8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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) January 10, 2008

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

INDIANA	0-362	35-0827455
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)	(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)	(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

400 EAST SPRING STREET BLUFFTON, INDIANA	46714
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)	(ZIP CODE)

(260) 824-2900

(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

No Change

(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 10, 2008, David T. Brown was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (the "Company") to serve as a member of the class of directors up for election at the Company’s 2008 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Brown will serve as a member of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Management and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Brown was President and Chief Executive Officer of Owens Corning between April 2002 and December 2007. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2001 to March 2002. He was Vice President of Owens Corning and President, Insulating Systems Business from January 1997 to December 2000. Mr. Brown is also a director of BorgWarner, Inc.

Mr. Brown was not selected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. There has been no transaction, or proposed transaction, since January 1, 2007, to which the Company was or is to be a party, and in which Mr. Brown or any member of his immediate family had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest. There are no family relationships between Mr. Brown and any of the Company’s other directors, executive officers or persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become directors or executive officers.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Brown’s election as a director of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

(Registrant)

Date: January 16, 2008	By /s/ Thomas J Strupp
	Thomas J Strupp,
	Vice President, Chief Financial
	Officer and Secretary (Principal
	Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-99.1

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. 99.1 Press release, dated January 16, 2008 issued by Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

For Immediate Release

For Further Information

Refer to: Thomas J. Strupp

260-824-2900

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY

ELECTS DAVID T. BROWN TO BOARD

Bluffton, Indiana - January 16, 2008 - The board of directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) has elected David T. Brown to be a director of the company.

Mr. Brown recently retired from his position as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Owens Corning. Owens Corning is a world leader in building materials systems and composite solutions with operations in more than 300 locations globally. Mr. Brown earned his BS in Economics from Purdue University in 1970. In addition to his role as a director for Franklin Electric, Mr. Brown is a member of the board of directors of BorgWarner, Inc.

Franklin Electric is a global leader in the production and marketing of systems and components for the movement of water and automotive fuels. Recognized as a technical leader in its specialties, Franklin serves customers around the world in residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, municipal, and fueling applications.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statements contained herein, including those relating to the Company’s financial results, business goals and sales growth, involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, risks and uncertainties with respect to general economic and currency conditions, various conditions specific to the Company’s business and industry, weather conditions, new housing starts, market demand, competitive factors, changes in distribution channels, supply constraints, technology factors, litigation, government and regulatory actions, the Company’s accounting policies, future trends, and other risks which are detailed in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, included in Item 1A of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2006, Exhibit 99.1 attached thereto and in Item 1A of Part II of the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made herein are based on information currently available, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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