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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914760-16-000393
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160328
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160331
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160330

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACTUANT CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000006955
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISC INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3590]
		IRS NUMBER:				390168610
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11288
		FILM NUMBER:		161541399

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ATTN:  MATT PAULI
		STREET 2:		N86 W12500 WESTBROOK CROSSING
		CITY:			MENOMONEE FALLS
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53051
		BUSINESS PHONE:		262-293-1524

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ATTN:  MATT PAULI
		STREET 2:		N86 W12500 WESTBROOK CROSSING
		CITY:			MENOMONEE FALLS
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53051

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APPLIED POWER INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APPLIED POWER INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19730123
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.3pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 28, 2016</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><U>39-0168610</U></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">jurisdiction of incorporation)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">N86 W12500 Westbrook Crossing<BR>
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Mailing address: P.O. Box 3241, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53201</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code: (262) 293-1500</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0">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):</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.1pt">[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6.95pt">[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6.95pt">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2.05pt">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0in"><B>Item 5.02&#9;Departure of Directors
or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt">Mr. Danny L. Cunningham
was appointed to the Actuant Corporation Board of Directors, effective as of March 28, 2016, and will serve on the Audit Committee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt">A copy of the press release
announcing the appointment of Mr. Cunningham is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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and Exhibits.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(d) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:</P>



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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">99.1</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Press Release of Actuant Corporation dated March 28, 2016.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.8pt 4.5pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 22.55pt">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 44%">ACTUANT CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;March 30, 2016</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Andrew G. Lampereur</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">MILWAUKEE,
March 28, 2016-- Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU) announced today that the Board of Directors has increased its size from nine to
ten members and appointed Danny Cunningham to its Board, effective immediately. Mr. Cunningham is a recently retired Partner and
Chief Risk Officer of Deloitte and Touche LLP, a multinational public accounting firm. He has more than 30 years of experience
serving public audit clients in a broad array of industries, including manufacturing. He has practiced in both the United States
and China. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from The Ohio State University and a master's in business administration
from the University of Wisconsin.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">Commenting
on the announcement, Robert Peterson, Actuant&rsquo;s Chairman, said, &ldquo;We are pleased to announce the addition of Danny to
Actuant&rsquo;s Board of Directors. His accounting expertise, global perspective and extensive experience in the manufacturing
industry make him an asset for Actuant. The rest of the Board and I look forward to his contributions and are excited he has agreed
to join Actuant in this leadership position.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Actuant Corporation is a diversified industrial
company serving customers from operations in more than 30 countries. The Actuant businesses are leaders in a broad array of niche
markets including branded hydraulic tools and solutions, specialized products and services for energy markets and highly engineered
position and motion control systems. The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, 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.</P>

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