Form 8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2005

ACTUANT CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin

1-11288

39-0168610

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

6100 North Baker Road

Milwaukee, WI 53209

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

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 352-4160

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On April 13, 2005, Actuant Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire the stock of Hydratight Sweeney from Dover Diversified, Inc. for approximately $93 million in cash. The purchase is subject to customary regulatory approvals and conditions, and is expected to close within the next 60 days. There are no material relationships between Hydratight Sweeney or Dover Diversified, Inc. and the Company or any of its affiliates, other than with respect to the Agreement.

On April 13, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had entered into the Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

99.1 Press Release issued April 13, 2005.

SIGNATURE

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.


	ACTUANT CORPORATION
	(Registrant)

Date: April 13, 2005	By:	/s/ Andrew G. Lampereur
		Andrew G. Lampereur
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer