11-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 11-K

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FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS

AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission file number 0-362

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC DIRECTED INVESTMENT SALARY PLAN

(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

(EXACT NAME OF ISSUER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Indiana	35-0827455
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(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

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EX-99

EXHIBIT 99 - CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of the Franklin Electric Directed Investment Salary Plan (the “Plan”) on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I John J. Haines, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (the “Company”), and Chairman of the company’s Employee Benefits Committee (the “Plan Administrator”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of the Plan.

Date	June 29, 2010
	/s/ John J. Haines
	John J. Haines, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)