SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BACHRACH WILLIAM E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE

(Street)

EDEN PRAIRIE

55344

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MTS SYSTEMS CORP [ MTSC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President-Test

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/03/2016		M		642⁽¹⁾	A	$0	4,008.8193	D
Common Stock	12/03/2016		F		216⁽²⁾	D	$53.75	3,792.8193	D
Common Stock	12/04/2016		M		629⁽³⁾	A	$0	4,421.8193	D
Common Stock	12/04/2016		F		212⁽²⁾	D	$53.75	4,209.8193	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Performance Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	12/03/2016		M			642	12/03/2016⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	642⁽⁵⁾	$0	0	D
Employee Restricted Stock Unit	⁽⁶⁾	12/04/2016		M			629	12/04/2014⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	629	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares acquired on vesting of performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs").

2. Shares withheld for payment of tax liability

3. Shares acquired on vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs").

4. Each PRSU represents the right to receive, following vesting, one share of MTS common stock. The resulting number of shares of MTS common stock acquired upon vesting of the PRSUs is contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance metrics, as approved by the Company's Compensation and Leadership and Development Committee, over a two-year performance period beginning on December 3, 2014 and ending on the two year anniversary of the date of grant.

5. As a result of the below target performance against the specific performance goal, 642 of the 684 PRSUs originally granted vested and were settled in an equal number of shares of MTS common stock. The remaining 42 PRSUs were forfeited.

6. Each RSU represents the right to receive, following vesting, one share of MTS common stock.

7. The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments commencing on December 4, 2014.

	/s/Catherine Powell, Attorney-in-Fact	12/06/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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