UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

 
(Mark One)
 
 
[X]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014
 
 
OR
 
 
[_]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________________ to ________________________


Commission file number: 1-11288
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
 
ACTUANT CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN
 
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
ACTUANT CORPORATION
N86 W12500 WESTBROOK CROSSING
MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN 53051
Mailing address: P.O. Box 3241, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201




Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Additional Information
August 31, 2014 and 2013











Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Plan Administrator
Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) as of August 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of August 31, 2014 and 2013, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management.The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



/s/ Wipfli LLP
February 2, 2015
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


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Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits


 
 
August 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
Cash
 
$
12,869

 
$
24,693

Investments
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds
 
100,486,301

 
99,610,041

Common collective trusts
 
34,800,787

 
35,463,198

Actuant Corporation stock fund
 
29,077,679

 
37,648,569

Assets held for investment purposes
 
164,364,767

 
172,721,808

Receivables
 
 
 
 
Company contribution receivable
 
4,113,763

 
5,123,877

Participant notes receivable
 
2,359,000

 
2,687,642

Total receivables
 
6,472,763

 
7,811,519

Total assets
 
170,850,399

 
180,558,020

 
 
 
 
 
Liability
 
 
 
 
Excess contributions payable
 
(3,614
)
 
(6,795
)
Net assets available for benefits, at fair value
 
170,846,785

 
180,551,225

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
 
(245,202
)
 
(126,930
)
Net assets available for benefits
 
$
170,601,583

 
$
180,424,295


See accompanying notes to financial statements


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Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits





 
 
Year Ended August 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
Additions
 
 
 
 
Contributions
 
 
 
 
Company
 
$
4,113,763

 
$
5,123,877

Rollover
 
1,120,376

 
780,541

Participant
 
7,605,696

 
8,739,106

Total contributions
 
12,839,835

 
14,643,524

Net realized and unrealized appreciation in fair value of investments
 
18,707,928

 
22,993,799

Interest and dividend income from investments
 
1,540,009

 
1,722,045

Interest income on participant notes receivable
 
99,989

 
107,232

Total additions
 
33,187,761

 
39,466,600

 
 
 
 
 
Deductions
 
 
 
 
Benefits and withdrawal payments
 
(18,540,530
)
 
(20,538,778
)
Administrative expenses
 
(360,689
)
 
(559,674
)
Total deductions
 
(18,901,219
)

(21,098,452
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase in net assets available for benefits before asset transfers
 
14,286,542

 
18,368,148

Transfer of plan assets (Note 1)
 
(24,109,254
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits
 
(9,822,712
)
 
18,368,148

 
 
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year
 
180,424,295

 
162,056,147

Net assets available for benefits at end of year
 
$
170,601,583

 
$
180,424,295


See accompanying notes to financial statements

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Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1. Description of Plan
The following description of the Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan’s summary plan description for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. The Plan is subject to and complies with the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The purpose of the Plan is to encourage eligible employees to regularly save part of their earnings and to assist them in accumulating additional financial security for their retirement. Generally, all employees of domestic subsidiaries of Actuant Corporation (the “Company”) who are scheduled to work at least 1,000 hours in a one-year period are immediately eligible to participate in the Plan, except those subject to a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), unless the CBA specifically provides for coverage under the Plan. Employees of acquired companies are eligible to participate in the Plan at the discretion of the Company and employees of designated operating units may be excluded from plan participation.
Transfer of Plan Assets
During fiscal 2014, the Company established a new 401(k) savings plan in connection with its decision to divest its Electrical segment. As a result, $24,109,254 of assets held for investment (which represented the balance in the Plan related to active employees of the Electrical segment) were transfered to this new 401(k) savings plan on November 1, 2013. The divestiture of the Electrical segment was completed on December 13, 2013.
Contributions
Participants may make voluntary pre-tax and after tax (“Roth”) contributions of between 1% and 50% of qualifying compensation, subject to certain Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) limitations. Participants who have attained the age of 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions to the Plan. Depending on the Company’s financial performance, the Company may make discretionary contributions (“matching” and “core”) to eligible employees. The matching contribution applies only to participant contributions up to 6% of a participant’s eligible compensation, while the core contribution represents 3% of each employee’s eligible compensation. Both the matching and core contributions are made in the form of either Company common stock or cash (into the Actuant Corporation Stock Fund). In addition, the Company is required to make contributions to certain participants who are subject to a CBA.
Participants must be employed by the Company on the last day of the plan year to be eligible for the discretionary contributions. If the participant is not employed on the last day of the plan year due to retirement, death or disability, the participant is still eligible for the core contribution in that plan year.
Investment Options
Participants direct the investment of their voluntary contributions and may redirect the investment for the Company’s core and matching contributions to any of the defined investment options (in integral multiples of 1%). Participants may change their investment options at any time.
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with contributions, participant rollovers, an allocation of plan earnings thereon and reduced for benefit payments and certain fees charged by the trustee. Plan earnings are determined and credited to each participant’s account on a daily basis in accordance with the proportion of the participant’s account to all accounts. Substantially all administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Plan. Separate pre-tax and Roth contribution accounts are maintained for participants.


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Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1. Description of Plan (continued)
Vesting
Participants have, at all times, a fully vested and non-forfeitable interest in the amount of their voluntary contributions. Upon death, disability or retirement, while employed by the Company, participants become fully vested in their entire account balance. Participants normally vest in the Company matching and core contributions according to the following schedule:
Years of Service
 
Vesting %
Less than 2 years
 
0
%
At least 2 but less than 3 years
 
25
%
At least 3 but less than 4 years
 
50
%
At least 4 but less than 5 years
 
75
%
5 years or more
 
100
%
Forfeited Accounts
Forfeitures are created when participants terminate employment with the Company prior to being fully vested. These forfeited amounts are then used to reduce the Company’s future contributions to the Plan. At August 31, 2014 and 2013, unallocated forfeitures were $266,900 and $435,300, respectively. Forfeitures used to reduce Company contributions were $371,141 and $483,400 for fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Payment of Benefits
At death, disability, retirement or termination, participants or their designated beneficiaries are entitled to receive benefits equal to their vested account balances. Participants may elect to receive vested benefits in the form of a lump-sum distribution, installment payments or a direct transfer to an eligible retirement plan. If a participant’s vested account balance is less than $5,000 it will automatically be distributed in the form of a direct rollover to an individual retirement account ($1,000 or less in a lump sum payment). In the event of hardship, participants may withdraw a portion of their vested account balances.
Participant Notes Receivable
A participant may receive a note from the Plan out of the participant’s voluntary contributions, rollover, prior Company contributions and qualified non-elective contributions account in an amount greater than or equal to $1,000, not to exceed the lesser of 50% of the portion of the participant’s vested account balances plus earnings thereon or $50,000. Notes bear a fixed interest rate of the prime rate at the time of the note plus 1%. Notes and interest thereon are repaid from payroll deductions over a period not to exceed five years, unless the note is used to purchase the principal residence of the participant in which case the term of the note will be a reasonable period not to exceed 20 years, as determined by the plan administrator.
Participants’ notes receivable are valued at their unpaid principal balance plus accrued but unpaid interest. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of August 31, 2014 or 2013. If a participant ceases to make note repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant note to be in default, the participant note balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.


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Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of the accompanying financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that directly affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and changes therein. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Investment Valuation
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measure attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts held by the common collective trust because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan. The contract value represents contributions and reinvested income, less any withdrawals plus accrued interest. Withdrawals influenced by company-initiated events, such as in connection with the sale of a business, may result in a distribution at other than contract value. The Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.
Income Recognition
Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recognized when earned. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits includes the net gain (loss) in the fair value of investments, which consists of realized and unrealized gains and losses.
Risk and Uncertainties
The Plan’s investments are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments it is reasonably possible that changes in the fair value of investments will occur in the near term. These changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the financial statements.
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.


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Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements


Note 3. Investments
The fair value of investments that represent five percent or more of the Plan’s net assets are as follows:
Description
 
2014
 
2013
Actuant Corporation Stock Fund
 
$
29,077,679

 
$
37,648,569

Wells Fargo S&P 500 Index Fund
 
19,230,438

 
17,203,425

Wells Fargo Stable Return (at contract value)
 
15,325,147

 
18,132,843

JP Morgan Large Cap Growth
 
11,331,767

 
12,163,874

T. Rowe Price Retire 2020
 
8,985,766

 
*

* Fund was not greater than 5% of the Plan's net assets


The realized and unrealized appreciation in the Plan’s investments are as follows:
 
 
2014
 
2013
Mutual funds
 
$
15,334,955

 
$
11,604,301

Common collective trust funds
 
4,057,695

 
2,996,265

Actuant Corporation Stock Fund (including money market returns)
 
(684,722
)
 
8,393,233

 
 
$
18,707,928

 
$
22,993,799

Note 4. Fair Value Measurements
The Plan assesses the inputs used to measure fair value using a three-tier hierarchy. Level 1 inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs. Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The following valuation methodologies are used for plan assets measured at fair value:
Mutual Funds: Valued at quoted prices from an active market which represents the net asset value (“NAV”) of shares held by the Plan at year end.
Actuant Corporation Stock Fund: The Actuant Corporation Stock Fund is a unitized fund. The fund consists of Actuant common stock and short-term cash equivalents which provide liquidity for trading. The Actuant common stock is valued at the quoted market price from an active market and the short-term cash equivalents are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
Common collective trust: Fair value for these investments is determined by the NAV based on the fair value of the underlying funds. The Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of these investment contracts as well as their adjustment from fair value to contract value.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.



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Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements


Note 4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

A summary of assets at August 31 measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:
 
 
2014
 
2013
Level 1 Valuation:
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds
 
 
 
 
Target date funds
 
$
46,948,347

 
$
43,141,862

Growth fund
 
18,058,279

 
18,370,674

Blend funds
 
12,422,384

 
12,876,467

Bond funds
 
6,744,961

 
8,283,272

Value funds
 
9,912,692

 
10,080,593

Other funds
 
845,742

 
1,004,222

International funds
 
5,553,896

 
5,852,951

 
 
100,486,301

 
99,610,041

Level 2 Valuation:
 
 
 
 
Actuant Corporation stock fund
 
29,077,679

 
37,648,569

Common collective trusts
 
 
 
 
Stable return fund
 
15,570,350

 
18,259,773

Index fund
 
19,230,437

 
17,203,425

 
 
63,878,466

 
73,111,767

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
164,364,767

 
$
172,721,808

The following table summarizes the Plan’s investments in common collective trusts with a reported fair value using NAV per share at August 31:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Unfunded Commitment
 
Redemption Frequency
 
Redemption Notice Period
S&P 500 (a)
 
$
19,230,437

 
$
17,203,425

 
$

 
Daily
 
None
Stable Return Fund (b)
 
$
15,570,350

 
$
18,259,773

 
$

 
Daily
 
12 months
(a)
Includes a common/collective trust fund that is designed to replicate the holdings and weighting of the stock comprising the S&P 500 Index.
(b)
Includes a common/collective trust fund that is designed to provide a moderate level of stable income, without principal volatility, while seeking to maintain adequate liquidity and returns. This fund consists of security backed contracts, investment contracts and cash.


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Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements


Note 5. Tax Status
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company in a letter dated May 28, 2013, that the Plan was designed in accordance with the applicable sections of the IRC. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed, and is currently being operated, in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to applicable statutory periods.
Note 6. Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions and to terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of plan termination, participants will become fully vested in their accounts.
Note 7. Exempt Party-in-Interest Transactions
Certain plan investments are in shares of mutual funds and common trust funds managed by Wells Fargo Bank, custodian of the Plan, shares of Actuant Corporation Common Stock and participant notes receivable. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions, however, they are not considered prohibited transactions under 29 CFR 408(b) of the ERISA regulations. Fees incurred by the Plan for the investment management services paid through revenue sharing are included in administrative expenses.










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Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
EIN: 39-0168610 Plan Number: 022
August 31, 2014    




(a)
(b)
Identity of Issue, borrower, lessor, or similar party
(c)
Description of Investment
(d)
Cost
(e)
Current Value
 
 
Registered Investment Company:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
$
3,703,186

 
 
Harbor International
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
5,553,896

 
 
ING Midcap Opportunities
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
270,375

 
 
Invesco Small Cap Growth
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
2,927,606

 
 
JP Morgan Large Cap
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
11,331,767

 
 
Nuveen Dividend Value
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
5,939,131

 
 
Oppenheimer Developing Market
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
3,798,906

 
 
Pimco Commodity Real Return Strategy
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
845,742

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
2,391,306

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
5,082,128

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
8,985,766

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
8,216,451

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
8,010,675

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
5,074,233

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
5,762,879

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
2,438,912

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
482,649

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
503,348

 
 
Vanguard Mid Cap Index
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
7,509,493

*
 
Wells Fargo Advantage Total Return Bond
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
6,744,961

*
 
Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value
 
Registered Investment Co
 
(A)
 
4,912,891

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100,486,301

 
 
Common Collective Trusts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
Wells Fargo S&P 500 Index Fund
 
Common Collective Trust
 
(A)
 
19,230,437

*
 
Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund
 
Common Collective Trust
 
(A)(D)
 
15,325,147

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34,555,584

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
Actuant Corporation Stock Fund
 
(B)
 
(A)
 
29,077,679

*
 
Participants notes receivable
 
(C)
 
 -
 
2,359,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
166,478,564

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Party-in-interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(A) Cost omitted for participant-directed investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
(B) Includes 839,257 shares of Actuant Corporation Common Stock
 
 
 
 
(C) Participant notes receivable have interest rates from 4.25% to 9.75%
 
 
 
 
(D) Stated at contract value
 
 
 
 
 
 

See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
ACTUANT CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN
 
Date: February 2, 2015

/s/ Matthew P. Pauli
 
Matthew P. Pauli
Plan Administrative Committee Member



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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.    Description

23.1        Consent of WIPFLI LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF WIPFLI LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-42353, 333-60564 and 333-179007 on Form S-8, of our report dated February 2, 2015, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of the Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan, included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Actuant Corporation 401(k) Plan for the year ended August 31, 2014.

/s/ WIPFLI LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 2, 2015

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