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): December 19, 2007


                               ACTUANT CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


        Wisconsin                       1-11288                  39-0168610
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


                         13000 West Silver Spring Drive
                             Butler, Wisconsin 53007
           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


             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On December 19, 2007,  Actuant  Corporation  (the "Company")  announced its
results of operations  for the first quarter ended  November 30, 2007. A copy of
the press release  announcing the Company's  results for the first quarter ended
November 30, 2007 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

        99.1    Press Release of the Company dated December 19, 2007.




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                                    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: December 19, 2007                 By: /s/ Andrew G. Lampereur
                                            ---------------------------
                                            Andrew G. Lampereur
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer



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