X0202 4 2004-05-12 0 0000866121 ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC ATK 0001188448 PATINEAU PAULA J ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS 5050 LINCOLN DRIVE EDINA MN 55436-1097 0 1 0 0 Sr VP and Chief People Officer Phantom Stock 2004-05-12 4 I 0 4198 58.88 D Common Stock 4198 4429 D 1-for-1. Pursuant to the Issuer's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (NQDCP), the reporting person elected to transfer funds into other investment accounts within the NQDCP. The Phantom Stock Units are payable 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 from time to time. /s/Paula J. Patineau 2004-05-12