FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 2009

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Michael J. Hoff, Assistant Secretary
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MTS Declares Quarterly Dividend

Eden Prairie, Minn. – May 21, 2009 – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend as follows:

Amount: $0.15
Record Date: June 12, 2009
Payable Date: July 1, 2009

This is MTS Systems Corporation’s 110^th consecutive quarterly dividend.

About MTS Systems Corporation

MTS Systems Corporation is a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors. The Company’s testing hardware and software solutions help customers accelerate and improve their design, development, and manufacturing processes and are used for determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products, and structures. MTS’ high-performance position sensors provide controls for a variety of industrial and vehicular applications. MTS had 1,660 employees and revenue of $461 million for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2008. Additional information on MTS can be found on the worldwide web at http://www.mts.com