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Introductory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed in connection with the closing on April 7, 2021 of the transaction contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among MTS Systems Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), Amphenol Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Moon Merger Sub Corporation, a Minnesota corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, on April 7, 2021, Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”). As a result of the Merger, the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
As of the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), the Company’s 2017 Stock Incentive Plan, 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan were terminated.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
At the Effective Time, each share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.25 per share (“Company Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive $58.50 in cash, without interest thereon (the “Merger Consideration”), subject to any applicable tax withholdings, with the exception of shares (i) owned of record by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (other than those held on behalf of a third party) and (ii) owned of record by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective subsidiaries (other than those held on behalf of a third party).
Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock granted under a stock plan of the Company (other than any option granted under the Company’s stock purchase plan) (the “Company Options”) became fully vested and was cancelled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such cancelled Company Option multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of (a) the Merger Consideration over (b) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock subject to such cancelled Company Option, without interest and less any required tax withholdings. Each Company Option with respect to which the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock subject thereto was equal or greater than the Merger Consideration was cancelled in exchange for no consideration.
Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock unit award (including, for the avoidance of doubt, each such restricted stock unit that is subject to a deferral election) granted under a stock plan of the Company (the “Company RSU Awards”) became fully vested (with each Company RSU Award that was subject to performance-based vesting conditions being deemed to be vested at the greater of (i) actual performance determined as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) target level) and was cancelled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate number of vested restricted stock units subject to such Company RSU Award by (y) the Merger Consideration, without interest and less any required tax withholdings.
The description of the Merger Agreement and the Merger contained in this Item 2.01 does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 9, 2020, and is incorporated by reference herein. The information set forth in the Introductory Note, Item 3.01, Item 3.03, Item 5.01 and Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.
Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
In connection with the completion of the Merger, the Company notified the Nasdaq Global Select Market (the “Nasdaq”) on April 7, 2021 that, effective on that date, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. As a result, it is expected that all shares will be removed from trading on the Nasdaq following the close of trading on April 7, 2021. On April 7, 2021, the Surviving Corporation requested that the Nasdaq file with the SEC a notification of removal from listing and registration on Form 25 to effect the delisting of Company Common Stock from the Nasdaq and the deregistration of Company Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In addition, the Surviving Corporation intends to file a Form 15 with the SEC requesting the termination of registration of Company Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and the suspension of reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act with respect to Company Common Stock.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
Upon the Effective Time, each holder of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time ceased to have any rights as a shareholder of the Company (other than the rights of holders of Company Common Stock to receive the Merger Consideration).
To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the Introductory Note, Item 2.01, Item 3.01, Item 5.01 and Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
Item 5.01 Change in Control of Registrant.
As a result of the consummation of the Merger, a change in control of the Company occurred, and the Surviving Corporation became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
The information set forth above in the Introductory Note, Item 2.01, Item 3.01, Item 3.03, Item 5.02 and Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
In connection with the Merger, at the Effective Time, David J. Anderson, Randy J. Martinez, Nancy A. Altobello, David D. Johnson, Michael V. Schrock, Chun Hung (Kenneth) Yu and Linda K. Zukauckas resigned from their positions as members of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and from any and all committees of the Board on which they served. R. Adam Norwitt and Craig A. Lampo became directors of the Surviving Corporation.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the articles of incorporation of the Company and the bylaws of the Company were each amended and restated in their entirety as set forth in Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2 hereto, respectively, each of which are incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among MTS Systems Corporation, Amphenol Corporation and Moon Merger Sub Corporation, dated December 8, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 9, 2020) | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of MTS Systems Corporation, dated April 7, 2021 | |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of MTS Systems Corporation, dated April 7, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
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.
| MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: April 7, 2021 | By: | /s/ BRIAN T. ROSS |
| Brian T. Ross | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
The name of the Corporation is “MTS Systems Corporation” (the “Corporation”).
ARTICLE II
The Corporation is authorized to issue an aggregate total of 100 shares, all of which shall be designated Common Stock, having a par value of $0.25 per share.
ARTICLE III
The right to cumulate votes in the election of directors shall not exist with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
No preemptive rights shall exist with respect to shares of stock or securities convertible into shares of stock of the Corporation, except to the extent provided by written agreement with the Corporation.
ARTICLE V
The initial registered office of the Corporation is located at 1010 Dale Street N., Saint Paul, MN 55117. The name of the initial registered agent at that address is CT Corporation System Inc.
ARTICLE VI
[Intentionally Omitted]
ARTICLE VII
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation not needing approval by the shareholders under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 302A, may be taken by written action signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by the number and class of directors that would be required to take such action at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which all directors were present.
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ARTICLE VIII
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of shareholders of the Corporation may be taken by written action signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by shareholders having voting power equal to the voting power that would be required to take the same action at a meeting of the shareholders at which all shareholders were present, but in no event may written action be taken by holders of less than a majority of the voting power of all shares entitled to vote on that action.
ARTICLE IX
No director of this Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its shareholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under sections 302A.559 or 80A.76 of the Minnesota Statutes; (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit; or (v) for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when this provision becomes effective.
The provision of this Article IX shall not be deemed to limit or preclude indemnification of a director by the Corporation for any liability of a director which has not been eliminated by the provisions of this Article IX.
If the Minnesota Statutes hereafter are amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended Minnesota Statutes.
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Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY–LAWS
OF
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(A Minnesota Corporation)
Adopted as of April 7, 2021
ARTICLE I
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1.01 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the shareholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. Any meeting called by or at the demand of a shareholder or shareholders shall be held in the county where the principal executive office of the Corporation is located. The Board of Directors may determine that a meeting of the shareholders shall not be held at a physical place, but instead solely by means of remote communication. Participation by remote communication constitutes presence at the meeting.
Section 1.02 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the shareholders may be held on an annual or other less frequent basis as determined by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that if a regular meeting has not been held during the immediately preceding 15 months, a shareholder or shareholders holding three percent or more of the voting power of all shares entitled to vote may demand a regular meeting of shareholders by written demand given to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. At each regular meeting the shareholders shall elect qualified successors for directors who serve for an indefinite term or whose terms have expired or are due to expire within six months after the date of the meeting and may transact any other business, provided, however, that no business with respect to which special notice is required by law shall be transacted unless such notice shall have been given.
Section 1.03 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the shareholders may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the Chief Executive Officer; by the Chief Financial Officer; by the Board of Directors or any two or more members thereof; or by one or more shareholders holding not less than ten percent of the voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote (except that a special meeting for the purpose of considering any action to directly or indirectly effect a business combination, including any action to change or otherwise affect the composition of the Board of Directors for that purpose, must be called by shareholders holding not less than twenty-five percent of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote), who shall demand such special meeting by written notice given to the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation specifying the purposes of such meeting.
Section 1.04 Meetings Held Upon Shareholder Demand. Within 30 days after receipt of a demand by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer from any shareholder or shareholders entitled to call a meeting of the shareholders, it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to cause a special or regular meeting of shareholders, as the case may be, to be duly called and held on notice no later than 90 days after receipt of such demand. If the Board fails to cause such a meeting to be called and held as required by this Section, the shareholder or shareholders making the demand may call the meeting by giving notice as provided in Section 1.06 hereof at the expense of the Corporation.
Section 1.05 Adjournments. Any meeting of the shareholders may be adjourned from time to time to another date, time and place. If any meeting of the shareholders is so adjourned, no notice as to such adjourned meeting need be given if the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened are announced at the time of adjournment and the adjourned meeting is held not more than 120 days after the date fixed for the original meeting.
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Section 1.06 Notice of Meetings. Unless otherwise required by law, written notice of each meeting of the shareholders, stating the date, time, and place and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes, shall be given at least 10 days and not more than 60 days before the meeting to every holder of shares entitled to vote at such meeting except as specified in Section 1.05 or as otherwise permitted by law. Notice may be given to a shareholder by means of electronic communication if the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 302A.436, Subdivision 5, as amended from time to time, are met. The business transacted at a special meeting of shareholders is limited to the purposes stated in the notice of the meeting.
Section 1.07 Waiver of Notice. A shareholder may waive notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of a meeting of shareholders. A waiver of notice by a shareholder entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at, or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally, by authenticated electronic communication, or by attendance. Attendance by a shareholder at a meeting, including attendance by means of remote communication, is a waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the shareholder objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or objects before a vote on an item of business because the item may not lawfully be considered at that meeting and does not participate in the consideration of the item at that meeting.
Section 1.08 Voting Rights. Subdivision 1. A shareholder shall have one vote for each share held that is entitled to vote. Except as otherwise required by law, a holder of shares entitled to vote may vote any portion of the shares in any way the shareholder chooses. If a shareholder votes without designating the proportion or number of shares voted in a particular way, the shareholder is deemed to have voted all of the shares in that way.
Subdivision 2. The Board of Directors (or an officer of the Corporation, if authorized by the Board) may fix a date not more than 60 days before the date of a meeting of shareholders as the date for the determination of the holders of shares entitled to notice of and entitled to vote at the meeting. When a date is so fixed, only shareholders on that date are entitled to notice of and permitted to vote at that meeting of shareholders.
Section 1.09 Proxies. A shareholder may cast or authorize the casting of a vote by (a) filing a written appointment of a proxy, signed by the shareholder, with an officer of the Corporation at or before the meeting at which the appointment is to be effective, or (b) by telephonic transmission or authenticated electronic communication, whether or not accompanied by written instructions of the shareholder, of an appointment of a proxy with the Corporation or the Corporation’s duly authorized agent at or before the meeting at which the appointment is to be effective. The telephonic transmission or authenticated electronic communication must set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the appointment was authorized by the shareholder. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication, or other reproduction of the original of either the writing or transmission may be used in lieu of the original, provided that it is a complete and legible reproduction of the entire original.
Section 1.10 Quorum. The holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a shareholders meeting are a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is present when a duly called or held meeting is convened, the shareholders present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the shareholders originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum.
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Section 1.11 Acts of Shareholders. Subdivision 1. Except for the election of directors or as otherwise required by law or specified in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the shareholders shall take action by the affirmative vote of the holders of the greater of (a) a majority of the voting power of the shares present and entitled to vote on that item of business or (b) a majority of the voting power of the minimum number of shares entitled to vote that would constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a duly held meeting of shareholders. Directors are elected by a plurality of the voting power of the shares present and entitled to vote on the election of directors at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
Subdivision 2. A shareholder voting by proxy authorized to vote on less than all items of business considered at the meeting shall be considered to be present and entitled to vote only with respect to those items of business for which the proxy has authority to vote. A proxy who is given authority by a shareholder who abstains with respect to an item of business shall be considered to have authority to vote on that item of business.
Section 1.12 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting by written action signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by all of the shareholders entitled to vote on that action or, if the Articles of Incorporation so provide, by shareholders having voting power equal to the voting power that would be required to take the same action at a meeting of the shareholders at which all shareholders were present, but in no event may written action be taken by holders of less than a majority of the voting power of all shares entitled to vote on that action. The written action is effective when it has been signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by the required shareholders, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. If written action is permitted to be taken, and is taken, by less than all shareholders, then all shareholders must be notified of its text and effective time within five days after its effective time.
ARTICLE II
DIRECTORS
Section 2.01 Number; Qualifications. Except as authorized by the shareholders pursuant to a shareholder control agreement or unanimous affirmative vote, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of one or more directors. Directors shall be natural persons. The number of directors to constitute the Board shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. Directors need not be shareholders.
Section 2.02 Term. Each director shall serve for an indefinite term that expires at the next regular meeting of the shareholders. A director shall hold office until a successor is elected and has qualified or until the earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification of the director.
Section 2.03 Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board, though less than a quorum. Vacancies on the Board resulting from newly created directorships may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors serving at the time such directorships are created. Each person elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until a qualified successor is elected by the shareholders at the next regular meeting or at any special meeting duly called for that purpose.
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Section 2.04 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated from time to time by a majority of the members of the Board or by the Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors may determine that a meeting of the Board not be held at a physical place, but instead solely by means of remote communication through which the directors may participate with each other during the meeting.
Section 2.05 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business shall be held without notice at the place of and immediately after each regular meeting of the shareholders.
Section 2.06 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the Board of Directors may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by any member of the Board by giving not less than one day’s notice to all directors of the date, time and place of the meeting, provided that when notice is mailed, at least three days’ notice shall be given. The notice need not state the purpose of the meeting.
Section 2.07 Waiver of Notice; Previously Scheduled Meetings. Subdivision 1. A director of the Corporation may waive notice of the date, time and place of a meeting of the Board. A waiver of notice by a director entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at, or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally, by authenticated electronic communication, or by attendance. Attendance by a director at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the director objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and thereafter does not participate in the meeting.
Subdivision 2. If the day or date, time and place of a Board meeting have been provided herein or announced at a previous meeting of the Board, no notice is required. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given other than by announcement at the meeting at which adjournment is taken of the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened.
Section 2.08 Quorum. The presence of a majority of the directors currently holding office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn a meeting from time to time without further notice until a quorum is present. If a quorum is present when a duly called or held meeting is convened, the directors present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the directors originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum.
Section 2.09 Acts of Board. Except as otherwise required by law or specified in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board shall take action by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting.
Section 2.10 Participation by Remote Communication. A director may participate in a Board meeting by conference telephone, or, if authorized by the Board, by any other means of remote communication through which the director, other directors so participating, and all directors physically present at the meeting may participate with each other during the meeting. A director so participating is deemed present at the meeting.
Section 2.11 Absent Directors. A director of the Corporation may give advance written consent or opposition to a proposal to be acted on at a Board meeting. If the director is not present at the meeting, consent or opposition to a proposal does not constitute presence for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum, but consent or opposition shall be counted as a vote in favor of or against the proposal and shall be entered in the minutes or other record of action at the meeting, if the proposal acted on at the meeting is substantially the same or has substantially the same effect as the proposal to which the director has consented or objected.
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Section 2.12 Action Without a Meeting. An action required or permitted to be taken at a Board meeting may be taken without a meeting by written action signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by all of the directors. Any action, other than an action requiring shareholder approval, if the Articles of Incorporation so provide, may be taken by written action signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by the number of directors that would be required to take the same action at a meeting of the Board at which all directors were present. The written action is effective when signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by the required number of directors, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. If written action is permitted to be taken, and is taken, by less than all directors, then all directors shall be notified immediately of its text and effective date.
Section 2.13 Committees. Subdivision 1. A resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board may establish committees having the authority of the Board in the management of the business of the Corporation only to the extent provided in the resolution. Committees shall be subject at all times to the direction and control of the Board, except as provided in Section 2.14.
Subdivision 2. A committee shall consist of one or more natural persons, who need not be directors, appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board meeting.
Subdivision 3. Section 2.04 and Sections 2.06 to 2.12 hereof shall apply to committees and members of committees to the same extent as those sections apply to the Board and directors.
Subdivision 4. Minutes, if any, of committee meetings shall be made available upon request to members of the committee and to any director.
Subdivision 5. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or the resolution of the Board establishing the committee, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each consisting of one or more members of the committee, and may delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the authority of the committee. In these By-Laws, unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, any reference to a committee is deemed to include a subcommittee, and any reference to a committee member is deemed to include a subcommittee member.
Section 2.14 Special Litigation Committee. Pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 2.13, the Board may establish a committee composed of one or more independent directors or other independent persons to determine whether it is in the best interests of the Corporation to pursue a particular legal right or remedy of the Corporation and whether to cause, to the extent permitted by law, the dismissal or discontinuance of a particular proceeding that seeks to assert a right or remedy on behalf of the Corporation. The committee, once established, is not subject to the direction or control of, or termination by, the Board. A vacancy on the committee may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining committee members. The good faith determinations of the committee are binding upon the Corporation and its directors, officers and shareholders to the extent permitted by law. The committee terminates when it issues a written report of its determinations to the Board.
Section 2.15 Compensation. The Board may fix the compensation, if any, of directors.
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ARTICLE III
OFFICERS
Section 3.01 Number and Designation. The Corporation shall have one or more natural persons exercising the functions of the offices of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Such officers shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may elect or appoint such other officers or agents as it deems necessary for the operation and management of the Corporation, with such powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as may be determined by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, including, without limitation, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, each of whom shall have the powers, rights, duties and responsibilities set forth in these By–Laws unless otherwise determined by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. Any of the offices or functions of those offices may be held by the same person.
Section 3.02 Chief Executive Officer. Unless provided otherwise by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (a) shall have general active management of the business of the Corporation; (b) shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and Board; (c) shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect; (d) may maintain records of and certify proceedings of the Board and shareholders; and (e) shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board.
Section 3.03 Chief Financial Officer. Unless provided otherwise by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the Chief Financial Officer (a) shall keep accurate financial records for the Corporation; (b) shall deposit all monies, drafts and checks in the name of and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks and depositories as the Board shall designate from time to time; (c) shall endorse for deposit all notes, checks and drafts received by the Corporation as ordered by the Board, making proper vouchers therefor; (d) shall disburse corporate funds and issue checks and drafts in the name of the Corporation, as ordered by the Board; (e) shall render to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board, whenever requested, an account of all of such officer’s transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the Corporation; and (f) shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer from time to time.
Section 3.04 President. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. If an officer other than the President is designated Chief Executive Officer, the President shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 3.05 Vice Presidents. Any one or more Vice Presidents, if any, may be designated by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer as Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents. During the absence or disability of the President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Executive Vice President, and, in the absence of any such Vice President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Senior Vice President or other Vice President, who shall be present at the time and able to act, to perform the duties of the President. The determination of who is the highest ranking of two or more persons holding the same office shall, in the absence of specific designation of order of rank by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, be made on the basis of the earliest date of appointment or election, or, in the event of simultaneous appointment or election, on the basis of the longest continuous employment by the Corporation.
Section 3.06 Secretary. The Secretary, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, shall attend all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board, shall record or cause to be recorded all proceedings thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose, and may certify such proceedings. Except as otherwise required or permitted by law or by these By–Laws, the Secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
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Section 3.07 Treasurer. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, the Treasurer shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. If an officer other than the Treasurer is designated Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 3.08 Authority and Duties. In addition to the foregoing authority and duties, all officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. Unless prohibited by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, an officer elected or appointed by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may, without the approval of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, delegate some or all of the duties and powers of an office to other persons.
Section 3.09 Term. Subdivision 1. All officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their respective successors are chosen and have qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
Subdivision 2. An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. The resignation is effective without acceptance when the notice is given to the Corporation, unless a later effective date is specified in the notice.
Subdivision 3. An officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board meeting or, if such officer is appointed by the Chief Executive Officer, by the Chief Executive Officer.
Subdivision 4. A vacancy in an office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause may, or in the case of a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall, be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board or, with respect to officers other than the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, by the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 3.10 Salaries. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer if authorized by the Board.
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 4.01 Indemnification. Any person who at any time shall serve or shall have served as a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, or of any other enterprise at the request of the Corporation, and the heirs, executors and administrators of such person, shall be indemnified by the Corporation in accordance with, and to the fullest extent permitted by, the provisions of the Minnesota Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time.
Section 4.02 Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person in such person’s official capacity against any liability asserted against and incurred by such person in or arising from that capacity, whether or not the Corporation would otherwise be required to indemnify the person against the liability.
ARTICLE V
SHARES
Section 5.01 Certificated and Uncertificated Shares. Subdivision 1. The shares of the Corporation shall be either certificated shares or uncertificated shares. Each holder of duly issued certificated shares is entitled to a certificate of shares.
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Subdivision 2. Each certificate of shares of the Corporation shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer, or the President or any Vice President, and the Chief Financial Officer, or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, but when a certificate is signed by a transfer agent or a registrar, the signature of any such officer upon such certificate may be facsimiles, engraved or printed. If a person signs or has a facsimile signature placed upon a certificate while an officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, the certificate may be issued by the Corporation, even if the person has ceased to serve in that capacity before the certificate is issued, with the same effect as if the person had that capacity at the date of its issue.
Subdivision 3. A certificate representing shares issued by the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is authorized to issue shares of more than one class or series, set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or shall state that the Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each class or series authorized to be issued, so far as they have been determined, and the authority of the Board to determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent classes or series.
Subdivision 4. The Corporation may determine that some or all of any or all classes and series of the shares of the Corporation will be uncertificated shares. Any such determination shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until the certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.
Section 5.02 Declaration of Dividends and Other Distributions. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to declare dividends and other distributions upon the shares of the Corporation to the extent permitted by law.
Section 5.03 Transfer of Shares. Shares of the Corporation may be transferred only on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof, in person or by such person’s attorney. In the case of certificated shares, shares shall be transferred only upon surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares. The Board of Directors, however, may appoint one or more transfer agents and registrars to maintain the share records of the Corporation and to effect transfers of shares.
Section 5.04 Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a time, not exceeding 60 days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend or other distribution, as a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, and in such case only shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after any record date so fixed.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.01 Execution of Instruments. Subdivision 1. All deeds, mortgages, bonds, checks, contracts and other instruments pertaining to the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, or the President, or any Vice President, or by such other person or persons as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Subdivision 2. If a document must be executed by persons holding different offices or functions and one person holds such offices or exercises such functions, that person may execute the document in more than one capacity if the document indicates each such capacity.
Section 6.02 Advances. The Corporation may, without a vote of the directors, advance money to its directors, officers or employees to cover expenses that can reasonably be anticipated to be incurred by them in the performance of their duties and for which they would be entitled to reimbursement in the absence of an advance.
Section 6.03 No Seal. The Corporation shall have no seal.
Section 6.04 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.05 Amendments. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the By–Laws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the shareholders to change or repeal the same, provided, however, that the Board shall not adopt, amend or repeal any By–Law fixing a quorum for meetings of shareholders, prescribing procedures for removing directors or filling vacancies in the Board, or fixing the number of directors or their classifications, qualifications or terms of office, but may adopt or amend a By–Law that increases the number of directors.
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Period End Date | Apr. 07, 2021 |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --10-02 |
| Entity File Number | 000-02382 |
| Entity Registrant Name | MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000068709 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 41-0908057 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | MN |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE |
| Entity Address, City or Town | EDEN PRAIRIE |
| Entity Address, State or Province | MN |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 55344 |
| City Area Code | (952) |
| Local Phone Number | 937-4000 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common stock, $0.25 par value |
| Trading Symbol | MTSC |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |