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 17, 2003



                               ACTUANT CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


          Wisconsin                         1-11288               39-0168610
 (State or other jurisdiction          (Commission File      (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                    Number)           Identification No.)




                              6100 North Baker Road
                               Milwaukee, WI 53209

           Mailing address: P.O. Box 3241, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (414) 352-4160









Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On December 17, 2003, the Company announced its results of operations for the
first quarter ended November 30, 2003. A copy of the press release announcing
the Company's results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2003 is attached
as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) is being
furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information in this Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall
not be incorporated by reference in any other filing under the Securities
Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference to this Form 8-K in such filing.









                                    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.



                                      ACTUANT CORPORATION
                                               (Registrant)


   Date:  December 17, 2003           By:  /s/ Andrew G. Lampereur
                                         --------------------------------
                                      Andrew G. Lampereur
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer