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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2003

OR

Commission File No. 1-11288

ACTUANT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

6100 NORTH BAKER ROAD

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53209

Mailing address: P. O. Box 3241, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(414) 352-4160

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  x    No  ¨

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock as of June 30, 2003 was 11,750,745.

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Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. The terms “may,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “objective,” “plan,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. In addition to the assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with such statements, factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions and market conditions in the recreational vehicle, truck, automotive, industrial production, and construction industries in North America, Europe and, to a lesser extent, Asia, market acceptance of existing and new products, successful integration of acquisitions, operating margin risk due to competitive pricing and operating efficiencies, supply chain risk, material or labor cost increases, foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, the economy’s reaction to terrorist attacks and the impact of war, the length of economic downturns in the Company’s markets, the resolution of contingent liabilities related to APW Ltd. and other litigation matters, the Company’s ability to access capital markets, the Company’s debt level, and other factors that may be referred to or noted in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

Actuant Corporation provides free-of-charge access to our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments thereto, through our website, www.actuant.com, as soon as reasonably practical after such reports are electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1—Financial Statements

ACTUANT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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ACTUANT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share amounts)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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ACTUANT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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ACTUANT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Actuant Corporation (“Actuant” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of August 31, 2002 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in its fiscal 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K. For additional information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes in the Company’s fiscal 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial results have been made. Except as discussed otherwise, such adjustments consist of only those of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the nine months ended May 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending August 31, 2003.

Prior year financial statements have been reclassified where appropriate to conform to current year presentations.

Note 2. Acquisitions

On September 3, 2002, the Company acquired approximately 80% of the outstanding capital stock of Heinrich Kopp AG (“Kopp” or the “Kopp Acquisition”). Kopp, headquartered in Kahl, Germany, is a leading provider of electrical products to the German, Austrian and Eastern European retail home center markets. The Kopp Acquisition provides the Tools & Supplies business with a European platform for its electrical tools and supplies, and supports its vision of being a global supplier in the electrical marketplace. In the transaction, the Company paid approximately $15.7 million (including the assumption of debt and deferred purchase price of $1.8 million, less acquired cash). The Company was also granted an option to acquire, and the sellers were granted a put option to sell, the remaining outstanding equity commencing in October 2003 for approximately $3 million. The Kopp Acquisition was funded with the proceeds of $10.5 million of borrowings under the Company’s existing revolving credit facility and the assumption of approximately $5.5 million of debt, less “acquired cash” of approximately $1.8 million on Kopp’s balance sheet. The transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting; therefore, the results of operations are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements only since the acquisition date. There was no goodwill recorded in the acquisition, as the purchase price was less than the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities. Accordingly, the book value of the acquired long-lived assets has been reduced as required under generally accepted accounting principles.

The Company committed to integration plans to restructure portions of Kopp’s operations during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. These plans are designed to reduce administrative and operational costs and resulted in a $16.7 million restructuring reserve being recorded in the purchase accounting process. Of the reserve, $3.1 million relates to the closure of Kopp’s manufacturing facility in Ingolstadt, Germany, with the balance primarily representing other employee severance costs to be incurred in connection with the transfer of certain production to lower cost locations and general reductions in the workforce. As a result of these plans, the Company expects to terminate a significant number of employees, with the majority of such actions to be completed in calendar 2003. As of May 31, 2003 the Ingolstadt facility had been closed and discussions were underway with the local works councils on the social plans proposed by the Company.

A rollforward of the restructuring reserve follows:

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The following unaudited pro forma results of operations of the Company for the nine months ended May 31, 2002 give effect to the Kopp acquisition as though the transaction had occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2002.

The unaudited pro forma financial information presented above is not necessarily indicative of either the results of operations that would have occurred had the transaction taken place at the beginning of fiscal 2002 or the future results of operations.

In April 2003 the Company acquired Shanghai Sanxin Hydraulic Co., Ltd. (“Sanxin” or the “Sanxin Acquisition”), a Chinese hydraulics manufacturer, for a total of $1.7 million in cash and assumed debt. Due to a lack of materiality, a purchase price allocation and other financial statement disclosures are not presented herein.

Note 3. Accounts Receivable Financing

The Company utilizes an accounts receivable securitization program whereby it sells certain of its United States trade accounts receivable to a wholly owned special purpose subsidiary which, in turn, sells participating interests in its pool of receivables to a financial institution. Sales of the participating interests in the trade receivables are reflected as a reduction of accounts receivable in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the proceeds received are included in cash flows from operating activities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Trade receivables sold and being serviced by the Company were $24.4 million and $24.9 million at May 31, 2003 and August 31, 2002, respectively.

Accounts receivable financing costs of $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2003, and $0.2 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2002, respectively, are included in “Net Financing Costs” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Total cash proceeds under the trade accounts receivable financing program were $26.1 million and $82.1 million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2003, and $37.9 million and $102.2 million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2002, respectively.

Note 4. Inventories, Net

The nature of the Company’s products is such that they generally have a very short production cycle. Consequently, the amount of work-in-process at any point in time is minimal. In addition, many parts or components are ultimately either sold individually or assembled with other parts making a distinction between raw materials and finished goods impractical to determine. Other locations maintain and manage their inventories using a job cost system where the distinction of categories of inventory by state of completion is also not available.

As a result of these factors, it is neither practical nor cost effective to segregate the amounts of raw materials, work-in-process or finished goods inventories at the respective balance sheet dates, as segregation would only be possible as the result of physical inventories which are taken at dates different from the balance sheet dates.

Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Under the transitional provisions of SFAS No. 142, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment loss associated with its Milwaukee Cylinder reporting unit of $7.2 million. The impairment loss is recorded as a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the nine months ended May 31, 2002.

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The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended August 31, 2002 and for the nine months ended May 31, 2003 are as follows:

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company’s intangible assets that are subject to amortization as of May 31, 2003 and August 31, 2002 are as follows:

In connection with the acquisition of Kopp in the first quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company acquired certain patents totaling approximately $0.6 million that will be amortized over their estimated useful life of eight years. The Company also acquired the “Kopp” tradename valued at approximately $2.1 million, which is classified as an indefinite lived intangible asset that is not subject to amortization. The Company acquired $0.1 million of indefinite lived intangible assets that are not subject to amortization through the Sanxin Acquisition. See Note 2, “Acquisition,” for further information about the acquisition of Kopp and Sanxin. As of May 31, 2003, the Company did not own any other indefinite lived intangible assets other than the items mentioned above.

Amortization expense recorded on the intangible assets listed in the above table was $0.5 million and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2003, and $0.6 million and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2002, respectively. Total fiscal 2003 amortization expense is estimated to be $2.3 million. The estimated amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years is as follows:

Note 6. Accrued Product Warranty Costs

The Company recognizes the cost associated with its product warranties at the time of sale. The amount recognized is based on historical claims rates and current claim cost experience. The following is a reconciliation of the changes in accrued product warranty for the reporting period:

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Note 7. Debt

The Company’s indebtedness, as of May 31, 2003 and August 31, 2002 was as follows:

During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company retired $9.4 million (gross principal amount) of its 13% Notes acquired through open market purchases. The Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $2.0 million related to the redemption of the 13% Notes. The pre-tax charge consisted of a $1.7 million bond redemption premium payment and a $0.3 million non-cash write-off of the associated debt discount and debt issuance costs.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $12.0 million, or $7.8 million after-tax, related to the redemption of $70 million of the Company’s 13% Notes. The pre-tax charge consists of the $9.1 million bond redemption premium payment and a $2.9 million non-cash write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs. The redemption was funded through proceeds from the common stock offering discussed in Note 8, “Common Stock.”

In May 2002, the Company completed an amendment to the Senior Credit Agreement, entering into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. In conjunction with this refinancing, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $2.3 million, or $1.5 million after-tax, in the third quarter of fiscal 2002. The non-cash, pre-tax charge represents the write-off of a portion of the capitalized debt issuance costs from the original financing.

In connection with the Kopp Acquisition, the Company assumed three Euro denominated term loans totaling $5.5 million. Two of the loans bear interest at floating rates ranging from EURIBOR plus 0.76% to EURIBOR plus 1.25% and are payable semiannually through June 2007. The third loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.5% and is payable semiannually through September 2008. See Note 2, “Acquisition,” for more information on the Kopp acquisition.

At May 31, 2003 and August 31, 2002 the Company held an interest rate swap agreement to convert $25 million of the 13% Notes from fixed rate to variable rate obligations. The 13% Notes in the above table include fair value adjustments of $0 and $0.2 million at May 31, 2003 and August 31, 2002, respectively, which correspond to the long-term asset recorded to reflect the fair value of the interest rate swap agreement. See Note 11, “Derivatives” for further information.

On May 23, 2003 the Company terminated an interest rate swap contract held at August 31, 2002 that converted fixed rate debt to variable rate debt prior to the contract maturity date of May 1, 2009. The Company received a cash settlement of $1.6 million, the fair value of the swap, on May 23, 2003 from the counterparty. At May 31, 2003, the $1.5 million fair value adjustment to the 13% Notes is treated as a premium to the underlying debt and will be amortized to net financing costs over the original remaining life of the contract. See Note 11, “Derivatives” for further information.

Note 8. Common Stock

In the second quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company sold, pursuant to an underwritten public offering, 3,450,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price of $30.50 per share. Cash proceeds from the offering, net of underwriting discounts, were approximately $99.7 million. Excluding underwriting discounts, the Company incurred approximately $0.8 million of additional accounting, legal and other expenses related to the offering that were subsequently charged to

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additional paid-in capital. The proceeds were used to redeem a portion of the Company’s 13% Notes and retire portions of the Company’s term debt under its senior secured credit facility in the third quarter of fiscal 2002.

Note 9. Stock Option Plans

The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations in accounting for its stock option plans. Accordingly, no compensation expense has been recognized for its stock option plans. During the second quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company adopted the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure.” The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings and earnings per share had the Company adopted the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation for all periods presented.

Note 10. Distribution of Electronics Segment

On January 25, 2000, Applied Power’s board of directors authorized various actions to enable Applied Power to distribute its Electronics segment (“APW” or “APW Ltd.”) to its shareholders (the “Distribution”). In the Distribution, Applied Power shareholders received, in the form of a special dividend, one share of APW common stock for each Applied Power common share. The board of directors approved the Distribution on July 7, 2000 and shares of APW were distributed to Applied Power shareholders of record at July 21, 2000, effective July 31, 2000.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2002, APW and one of APW’s wholly owned indirect subsidiaries, Vero Electronics, Inc. (“Vero”), commenced prepackaged bankruptcy cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. According to the disclosure statement of APW and Vero sent to creditors on or about May 3, 2002, Vero’s sole business is to lease and sublease a single parcel of real estate. No other subsidiaries of APW have filed Chapter 11 cases. On July 31, 2002, APW and Vero emerged from bankruptcy.

In its bankruptcy filing, APW disclosed that it was rejecting the majority of the agreements entered into between APW and the Company at the time of the Distribution that govern a variety of indemnification matters between the parties. Those agreements include the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement (“TSA”) in which APW agreed to indemnify the Company for income tax liabilities in excess of $1.0 million which could arise from any audit or other administrative or judicial proceedings resulting in adjustments to the separate taxable income of APW or any of its subsidiaries which are included in the APW Group (as defined in the TSA) for periods prior to the Distribution, as well as all taxes related to the Distribution itself. The Internal Revenue Service has commenced an audit of the Company’s tax return for 2000. If any audit adjustments were to result in an increased tax liability, such amount, to the extent not paid by APW (or such APW subsidiaries) are now payable by the Company without the benefit of the right to seek indemnification from APW under the TSA.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $10.0 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, in “Discontinued Operations, net of Income Taxes” to reflect the rejection of indemnification agreements by APW. This charge provides for a contingent amount that otherwise would have been subject to indemnification by APW. See Note 15, “Litigation and Contingencies” for further information regarding the Internal Revenue Service audit of the Company’s fiscal year 2000 Federal income tax return, which commenced during the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

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Prior to the Distribution, the Company, in the normal course of business, entered into certain real estate and equipment leases or guaranteed such leases on behalf of its subsidiaries, including those in its Electronics segment. In conjunction with the Distribution, the Company assigned its rights in the leases used in the Electronics segment to APW, but was not released as a responsible party from all such leases by the lessors. As a result, the Company remains contingently liable for such leases. The discounted present value of future minimum lease payments for such leases totals approximately $19.2 million at May 31, 2003. APW subsidiaries that are parties to these leases have not filed Chapter 11 cases and, as such, none of those leases have been rejected in the bankruptcies noted above. However, the Company remains contingently liable for those leases if APW or its subsidiaries are unable to fulfill their obligations thereunder. A future breach of these leases could, therefore, potentially have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

Note 11. Derivatives

All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at their estimated fair value.

At May 31, 2003 and August 31, 2002, the Company was a party to two interest rate swap contracts to convert variable rate debt to a fixed rate with a combined notional value of $50 million. Unrealized gains (losses), net of income taxes, of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2003, respectively and $0.1 million and $(0.2) million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2002, respectively, were recorded in other comprehensive income to recognize the fair value of the contracts to convert variable rate debt to a fixed rate.

On May 23, 2003 the Company terminated an interest rate swap contract, which converted fixed rate debt to variable rate debt. The Company received a cash settlement of $1.6 million, representing the fair value of the swap contract, from the counterparty. Prior to the termination, hedge accounting treatment was used since the contract was considered to be “effective” as the terms of the contract exactly matched the terms of the underlying debt. Hedge accounting treatment resulted in no net gain or loss being recorded in earnings related to changes in the fair value of the contract. At August 31, 2002, the fair value of the contract was recorded as a $0.2 million long-term asset with the offset recorded as a fair value adjustment to the 13% Notes. Because the swap was terminated, hedge accounting must also be discontinued as of May 23, 2003. At May 31, 2003, the $1.5 million fair value adjustment to the 13% Notes is treated as a premium to the underlying debt and will be amortized to net financing costs over the original remaining life of the contract.

Concurrent with the termination of the fixed to floating interest rate swap agreement described above, the Company entered into an interest rate swap contract to convert fixed rate debt to a variable rate with a notional amount of $25 million. No net gain or loss will be recorded in earnings related to changes in the fair value of this contract since this contract is also considered to be “effective” as the terms of the contract exactly match the terms of the underlying debt. The fair value of this contract was $0 at May 31, 2003.

The specific interest terms of each of the interest rate swap agreements outstanding at May 31, 2003 are as follows:

At May 31, 2003 one-month LIBOR was 1.32%, three-month LIBOR was 1.28%, and six-month LIBOR was 1.21%. The swap contracts mature as follows: swap #1, June 5, 2003; swap #2, September 5, 2003; swap #3, May 1, 2009. These maturity dates correspond to the maturity dates of the debt or the reset dates for the interest on the debt.

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Note 12. Earnings Per Share

The reconciliations between basic and diluted earnings per share for all other periods presented are as follows:

In accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” for the three months ended May 31, 2002 approximately 649,000 shares attributable to the exercise of outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the effect was antidilutive.

Note 13. Comprehensive Income

The components of comprehensive income are as follows:

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Note 14. Segment Information

The Company is organized and managed as two business segments: Tools & Supplies and Engineered Solutions, with separate and distinct operating management and strategies. The Tools & Supplies segment is primarily involved in the design, manufacture, and distribution of tools and supplies to the construction, electrical wholesale, retail do-it-yourself, industrial and production automation markets. The Engineered Solutions segment focuses on developing and marketing value-added, customized motion control systems for original equipment manufacturers in the recreational vehicle, automotive, truck, and industrial markets. “General corporate and other” as indicated below primarily includes general corporate expenses, financing costs on third party debt and foreign currency exchange adjustments.

The following table summarizes financial information by reportable segment: