# UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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# Form 8-K

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# CURRENT REPORT

# PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):  November 21, 2005

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MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

|MINNESOTA                                      |  |  | 0-2382                   |  |  | 41-0908057                          |  | 
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|(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |  |  | (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) |  |  | (I.R.S. EMPLOYERIDENTIFICATION NO.) |  | 

14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

(952) 937-4000
(REGISTRANTS TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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# Item 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

| | On November 21, 2005, the registrant issued a press release
regarding the registrants results of operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2005 year-end. The full
text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
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# Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

| | (c)   Exhibits
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| | Exhibit 99.1  Press Release issued on November 21, 2005
regarding the registrants results of operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2005 year-end furnished
pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
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# 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 thereunto duly authorized.

|                          | MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION(Registrant)
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|Date:   November 21, 2005 | By:                                
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# MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
FORM 8-K REPORT

# INDEX TO EXHIBITS

|Exhibit No. |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|99.1        |  | Press Release issued on November 21, 2005 regarding the
registrants results of operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2005 year-end furnished pursuant to Item
2.02 of this Form 8-K.

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