FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Rennie Stephen 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/09/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACTUANT CORP [ATU] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACTUANT CORPORATION, N86 W12500 WESTBROOK CROSSING 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Ex. VP Industrial & India 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MENOMONEE FALLS, WI 53051 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock 59,030 (1) D   Class A Common Stock 759 I By 401(k) Class A Common Stock 1,633 I By Deferred Compensation Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	  (3)	01/14/2023	Class A Common Stock	12,834	$ 28.7	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	01/08/2018	01/08/2023	Class A Common Stock	525	$ 28.21	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	04/08/2018	04/08/2023	Class A Common Stock	1,000	$ 29.65	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	  (4)	01/13/2024	Class A Common Stock	10,446	$ 35.71	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	04/04/2019	04/04/2024	Class A Common Stock	2,000	$ 34.48	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	07/07/2019	07/07/2024	Class A Common Stock	2,500	$ 34.09	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	10/20/2019	10/20/2024	Class A Common Stock	1,500	$ 29.62	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	01/07/2020	01/07/2025	Class A Common Stock	1,000	$ 25.29	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	  (5)	01/20/2025	Class A Common Stock	23,253	$ 22.98	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	04/06/2020	04/06/2025	Class A Common Stock	1,500	$ 24.46	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	  (6)	01/19/2026	Class A Common Stock	27,155	$ 21.41	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rennie Stephen C/O ACTUANT CORPORATION N86 W12500 WESTBROOK CROSSING MENOMONEE FALLS, WI 53051	Â	Â	  Ex. VP Industrial & India	Â

Signatures

/s/ Eric Orsic, Attorney-in-Fact		08/19/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 28,264 restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Actuant Corporation 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(2)	Option granted under the Actuant Corporation 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(3)	Fifty percent of the option became exercisable on 1/14/2016 and the balance will become exercisable on 1/14/2018.
(4)	Fifty percent of the option becomes exercisable on 1/13/2017 and the balance becomes exercisable on 1/13/2019.
(5)	Fifty percent of the option becomes exercisable on 1/20/2018 and the balance becomes exercisable on 1/20/2020.
(6)	Fifty percent of the option becomes exercisable on 1/19/2019 and the balance becomes exercisable on 1/19/2021.

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