0000914190-18-000125.txt : 20180316 0000914190-18-000125.hdr.sgml : 20180316 20180316181047 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914190-18-000125 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180314 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180316 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180316 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GRAVES JEFFREY A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001251036 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-02382 FILM NUMBER: 18696953 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC. STREET 2: 1400 UNION MEETING RD CITY: BLUE BELL STATE: PA ZIP: 19422 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MTS SYSTEMS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000068709 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEASURING & CONTROLLING DEVICES, NEC [3829] IRS NUMBER: 410908057 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14000 TECHNOLOGY DR CITY: EDEN PRAIRIE STATE: MN ZIP: 55344-2290 BUSINESS PHONE: 6129374000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14000 TECHNOLOGY DR CITY: EDEN PRAIRIE STATE: MN ZIP: 55344 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RESEARCH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19670216 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2018-03-14 0000068709 MTS SYSTEMS CORP MTSC 0001251036 GRAVES JEFFREY A 14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344 1 1 0 0 President and CEO Common Stock 2018-03-14 4 P 0 2000 53.50 A 39900.9834 D Common Stock 2018-03-15 4 P 0 2000 53.65 A 41900.9834 D Stock Option (right to buy) 64.90 2020-12-04 Common Stock 68241 68241 D Stock Option (right to buy) 66.98 2021-12-03 Common Stock 32854 32854 D Stock Option (right to buy) 61.74 2022-12-09 Common Stock 61455 61455 D Stock Option (right to buy) 46.25 2024-04-17 Common Stock 38941 38941 D Includes 230.9148 shares purchased on 12/31/17 through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Includes 8,108 restricted stock units that vest as to 2,703 shares on each of 4/17/18 and 4/17/19 and as to 2,702 shares on 4/17/20 (previously reported on Table II). The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.35 to $53.70 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide MTS Systems Corporation, any security holder of MTS Systems Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. Fully exercisable. Options to purchase 20,485 shares vest on each of 12/9/16, 12/9/17 and 12/9/18. Options to purchase 12,981 shares vest on 4/17/18 and options to purchase 12,980 shares vest on each of 4/17/19 and 4/17/20. /s/ Amanda Lorentz as attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey A. Graves pursuant to Power of Attorney filed herewith. 2018-03-16 EX-24 2 gravespoa.htm GRAVES POWER OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY





 The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Todd Klemmensen, Jana

Hecker, Melodie Rose, Amanda Lorentz and Ashley Brosius, or any of them

acting alone, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent

with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and

in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to

sign any or all Forms 4 and 5 relating to beneficial ownership of securities

of MTS Systems Corporation (the "Issuer"), to file the same, with all

exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the

Securities and Exchange Commission and to deliver a copy of the same to the

Issuer, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and

authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and

necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and

purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and

confirming all said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or

substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in

such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until such time as the

undersigned is no longer subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to securities of the Issuer.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 12th day of January, 2018.



    /s/ Jeffrey A. Graves