8-K

UNITED STATES

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 8, 2018

MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

MINNESOTA	000-02382	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, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

(952) 937-4000

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

N/A

(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 5, 2018, Todd J. Klemmensen was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for MTS Systems Corporation (the "Company"), effective immediately. Mr. Klemmensen joined the Company in January 2012 and has served as its Acting General Counsel since April 2017 and Associate General Counsel since November 2015. He has also served as Director of Contracts & Senior Counsel (January 2012 to October 2015). Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Klemmensen was Senior Manager - Contracts at Alliant Techsystems, Inc. and provided legal counsel within its Armament Systems Group. Mr. Klemmensen has over 19 year of legal experience, practicing business and corporate law in the Twin Cities before transitioning into industry.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

99.1 Press Release dated August 8, 2018.

SIGNATURES

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.

			MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
			(Registrant)
Date:	August 8, 2018	By:	/s/ BRIAN T. ROSS
			Brian T. Ross
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

MTS Systems Corporation

14000 Technology Drive

Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2290

Telephone 952-937-4000

Fax 952-937-4515

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 8, 2018

MTS Announces Appointment of Todd Klemmensen as Senior Vice President and General Counsel

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., August 8, 2018 - MTS Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high performance test systems and sensors, today announced the appointment of Todd Klemmensen, currently MTS Systems Associate General Counsel and acting General Counsel, as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for the company, effective August 5, 2018.

Todd has over 19 years of legal experience, practicing business and corporate law in the Twin Cities before transitioning into industry. Todd was Senior Manager - Contracts at Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) and provided legal counsel within its Armament Systems Group, prior to joining MTS Systems as Director of Contracts and Senior Counsel in 2012. Todd holds a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law.

In a statement from Dr. Jeffrey Graves, President and Chief Executive Officer of MTS, he stated, “On behalf of our Board of Directors and the entire Management Team, we are pleased to appoint Todd to the role of MTS General Counsel. This is a recognition of the value his contributions have provided over the last six years, as he has worked with the leadership of both our Test and Sensors business units. As our General Counsel, we are confident that Todd will provide us with excellent leadership and guidance as we continue to execute on our growth strategy.”

About MTS Systems Corporation

MTS Systems Corporation’s testing hardware, software and services solutions help customers accelerate and improve their design, development and manufacturing processes and are used for determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products and structures. MTS’s high-performance sensors provide controls for a variety of applications measuring motion, pressure, position, force and sound. MTS had 3,500 employees as of September 30, 2017 and revenue of $788 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017. Additional information on MTS can be found at www.mts.com.