MTS Systems Accelerates $0.30/Share Qtr. Dividend to Dec. 28th

MTS Systems Corporation

, a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that it is accelerating the payable date of its previously announced $0.30 per share quarterly dividend to December 28, 2012.  The payable date previously was January 2, 2013 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17, 2012.  This is MTS Systems Corporation's 124th consecutive quarterly dividend.