Executive Change

UNITED STATES 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): October 31, 2019 ACTUANT CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant, as specified in its charter) Wisconsin 1-11288 39-0168610 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) N86 W12500 WESTBROOK CROSSING MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN 53051 Mailing address: P.O. Box 3241, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (262) 293-1500 Former name or address, if changed since last report: Not applicable Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Class A Common Stock, par value $0.20 per share EPAC New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company [ ] If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ] Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. As reported in Item 2.01 of a Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2019 by Actuant Corporation, which has adopted the business name “Enerpac Tool Group” pending approval of a change in its legal corporate name (the “Company”), on October 31, 2019 the Company completed the previously announced sale (the “Transaction”) of its Engineered Components & Systems segment (excluding the Company’s Cortland U.S. business) to wholly owned subsidiaries of BRWS Parent LLC (the “Buyer”). On October 31, 2019, the employment of Roger A. Roundhouse as the Company’s Executive Vice President - Engineered Components & Systems Segment was terminated to permit him to accept employment with an affiliate of the Buyer in connection with the Transaction. 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.              Date: November 5, 2019         ACTUANT CORPORATION       /s/ Fabrizio Rasetti   Fabrizio Rasetti Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary