SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GORDON JOHN E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS

5050 LINCOLN DRIVE

(Street)

EDINA

55436-1097

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC [ ATK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Sr VP Washington Operations

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/03/2005		A⁽¹⁾		44	A	$0	901⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	05/03/2005		F⁽¹⁾		44	D	$68.85	857⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								247.6741	I	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Phantom Stock	⁽³⁾	05/03/2005		A		2,206		⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	2,206	$0	6,735.07	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares simultaneously acquired and disposed represent shares withheld to pay taxes in connection with the grant of a Performance Share Award (PSA) and the reporting person's deferral of the remaining performance shares under the Issuer's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (NQDCP) (reported in Table II of this Form).

2. The amount reported includes 364 shares held in the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of March 31, 2005.

3. The Phantom Stock Units were credited to the reporting person's account in the Issuer's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (NQDCP) in lieu of the grant by the Issuer of a Performance Share Award (PSA) under the Issuer's 1990 Equity Incentive Plan. The number of units credited to the reporting person's account was determined on a 1-for-1 basis equal to the number of shares of common stock that would have been granted for the PSA (2250), reduced by the number of units having a value equal to the Issuer's Medicare tax withholding obligation as a result of the deferral of the payment of the PSA. The units are to be settled 100% in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment or such other date specified by the reporting person. However, the reporting person may elect to transfer funds into other investment accounts within the NQDCP. NQDCP participants may transfer funds into alternative investment accounts during a 10-day window period each quarter.

	/s/John E. Gordon	05/04/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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