Actuant Announces CEO's 10b5-1 Plan.

MILWAUKEE -- Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU) today announced today that Robert Arzbaecher, its Chairman and Chief Executive 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 of company stock. Under his 10b5-1 plan, Mr. Arzbaecher will exercise stock options and sell up to 156,000 shares of Actuant common stock. The underlying options were granted in 1998 by Actuant's predecessor company, Applied Power Inc., and represent about 14% of Mr. Arzbaecher's total share holdings in either Actuant stock or stock options. These transactions may take place from time-to-time after October 18, 2006, subject to certain 10b5-1 plan criteria, including certain minimum price levels and daily volume activity.

About Actuant

Actuant, headquartered in Butler, Wisconsin, is a diversified industrial company with operations in more than 30 countries. The Actuant businesses are market leaders in highly engineered position and motion control systems and branded hydraulic and electrical tools and supplies. Since its creation through a spin-off in 2000, Actuant has grown its sales from $482 million to over $1.2 billion and its market capitalization from $113 million to over $1.5 billion. The Company employs a workforce of more than 6,300 worldwide. Actuant Corporation trades on the NYSE under the symbol ATU. For further information on Actuant and its business units, visit the Company's website at www.actuant.com.