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 28, 2000


                                CTS CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



                           Indiana 1-4639 35-0225010
            (State or other jurisdiction (Commission) (IRS Employer
               of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

               905 West Boulevard North, Elkhart, Indiana 46514
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  219-293-7511


                                      N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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ITEM 5.  Other Events.

On December 15,  2000,  the Board of  Directors  of the Company  authorized  and
directed management to determine an appropriate time frame within which to amend
the Rights  Agreement,  dated as of August 28,  1998 (the  "Rights  Agreement"),
between  the  Company  and State  Street  Bank and Trust  Company  (the  "Rights
Agent"),  in order to delete the  provisions  that state that  redemption of the
rights, amendment to the Rights Agreement and certain other actions, if taken in
the one-year period following the time that (a) any person or group acquired 15%
or more of the Company's  Common Stock or (b) certain changes in the majority of
the Company's  Board of  Directors,  required the  concurrence  of a majority of
those directors (i) that were members of the Company's Board of Directors before
the  adoption  of the Rights  Agreement  (or  directors  who were  nominated  or
approved  by  such   persons)  and  (ii)  who  are  not   affiliated   with,  or
representatives of, a holder of 15% or more of the Common Stock. On December 27,
2000,  management  determined the outside date for such action to be the date of
the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2002.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

             (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired:  N/A

             (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information:  None

                  Exhibits:  None





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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.

                                 CTS CORPORATION



                                 By: /S/ Richard G. Cutter, III
                                     Name:  Richard G. Cutter, III
                                     Title: Vice President General
                                            Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Dated:  December 28, 2000




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