UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): December 23, 2004
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| MINNESOTA | 0-2382 | 41-0908057 |
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) |
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(952) 937-4000
(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| The MTS Systems Corporation (the “Company”) 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders sent to shareholders on or about December 23, 2004 (excluding the Company’s 2004 Form 10-K Annual Report which is enclosed with the Annual Report to Shareholders and was separately filed with the Commission) is furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. |
| The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit No. 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document. |
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99.1 – The Company’s 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders (excluding the Company’s 2004 Form 10-K Annual Report) furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION (Registrant) | |||||
| Date: December 27, 2004 | By: | /s/ Susan E. Knight | |||
| Susan E. Knight | |||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
FORM 8-K REPORT
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | The Company's 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders (excluding the Company's 2004 Form 10-K Annual Report) furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K. | ||
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