Actuant Shareholders Re-Elect Directors and Approve Two Proposals, Announces CFO's 10b5-1 Plan

MILWAUKEE--Jan. 1, 20066, 2006--Actuant Corporation announced that its shareholders re-elected its Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting held Friday, January 13, 2006. Additionally, shareholders voted in favor of the two proposals brought forward: 1) to increase the number of shares available under the 2001 Outside Director's Stock Option Plan, and to allow for the issuance of restricted stock under the plan, and 2) to increase the number of shares available for issuance to employees under the 2002 Stock Plan.

The Company also announced that Andrew Lampereur, its Chief Financial Officer, has adopted a prearranged trading plan in accordance with guidelines specified by Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Company's policies with respect to insider sales. Rule 10b5-1 allows officers and directors of public companies, at a time when they are not aware of material nonpublic information, to adopt predetermined plans for selling shares. Under this 10b5-1 plan, Mr. Lampereur intends to exercise stock options and sell up to 36,920 shares. The options were granted under Actuant's predecessor company, Applied Power Inc., and represent approximately 15% of Mr. Lampereur's total Actuant holdings (including both Actuant stock and stock options). These sales may take place from time-to-time after April 15, 2006, subject to certain 10b5-1 plan criteria including certain minimum price levels and daily volume activity.

Actuant, headquartered in Glendale, Wisconsin, is a diversified industrial company with operations in over 30 countries. The Actuant businesses are market leaders in highly engineered position and motion control systems and branded hydraulic and electrical tools and supplies. Formerly known as Applied Power Inc., Actuant was created in 2000 after the spin-off of Applied Power's electronics business segment into a separate public company. Since 2000, Actuant has grown its sales from $482 million to over $1 billion and its market capitalization from $113 million to over $1 billion. The Company employs a workforce of more than 5,000 worldwide. Actuant Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ATU. For further information on Actuant and its business units, visit the Company's website at www.actuant.com.