MTS TO RING THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET OPENING BELL

Eden Prairie, Minn. - January 15, 2015 -MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, is pleased to announce that it will be ringing The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell on February 10, 2015.

Jeff Graves, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "Our board of directors and members of the management team will be participating in Nasdaq's Opening Bell ceremony. We are proud to celebrate 35 years of being listed on the Nasdaq."

About MTS Systems Corporation

MTS Systems Corporation's testing hardware, software and services 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 2,180 employees at September 27, 2014 and revenue of $564 million for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014.

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