ) (10,569 ) 331
Inventories 15,628 844 10,296 (6,180 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets 2,153 1,027 2,115 1,975
Trade accounts payable (36,902 ) 4,524 (56,585 ) 4,762
Income taxes payable (9,498 ) (796 ) (7,603 ) 1,656
Other accrued liabilities (12,198 ) (1,454 ) (24,117 ) 2,593  
Net cash provided by operating activities 21,101 32,120 33,619 60,844
 
Investing Activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 196 3,258 290 11,579
Capital expenditures (4,873 ) (10,198 ) (12,507 ) (19,234 )
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (4,104 ) (3,629 ) (235,872 ) (51,066 )
Net cash used in investing activities (8,781 ) (10,569 ) (248,089 ) (58,721 )
 
Financing Activities

Net borrowings (repayments) on revolving credit facilities and other debt

(19,786 ) 1,999 168,209 2,133
Proceeds from term loan - - 115,000 -
Principal repayments on term loans - - (155,000 ) (994 )
Debt issuance and amendment costs - - (5,333 ) (2,221 )
Cash dividend - - (2,251 ) -
Stock option exercises, related tax benefits, and other 397   1,325   2,876   3,338  
Net cash provided by (used in ) financing activities (19,389 ) 3,324 123,501 2,256
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (820 ) 1,296   (9,251 ) 3,853  
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (7,889 ) 26,171 (100,220 ) 8,232
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 30,218   68,741   122,549   86,680  
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $ 22,329   $ 94,912   $ 22,329   $ 94,912  

ACTUANT CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL UNAUDITED DATA
(Dollars in thousands)
                       
FISCAL 2008 FISCAL 2009
Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   TOTAL Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   TOTAL
SALES
INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT $ 87,412 $ 87,344 $ 101,593 $ 98,149 $ 374,498 $ 90,524 $ 71,682 $ 162,206
ENERGY SEGMENT 49,677 43,458 58,442 60,823 212,400 73,982 59,526 133,508
ELECTRICAL SEGMENT 140,293 135,785 135,311 118,575 529,964 108,057 91,788 199,845
ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS SEGMENT 137,761     133,042     149,310     126,968     547,081   107,417     76,678             184,095  
TOTAL $ 415,143     $ 399,629     $ 444,656     $ 404,515     $ 1,663,943   $ 379,980     $ 299,674             $ 679,654  
 
% SALES GROWTH
INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT 37 % 33 % 38 % 30 % 34 % 4 % -18 % -7 %
ENERGY SEGMENT 24 % 41 % 38 % 29 % 32 % 49 % 37 % 43 %
ELECTRICAL SEGMENT 10 % 6 % 1 % -14 % 0 % -23 % -32 % -28 %
ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS SEGMENT 23 % 15 % 10 % -1 % 11 % -22 % -42 % -32 %
TOTAL 21 % 17 % 15 % 4 % 14 % -8 % -25 % -17 %
 
OPERATING PROFIT
INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT $ 25,662 $ 25,990 $ 31,054 $ 31,103 $ 113,809 $ 26,107 $ 15,972 $ 42,079
ENERGY SEGMENT 12,314 6,767 12,638 16,266 47,985 15,651 5,896 21,547
ELECTRICAL SEGMENT 11,614 11,842 8,986 4,894 37,335 4,740 390 5,130
ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS SEGMENT 13,106 10,844 17,053 12,600 53,603 8,648 (2,103 ) 6,545
CORPORATE / GENERAL (6,415 )   (7,743 )   (8,203 )   (8,549 )   (30,910 ) (3,197 )   (5,013 )           (8,210 )
TOTAL - EXCLUDING IMPAIRMENT / RESTRUCTURING CHARGES $ 56,281 $ 47,700 $ 61,528 $ 56,314 $ 221,822 $ 51,949 $ 15,142 $ 67,091
IMPAIRMENT CHARGE - - - - - (26,553 ) - (26,553 )
RESTRUCTURING CHARGE (5,521 )   (4,952 )   -     -     (10,473 ) (732 )   (3,144 )           (3,876 )
TOTAL $ 50,760     $ 42,748     $ 61,528     $ 56,314     $ 211,349   $ 24,664     $ 11,998             $ 36,662  
 
OPERATING PROFIT %
INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT 29.4 % 29.8 % 30.6 % 31.7 % 30.4 % 28.8 % 22.3 % 25.9 %
ENERGY SEGMENT 24.8 % 15.6 % 21.6 % 26.7 % 22.6 % 21.2 % 9.9 % 16.1 %
ELECTRICAL SEGMENT 8.3 % 8.7 % 6.6 % 4.1 % 7.0 % 4.4 % 0.4 % 2.6 %
ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS SEGMENT 9.5 % 8.2 % 11.4 % 9.9 % 9.8 % 8.1 % -2.7 % 3.6 %
TOTAL (INCLUDING CORPORATE) - EXCLUDING IMPAIRMENT / RESTRUCTURING CHARGES 13.6 % 11.9 % 13.8 % 13.9 % 13.3 % 13.7 % 5.1 % 9.9 %
 
EBITDA
INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT $ 28,017 $ 27,840 $ 32,617 $ 32,599 $ 121,073 $ 27,139 $ 17,058 $ 44,197
ENERGY SEGMENT 14,553 9,546 15,771 20,399 60,269 21,675 11,493 33,168
ELECTRICAL SEGMENT 14,495 14,340 11,553 7,186 47,573 6,195 1,666 7,861
ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS SEGMENT 17,422 15,194 20,811 17,488 70,915 13,330 2,016 15,346
CORPORATE / GENERAL (6,632 )   (7,522 )   (7,991 )   (8,163 )   (30,308 ) (3,110 )   (4,058 )           (7,168 )
TOTAL - EXCLUDING IMPAIRMENT / RESTRUCTURING CHARGES $ 67,855 $ 59,398 $ 72,761 $ 69,509 $ 269,522 $ 65,229 $ 28,175 $ 93,404
IMPAIRMENT CHARGE - - - - - (26,553 ) - (26,553 )
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES (5,521 )   (4,952 )   -     -     (10,473 ) (732 )   (3,144 )           (3,876 )
TOTAL $ 62,334     $ 54,446     $ 72,761     $ 69,509     $ 259,049   $ 37,944     $ 25,031             $ 62,975  
 
EBITDA %
INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT 32.1 % 31.9 % 32.1 % 33.2 % 32.3 % 30.0 % 23.8 % 27.2 %
ENERGY SEGMENT 29.3 % 22.0 % 27.0 % 33.5 % 28.4 % 29.3 % 19.3 % 24.8 %
ELECTRICAL SEGMENT 10.3 % 10.6 % 8.5 % 6.1 % 9.0 % 5.7 % 1.8 % 3.9 %
ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS SEGMENT 12.6 % 11.4 % 13.9 % 13.8 % 13.0 % 12.4 % 2.6 % 8.3 %
TOTAL (INCLUDING CORPORATE) - EXCLUDING IMPAIRMENT / RESTRUCTURING CHARGES 16.3 % 14.9 % 16.4 % 17.2 % 16.2 % 17.2 % 9.4 % 13.7 %

ACTUANT CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures
(Dollars in thousands, except for per share amounts)
                       
FISCAL 2008 FISCAL 2009
Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   TOTAL Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   TOTAL
 
NET EARNINGS EXCLUDING RESTRUCTURING CHARGE
AND TAX ADJUSTMENTS / CREDITS (1)
NET EARNINGS (GAAP MEASURE) $ 27,427 $ 22,239 $ 38,635 $ 34,243 $ 122,544 $ 11,598 $ 3,244 $ 14,842
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES, NET OF TAX BENEFIT 5,521 4,729 - - 10,250 506 2,156 2,662
IMPAIRMENT CHARGE, NET OF TAX BENEFIT - - - - - 16,463 - 16,463
TAX ADJUSTMENTS / CREDITS -     -     (2,625 )   -     (2,625 ) -     -             -  
TOTAL (NON-GAAP MEASURE) $ 32,948     $ 26,968     $ 36,010     $ 34,243     $ 130,169   $ 28,567     $ 5,400             $ 33,967  
 
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE EXCLUDING RESTRUCTURING
CHARGE AND TAX ADJUSTMENTS / CREDITS (1)
NET EARNINGS (GAAP MEASURE) $ 0.43 $ 0.35 $ 0.60 $ 0.54 $ 1.93 $ 0.19 $ 0.06 $ 0.25
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES, NET OF TAX BENEFIT 0.09 0.07 - - 0.16 - 0.03 0.03
IMPAIRMENT CHARGE, NET OF TAX BENEFIT - - - - - 0.26 - 0.26
TAX ADJUSTMENTS / CREDITS -     -     (0.04 )   -     (0.04 ) -     -             -  
TOTAL (NON-GAAP MEASURE) $ 0.52     $ 0.43     $ 0.56     $ 0.54     $ 2.05   $ 0.45     $ 0.09             $ 0.54  
 
EBITDA (2)
NET EARNINGS (GAAP MEASURE) $ 27,427 $ 22,239 $ 38,635 $ 34,243 $ 122,544 $ 11,598 $ 3,244 $ 14,842
FINANCING COSTS, NET 9,300 9,032 9,190 8,887 36,409 12,235 9,904 22,139
INCOME TAX EXPENSE 15,149 12,154 13,465 14,598 55,365 1,370 (1,105 ) 265
DEPRECIATION & AMORTIZATION 10,464 11,028 11,434 11,783 44,709 12,746 12,998 25,744
MINORITY INTEREST, NET OF INCOME TAX (6 )   (7 )   37     (2 )   22   (5 )   (10 )           (15 )
EBITDA (NON-GAAP MEASURE) $ 62,334 $ 54,446 $ 72,761 $ 69,509 $ 259,049 $ 37,944 $ 25,031 $ 62,975
IMPAIRMENT CHARGE - - - - - 26,553 - 26,553
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES 5,521     4,952     -     -     10,473   732     3,144             3,876  

EBITDA (NON-GAAP MEASURE) - EXCLUDING IMPAIRMENT AND RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

$ 67,855     $ 59,398     $ 72,761     $ 69,509     $ 269,522   $ 65,229     $ 28,175             $ 93,404  
(1)  

Net earnings and diluted earnings per share excluding restructuring charges and income tax adjustments / credits represent net earnings and diluted earnings per share per the Consolidated Statement of Earnings net of charges or credits for items to be highlighted for comparability purposes.  These measures should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings or diluted earnings per share as an indicator of the company's operating performance.  However, this presentation is important to investors for understanding the operating results of the current portfolio of Actuant companies.  The total of the individual components do not equal diluted earnings per share excluding restructuring charges and income tax adjustments / credits due to rounding.

 
(2)

EBITDA represents net earnings before financing costs, net, income tax expense, depreciation & amortization and minority interest.  EBITDA is not a calculation based upon generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  The amounts included in the EBITDA calculation, however, are derived from amounts included in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings data. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings or operating profit as an indicator of the company's operating performance, or as an alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of liquidity.  Actuant has presented EBITDA because it regularly reviews this as a measure of the company's ability to incur and service debt.  In addition, EBITDA is used by many of our investors and lenders, and is presented as a convenience to them.  However, the EBITDA measure presented may not always be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to differences in the components of the calculation.  The total of the individual quarters may not equal the annual total due to rounding.

CONTACT:
Actuant Corporation
Karen Bauer
Director, Investor Relations
262-373-7462