UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2005 (January 31,2005)

CTS CORPORATION

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (574) 293-7511

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Item 2.01      Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

     On January 31, 2005, CTS Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“CTS”), acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “SMTEK Common Stock”), of SMTEK International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SMTEK”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 16, 2004 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among CTS, SMTEK and Cardinal Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of CTS (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub was merged with and into SMTEK (the “Merger”), with SMTEK continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of CTS. As a result of the Merger, the SMTEK Common Stock has been deregistered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and delisted from The Nasdaq SmallCap Market.

     Upon the consummation of the Merger, each share of SMTEK Common Stock issued and outstanding (other than (i) shares of SMTEK Common Stock owned by CTS or any direct or indirect subsidiaries of CTS, (ii) shares of SMTEK Common Stock held in SMTEK’s treasury and (iii) shares of SMTEK Common Stock that did not vote to adopt the Merger Agreement and with respect to which appraisal has been properly demanded in accordance with Delaware law) was converted into the right to receive $10.725 in cash, without interest, and .2913 shares of CTS common stock, no par value per share (“CTS Common Stock”). The aggregate value of the cash and CTS Common Stock paid to the former stockholders of SMTEK in respect of their shares of SMTEK Common Stock was equal to approximately $44.4 million.

     In connection with the consummation of the Merger, CTS issued a press release on January 31, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01      Other Events.

     On January 31, 2005, SMTEK stockholders adopted the Merger Agreement at a special meeting called for that purpose.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)    Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

The financial statements required by this item were previously filed as part of Amendment No. 2 to the CTS Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.333-121129) on December 27, 2004.

(b)    Pro Forma Financial Information.

The financial statements required by this item were previously filed as part of Amendment No. 2 to the CTS Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.333-121129) on December 27, 2004.

(c)    Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

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 hereunto duly authorized.

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