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  <div><a name="s82009366DC579014574A53BCC0A9D0AE"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:right;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Form UNITED STATES   <br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;&#32;&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 144</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:6px;font-size:7.5pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:19.005847953216374%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7.5pt;">SEC USE ONLY</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7.5pt;">DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7.5pt;">CUSIP NUMBER</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7.5pt;">WORK LOCATION</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES   <br>PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11.5pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">ATTENTION:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2.6666666666666665px;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;text-indent:-2.6666666666666665px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;">Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale    <br>or executing a sale directly with a market maker.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="8"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31%;"></td><td style="width:15%;"></td><td style="width:7%;"></td><td style="width:3%;"></td><td style="width:10%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td><td style="width:8%;"></td><td style="width:12%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:6.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">1 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;font-style:italic;">(a) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">NAME OF ISSUER </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;font-style:italic;">(Please type or print)</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">CTS Corporation</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:6.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;font-style:italic;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">&#160;IRS IDENT. NO.</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">35-0225010</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:6.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;font-style:italic;">(c) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">S.E.C. FILE NO.</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">001-04639</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:6.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">1 (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;font-style:italic;">d</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">) ADDRESS OF ISSUER    STREET    CITY    STATE    ZIP CODE</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:6.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;font-style:italic;">(e) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">TELEPHONE NO.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2375 Cabot Drive,     Lisle, IL   60532</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">630</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">577-8800</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:6.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">2 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;font-style:italic;">(a) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:8px;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">CTS Corporation Pension Plan</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;padding-left:10px;text-indent:-11px;font-size:6.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;font-style:italic;">(b) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;padding-left:10px;text-indent:-11px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Affiliate (1)</font></div></td><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:6.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;font-style:italic;">(c) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6.5pt;">ADDRESS STREET   CITY   STATE   ZIP CODE</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:8px;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2375 Cabot Drive,     Lisle, IL   60532</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;">INSTRUCTION:  The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="8"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9%;"></td><td style="width:23%;"></td><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:12%;"></td><td style="width:12%;"></td><td style="width:11%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">3 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-style:italic;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-style:italic;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:bold;">SEC USE ONLY</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-style:italic;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-style:italic;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-style:italic;">(e)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-style:italic;">(f)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-style:italic;">(g)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of the</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Class of</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Securities</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">To Be Sold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">who is Acquiring the Securities</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker-Dealer</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">File Number</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Number of Shares</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">or Other Units</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">To Be Sold</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-style:italic;">(See instr. 3(c))</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Aggregate</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Market</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Value</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-style:italic;">(See instr. 3(d))</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Number of Shares</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">or Other Units</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Outstanding</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-style:italic;">(See instr. 3(e))</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Approximate</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Sale</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;font-style:italic;">(See instr. 3(f))</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;">(MO.  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style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">Title of Securities Sold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">Date of Sale</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">Amount of <br>Securities Sold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">Gross Proceeds</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">CTS Corporation Pension Plan</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">CTS Corporation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Various</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9.5pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">Ashish Agrawal, the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CTS Corporation (the &#8220;Issuer&#8221;), serves as the Named Administrator of the CTS Corporation Pension Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9.5pt;padding-left:0px;"><font 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Information is to be given not only as to  <br>the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included  <br>in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-top:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">ATTENTION:</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.  If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule&#160;10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.02097902097901%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:45%;"></td><td style="width:10%;"></td><td style="width:45%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">9/6/2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">***/s/ Ashish Agrawal, as Named Administrator of the Plan</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;">DATE OF NOTICE</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;">(SIGNATURE)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">11/30/2015</font></div></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.  At least one copy</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">of the notice shall be manually signed.  Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;">DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION OR GIVING OF INSTRUCTION, IF RELYING ON RULE 10B5-1</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:4px;font-size:11.5pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">ATTENTION:  Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:right;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">SEC 1147 (02-08)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">NAI-1500634266v3</font></div></div>	</body>
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text: Document
  Form UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 144
  SEC USE ONLY
  DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
  CUSIP NUMBER
  WORK LOCATION
  NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
  PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  ATTENTION:
  Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale
  or executing a sale directly with a market maker.
  1
  (a)
  NAME OF ISSUER
  (Please type or print)
  CTS Corporation
  (b)
  IRS IDENT. NO.
  35-0225010
  (c)
  S.E.C. FILE NO.
  001-04639
  1 (
  d
  ) ADDRESS OF ISSUER    STREET    CITY    STATE    ZIP CODE
  (e)
  TELEPHONE NO.
  2375 Cabot Drive,     Lisle, IL   60532
  630
  577-8800
  2
  (a)
  NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  CTS Corporation Pension Plan
  (b)
  RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  Affiliate (1)
  (c)
  ADDRESS STREET   CITY   STATE   ZIP CODE
  2375 Cabot Drive,     Lisle, IL   60532
  INSTRUCTION:  The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
  3
  (a)
  (b)
  SEC USE ONLY
  (c)
  (d)
  (e)
  (f)
  (g)
  Title of the
  Class of
  Securities
  To Be Sold
  Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the
  Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker
  who is Acquiring the Securities
  Broker-Dealer
  File Number
  Number of Shares
  or Other Units
  To Be Sold
  (See instr. 3(c))
  Aggregate
  Market
  Value
  (See instr. 3(d))
  Number of Shares
  or Other Units
  Outstanding
  (See instr. 3(e))
  Approximate
  Date of Sale
  (See instr. 3(f))
  (MO.  DAY  YR.)
  Name of Each
  Securities
  Exchange
  (See instr. 3(g))
  Common Stock, without par value
  Sidoti & Company, LLC
  122 E 42nd Street
  New York, New York 10168
  248,000
  $5,580,000 (2)
  32,933,326 (3)
  (4)
  New York Stock Exchange
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. (a)   Name of issuer
  3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
  (b)   Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
  (b)  Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
  (c)   Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
  (c)  Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
  (d)   Issuer's address, including zip code
  (d)  Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
  (e)   Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  (e)  Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
  2. (a)   Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  (f)  Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  (b)   Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
  stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  (g)  Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold
  (c)   Such person's address, including zip code
  Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
  required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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  TABLE I
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  SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
  and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefore:
  Title of
  the Class
  Date you Acquired
  Nature of Acquisition Transactions
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired
  (If gift, also give date donor acquired)
  Amount of Securities Acquired
  Date of Payment
  Nature of Payment
  Common Stock, without par value
  (5)
  (5)
  CTS Corporation (5)
  269,400
  (5)
  (5)
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
  TABLE II
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  SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
  Name and Address of Seller
  Title of Securities Sold
  Date of Sale
  Amount of
  Securities Sold
  Gross Proceeds
  CTS Corporation Pension Plan
  CTS Corporation
  Various
  257,000
  $5,615,657
  REMARKS:
  (1)
  Ashish Agrawal, the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CTS Corporation (the "Issuer"), serves as the Named Administrator of the CTS Corporation Pension Plan (the "Plan").
  (2)
  Based on a sale price of $22.50 per share, which was the closing price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on August 31, 2017.
  (3)
  Based on shares outstanding as of July 24, 2017, as reported on the Issuer's Form 10-K for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.
  (4)
  The proposed transaction will be completed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 25, 2015.
  (5)
  Common stock was acquired by the Plan directly from the Issuer throughout the life of the Plan.
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to
  the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included
  in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are
  required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
  ATTENTION:
  The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.  If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
  9/6/2017
  ***/s/ Ashish Agrawal, as Named Administrator of the Plan
  DATE OF NOTICE
  (SIGNATURE)
  11/30/2015
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.  At least one copy
  of the notice shall be manually signed.  Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION OR GIVING OF INSTRUCTION, IF RELYING ON RULE 10B5-1
  ATTENTION:  Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
  SEC 1147 (02-08)
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