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): August 27, 2004
ACTUANT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin 1-11288 39-0168610
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Number) 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
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ITEM 3.03 MATERIAL MODIFICATION TO RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On August 27, 2004, Actuant Corporation (the "Company") irrevocably
deposited with J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as trustee of
the indenture governing the Company's 13% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
(the "Notes"), funds sufficient to legally defease the Company's Notes, as
required by the indenture governing the Notes. In accordance with the terms of
the indenture governing the Notes, the legal defeasance of the Notes will be
effective on November 26, 2004, assuming that the Company does not experience an
Event of Default (as defined in the indenture governing the Notes) from
bankruptcy or insolvency events within 91 days of August 27, 2004. Upon the
legal defeasance of the Notes, each guarantor of the Notes shall be released
from its obligations under its guarantee of the Notes as provided in the
indenture governing the Notes.
Furthermore, the indenture governing the Company's 2% Convertible
Senior Subordinated Debentures due 2023 (the "Debentures") states that upon the
release of a guarantee of any guarantor under the Notes that is also a guarantor
under the Debentures, the guarantor under the Debentures will be automatically
released and relieved of all of its obligations under the indenture governing
the Debentures. Consequently, when the Notes are legally defeased, the
guarantees on the Debentures will be automatically released as provided in the
indenture governing the Debentures.
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: August 27, 2004 By: /s/ Andrew G. Lampereur
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Andrew G. Lampereur
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer