Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Klemmensen Todd	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MTS SYSTEMS CORP [ MTSC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel and Sec.
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/9/2018
(Street) EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/9/2018		F		44	D	$47.59	6136   (1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$64.90							(2)	12/4/2020	Common Stock	2673		2673	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$66.98							(2)	12/3/2021	Common Stock	1072		1072	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$61.74							(2)	12/9/2022	Common Stock	2601		2601	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$46.25							(3)	4/17/2024	Common Stock	3167		3167	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$52.30							(4)	4/17/2025	Common Stock	3244		3244	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$48.80							(5)	12/5/2025	Common Stock	5943		5943	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes (i) 439 restricted stock units that vest as to 220 shares on 4/17/19 and as to 219 shares on 4/17/20; (ii) 276 restricted stock units that vest as to 138 shares on each of 8/15/19 and 8/15/20; (iii) 692 restricted stock units that vest as to 231 shares on each of 4/17/19 and 4/17/20 and as to 230 shares on 4/17/21; (iv) 1,820 restricted stock units that vest as to 607 shares on each of 9/15/19 and 9/15/20 and as to 606 shares on 9/15/21; and (v) 1,537 restricted stock units that vest as to 513 shares on 12/5/19 and as to 512 shares on each of 12/5/20 and 12/5/21.
(2)	Fully vested.
(3)	Options to purchase 1,056 shares vest on 4/17/19 and options to purchase 1,055 shares vest on 4/17/20.
(4)	Options to purchase 1,082 shares vest on 4/17/19 and options to purchase 1,081 shares vest on each of 4/17/20 and 4/17/21.
(5)	Options to purchase 1,981 shares vest on each of 12/5/19, 12/5/20 and 12/5/21.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Klemmensen Todd 14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344			Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel and Sec.

Signatures
/s/ Amanda Lorentz as attorney-in-fact for Todd Klemmensen pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed.		12/11/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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