UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended February 28,May 31, 2011

OR

Commission File No. 1-11288

ACTUANT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

N86 W12500 WESTBROOK CROSSING

MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN 53051

Mailing address: P.O.P. O. Box 3241, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(262) 293-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer”,filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):    Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock as of March 31,June 30, 2011 was 68,595,740.68,626,884.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND CAUTIONARY FACTORS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding expected financial results and other planned events, including, but not limited to, anticipated liquidity, and capital expenditures. Words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “plan,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future events or results may differ materially from these statements. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or any other reason.

The following is a list of factors, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:

Our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010 contains an expanded description of these and other risks that may affect our business, financial position and results of operations under the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

When used herein, the terms “Actuant,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Actuant Corporation and its subsidiaries.

Actuant Corporation provides free-of-charge access to its Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments thereto, through its website, www.actuant.com, as soon as reasonably practical after such reports are electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 –- Financial Statements

ACTUANT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

ACTUANT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)(unaudited)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

ACTUANT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Actuant Corporation (“Actuant,” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of August 31, 2010 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. For additional information, including the Company’s significant accounting policies, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes in the Company’s fiscal 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial results have been made. Such adjustments consist of only those of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three and sixnine months ended February 28,May 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending August 31, 2011.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an update to Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No. 220, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income,” which eliminates the option to present other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of shareholders’ equity. The Company can elect to present the items of net income and other comprehensive income in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. Under either method the statement would need to be presented with equal prominence as the other primary financial statements. The amended guidance, which must be applied retroactively, is effective for fiscal years, and interm periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with earlier adoption permitted.

Note 2. Acquisitions

The Company completed several business acquisitions during fiscal 2011 and 2010. All of these acquisitions resulted in the recognition of goodwill in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements because the purchase prices reflect the future earnings and cash flow potential of the acquired companies, as well as the complementary strategic fit and resulting synergies these businesses bring to existing operations. The Company is continuing to evaluate the initial purchase price allocations for acquisitions completed within the past twelve months and will adjust the allocations if additional information, relative to the fair values of the assets and liabilities of the acquired businesses, becomes known.

On December 10, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of the stock of Mastervolt International Holding B.V. (“Mastervolt”) for $158.2 million of cash. Mastervolt, which is headquartered in The Netherlands, is a designer, developer and global supplier of highly innovative, branded power electronics, primarily for the solar and marine markets. Mastervolt expands the Electrical Segment’s geographic presence and product offerings to include additional technologies associated with the efficient conversion, control, storage and conditioning of electrical power. The preliminary purchase price allocation resulted in the recognition of $78.4$78.9 million of goodwill (which is not deductible for tax purposes) and $89.3 million of intangible assets including $43.8 million of customer relationships, $41.1 million of tradenames (indefinite life), $4.0 million of technology and $0.4 million of non-compete agreements. The customer relationships, technology and non-compete agreements will be amortized over 10-15 years, 10 years and 3 years, respectively.

During fiscal 2010, the Company completed four tuck-in acquisitions for $43.9 million of cash (net of cash acquired), $2.5 million of deferred purchase price and $4.5 million of contingent consideration. On April 9, 2010 the Company acquired Team Hydrotec, a Singapore based business that provides engineering and integrated solutions primarily to the infrastructure, energy and industrial markets. This was followed by the acquisition of Hydrospex on April 14, 2010. Headquartered in The Netherlands, Hydrospex is a leading provider of a broad range of heavy-lift technologies including strand jacks and gantries for the global infrastructure, power generation and other industrial markets. The products, technologies, engineering and geographic breadth of both Team Hydrotec and Hydrospex will further strengthen the market positions of the Industrial Segment. On April 27, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of New Jersey based Biach Industries (“Biach”), which provides custom designed bolt and stud tensioning products and services, predominately for the North American nuclear market. Biach, through its strong customer relationships, engineering expertise and customized products will broaden the product and service offerings of the Energy segment to the global power generation market. Finally, on June 11, 2010 the Company completed the acquisition of Norway based Selantic, which is included in the Energy Segment. Selantic provides custom designed high performance slings, tethers and related products for heavy lifting applications.

The preliminary purchase price allocations for fiscal 2010 acquisitions resulted in the recognition of $35.9$37.1 million of goodwill (a portion of which is deductible for tax purposes) and $18.2 million of intangible assets, including $14.5 million of customer relationships, $2.5 million of tradenames and $1.2 million of non-compete agreements and patents. The amounts assigned to customer relationships, tradenames and non-compete agreements are amortized over 15 years, 20 years and 3-5 years, respectively.

The operating results of the acquired businesses are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements only since their respective acquisition dates.

The following unaudited pro forma results of operations of the Company for the three and sixnine months ended February 28,May 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, give effect to these acquisitions as though the transactions and related financing activities had occurred on September 1, 2009 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

During the sixnine months ended February 28,May 31, 2011, the Company paid $0.3$1.9 million of deferred purchase price for an acquisitionacquisitions completed in a prior year. Transaction costs related to various business acquisition activities were $0.8$0.9 million for the sixnine months ended February 28,May 31, 2011 and $0.3$1.1 million in the comparable prior year period.

On June 2, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of the stock of Weasler Engineering, Inc. (“Weasler”) for a purchase price of approximately $153.0 million. The purchase consideration was funded through the Company’s existing cash balances and borrowings under the revolving credit facility. Weasler, which is headquartered in West Bend, WI, is a leading global designer and manufacturer of highly engineered drive train components and systems for agriculture, lawn & turf and industrial equipment. Weasler also supplies a variety of torque limiters, high-end gear boxes, clutches and torsional dampers which will expand the product offerings of the Engineered Solutions segment.

Note 3. Discontinued Operations

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company committed to a plan to divest its European Electrical business (included in the Electrical Segment), which designs, manufactures and markets electrical sockets, switches and other tools and consumables predominately in the European DIY retail market. This planned divestiture was part of the Company’s portfolio management process to focus on businesses that create the most shareholder value. Weak economic conditions throughout Europe and reduced demand in the retail DIY markets, combined with the decision to divest the business, caused the Company to reduce the projected sales, operating profit and cash flows of the business, which resulted in a $36.1 million non-cash asset impairment charge to adjust the carrying value of the asset group to fair value. This impairment charge was recognized in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 and consisted of $24.5 million of goodwill, $2.3 million of intangible assets and $9.3 million of property, plant and equipment and other assets. On February 28, 2011, the Company completed the sale of the business for total cash proceeds of $3.5 million, net of transaction costs. As a result of the sale transaction, the Company recognized a loss on disposal of $13.7 million, including an $11.4 million charge to cover future lease payments on an unfavorable real estate lease of the divested business.

During As a result of certain post closing adjustments and correction of an immaterial prior period amount, the secondCompany recorded an additional loss on the disposition of $2.0 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company divested a product line of the European Electrical business for $7.5 million of cash proceeds, which resulted in a net pre-tax gain on disposal of $0.3 million. 2011.

The results of operations for the European Electrical business are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented and are summarized as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended May 31,								Nine Months Ended May 31,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Net sales		$	—			$	24,501			$	49,305			$	83,832
Loss from operations of divested businesses			—				(1,853	)			(1,157	)			(3,491	)
Loss on disposal of businesses			(2,086	)			—				(15,829	)			—
Income tax benefit (expense)			84				(4,605	)			—				(5,111	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes		$	(2,002	)		$	(6,458	)		$	(16,986	)		$	(8,602	)

Note 4. Restructuring

During fiscal 2010 and 2009, the Company committed to various restructuring initiatives (due to the global economic downturn) including workforce reductions, plant consolidations, the transfer of production and product sourcing to lower cost plants or regions and the centralization of certain administrative functions. These restructuring actions were substantially completed by August 31, 2010, with limited restructuring charges expected in fiscal 2011.2010. Total restructuring costs recognized, which impact all reportable segments, are as follows (in thousands):

A rollforward of the restructuring reserve (included in Other current liabilities and Other Long-term Liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets) is as follows (in thousands):

The remaining restructuring related severance will be paid during the next twelve months, while facility consolidation costs (primarily reserves for future lease payments for vacated facilities) will be paid over the underlying lease terms.

Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment for the sixnine months ended February 28,May 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization of the Company’s intangible assets that have defined useful lives and are subject to amortization are as follows (in thousands):

Changes in the carrying value of intangible assets is due to the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, acquisition and divestiture activities and the reclassification of certain tradenames from indefinite lived intangibles to amortizable intangibles.

Amortization expense recorded on the intangible assets listed above was $6.9 million and $13.0$19.8 million for the three and sixnine months ended February 28,May 31, 2011, respectively, compared to $5.4and $5.3 million and $10.8$16.1 million for the three and sixnine months ended February 28,May 31, 2010, respectively. The Company estimates that amortization expense will approximate $13.2$6.7 million for the remainder of fiscal 2011.2011 (excluding the recent Weasler acquisition). Amortization expense for future years is estimated at $25.9to be as follows: $26.0 million in fiscal 2012, $24.1$24.3 million in fiscal 2013, $23.2$23.3 million in fiscal 2014, $23.1$23.3 million in fiscal 2015 and $174.7$176.8 million thereafter. These future amortization expense amounts represent estimates, which may change based on future acquisitions, changes in foreign currency exchange rates or other factors.

The gross carrying value of the Company’s intangible assets that have indefinite lives (and are therefore not subject to amortization) as of February 28, 2011 and August 31, 2010 are $137.8 million and $126.6 million, respectively. Changes in indefinite lived intangible assets are due to the impact of foreign exchange currency rates, acquisition and divestiture activities and the reclassification of certain tradenames to amortizable intangibles.

Note 6. Accounts Receivable Securitization

Historically, the Company was a party to an accounts receivable securitization program pursuant to which it sold certain of its trade accounts receivable to a wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote special purpose subsidiary which, in turn, sold participating interests in its pool of receivables to a third party financial institution. The Company did not renew the securitization program on its September 9, 2009 maturity date and as a result, utilized availability under the Senior Credit Facility to fund the corresponding $37.1 million increase in accounts receivable.

Note 7. Product Warranty Costs

The Company recognizes the cost associated with its product warranties at the time of sale. The amount recognized is based on sales, historical claims rates and current claim cost experience. The following is a reconciliation of the changes in accrued product warranty (included in Other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets) (in thousands):

Note 8. Debt

The following is a summary of the Company’s long-term indebtedness (in thousands):

On February 23, 2011, the Company amended and extended its Senior Credit Facility, extending its maturity to February 23, 2016 and increasing total capacity from $400 million to $700 million. The amended Senior Credit Facility provides a $600 million revolving credit facility, a $100 million term loan and a $300 million expansion option. Borrowings are subject to a pricing grid, which can result in increases or decreases to the borrowing spread, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio, ranging from 1.25% to 2.50% in the case of loans bearing interest at LIBOR and from 0.25% to 1.25% in the case of loans bearing interest at the base rate. At February 28,May 31, 2011, the borrowing spread on LIBOR based borrowings was 2.00% (aggregating to 2.31%2.41% on outstanding revolving credit and term loan borrowings). In addition, a non-use fee is payable quarterly on the average unused credit line under the revolver ranging from 0.2% to 0.4% per annum. At February 28,May 31, 2011 the unused credit line under the revolver was $557.5$597.2 million, of which $394.7$454.3 million was available for borrowings. The new $100 million term loan will be repaid in quarterly installments of $1.25 million starting on March 31, 2012, increasing to $2.5 million per quarter beginning on March 31, 2013, with the remaining balance due at maturity. The Senior Credit Facility, which is secured by substantially all of the Company’s domestic personal property assets, also contains customary limits and restrictions concerning investments, sales of assets, liens on assets, dividends and other payments. The two financial covenants included in the Senior Credit Facility agreement are a maximum leverage ratio of 3.75:1 and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.50:1. The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants at February 28,May 31, 2011.

On June 12, 2007, the Company issued $250.0 million of 6.875% Senior Notes (the “Senior Notes”) at an approximate $1.0 million discount, generating net proceeds of $249.0 million. The Senior Notes were issued at a price of 99.607% to yield 6.93%, and require no principal installments prior to their June 15, 2017 maturity. The $1.0 million initial issuance discount is being amortized through interest expense over the 10 year life of the Senior Notes. Semiannual interest payments on the Senior Notes are due in December and June of each year.

In November 2003, the Company issued $150.0 million of Senior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due November 15, 2023 (the “2% Convertible Notes”). Since 2003, the Company repurchased (for cash) $32.2 million of 2% Convertible Notes at an average price of 99.3% of par value. The remaining $117.8 million of 2% Convertible Notes, are convertible into 5,967,662 shares of Company’s Class A common stock at a conversion rate of 50.6554 shares per $1,000 of principal amount, which equates to a conversion price of approximately $19.74 per share. The 2% Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.0% annually which is payable on November 15 and May 15 of each year. Beginning with the six-month interest period commencing November 15, 2010,May 16, 2011, holders willalso receive contingent interest ifas the trading price of the 2% Convertible Notes equals or exceedsexceeded 120% of their underlying principal amount over a specified trading period. If payable,period, which effectively increases the contingent interest shall equal 0.25% per six month interest period of the average trading price of the 2% Convertible Notes during the five days immediately preceding the applicable six month interest period.

Effectiverate from 2.0% to 2.7%. After November 2010, the Company may redeem all or part of the 2% Convertible Notes for cash at any time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest. In addition, holders of the 2% Convertible Notes have the option to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their 2% Convertible Notes for cash on November 15, 2013 and November 15, 2018, at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued interest. Holders may also convert their 2% Convertible Notes into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock prior to the scheduled maturity date.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company entered into interest rate swap contracts that have a total notional value of $100.0 million and have maturity dates of March 23, 2016. The interest rate swap contracts pay the Company variable interest at the three month LIBOR rate, and the Company pays the counterparties a fixed interest rate of approximately 2.06%. These interest rate swap contracts were entered into to convert $100.0 million of the Senior Credit Facility borrowings into fixed rate debt. Based on the terms of the contracts and the underlying debt, the interest rate swap contracts were determined to be effective, and thus qualify as cash flow hedges. As such, any changes in the fair value of these interest rate swap contracts are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these interest rate swap contracts was $1.3 million at May 31, 2011 and recognized in Other Long-term Liabilities.

Note 9. Employee Benefit Plans

The Company provides pension benefits to certain employees of acquired domestic businesses, who were entitled to those benefits prior to acquisition, as well as certain employees of foreign businesses. Most of the U.S. defined benefit pension plans are frozen, and as a result, the majority of the plan participants no longer earn additional benefits, while participants in most non-U.S. defined benefit plans continue to earn benefits. For the three and sixnine months ended February 28,May 31, 2011, the Company recognized a net periodic pension benefit cost of $0.2 million and $0.5$0.7 million, respectively, compared to $0.1 million and $0.3$0.4 million, respectively, in the similarsame prior year periods.

Note 10. Fair Value Measurement

In accordance with ASC No. 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” the Company assesses the inputs used to measure the fair value of financial assets and liabilities using a three-tier hierarchy. Level 1 inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity rates and yield curves. Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company has no financial assets or liabilities that are recorded at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The fair value of financial assets and liabilities included in the condensed consolidated balance sheetCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):

The fair value of the Company’s accounts receivable, accounts payable, short-term borrowings and variable rate long-term debt approximated book value as of February 28,May 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010 due to their short-term nature and the fact that the applicable interest rates approximated market rates of interest. The fair value of the Company’s outstanding $117.8 million 2% Convertible Notes at February 28,May 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010, was $169.1$148.6 million and $126.4 million, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s outstanding $250.0 million of Senior Notes at February 28,May 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010 was $257.5$255.0 million and $252.5 million, respectively. The fair values of the 2% Convertible Notes and Senior Notes were based on quoted market prices.

Note 11. Earnings Per Share

The reconciliations between basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Note 12. Income Taxes

The Company’sIn determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, the Company uses an estimated annual effective tax expenserate, which is impacted by a number ofbased on various factors, including the amount of taxable earnings derived in foreign jurisdictions, withstatutory tax rates, that are higher or lower thantax planning opportunities in the U.S. federal statutory rate,various jurisdictions in which it operates, permanent items, state income taxestax rates and the ability to utilize various tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards. The Company adjustsSubsequent recognition, derecognition and measurement of a tax position taken in a previous period are separately recognized in the quarterly provision for income taxes based on the estimated annualquarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability in effective income tax rate and facts and circumstances known at the end of each interim reporting period.rates from quarter to quarter.

The effective income tax rate was 21.8%23.0% and 21.1%22.0% for the three and sixnine months ended February 28,May 31, 2011, respectively, and 20.4%11.6% and 23.6%17.2% for the comparable prior year periods. The lower effective income tax rates for 2011, relative to the U.S. federal statutory tax rate, reflect higher foreign tax credit utilization and increased taxable earnings in foreign jurisdictions (withwith lower statutory tax rates. The fiscal 2010 effective tax rates lower thanwere impacted by $3.1 million of favorable tax adjustments including changes in valuation allowances and the U.S. statutorylapsing of various tax rate).statutes of limitations.

The gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, increased from $28.2 million at August 31, 2010 to $28.4 million at February 28,May 31, 2011. Substantially all of these unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would reduce the effective income tax rate. In addition, as of February 28,May 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010, the Company had liabilities totaling $5.3 million and $4.2 million, respectively, for accrued interest and penalties related to its unrecognized tax benefits.

Note 13. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Income/Loss

The Company’s comprehensive income (loss)income/loss is significantly impacted by the movement of the US dollar versus other global currencies, most notably the Euro and British Pound. The following table sets forth the reconciliation of net earnings to comprehensive income (loss)/loss (in thousands):

Note 14. Segment Information

The Company is a global manufacturer of a broad range of industrial products and systems and is organized into four reportable segments: Industrial, Energy, Electrical and Engineered Solutions. The Industrial Segment is primarily involved in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded hydraulic and mechanical tools to the maintenance, industrial, infrastructure and production automation markets. The Energy Segment provides joint integrity products and services, as well as umbilical, rope and cable solutions to the global oil & gas, power generation and energy markets. The Electrical Segment is primarily involved in the design, manufacture and distribution of a broad range of electrical products to the retail DIY, wholesale, OEM, solar, utility and harsh environment markets. The Engineered Solutions Segment provides highly engineered position and motion control systems to OEMs in various vehicle markets, as well as a variety of other industrial products.

The following tables summarize financial information by reportable segment and product line (in thousands):