8-K

UNITED STATES

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): July 26, 2010

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	0-362	35-0827455
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS employer identification no.)

400 E. Spring Street
Bluffton, IN	46714
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (260) 824-2900

Not Applicable

(Former name or 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 July 26, 2010, Howard B. Witt submitted his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (the “Company”), effective July 27, 2010.

To fill the vacancy created by Mr. Witt’s resignation, the Board, upon the recommendation of its Corporate Governance Committee, elected Thomas R. VerHage to serve for a term ending at the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is elected and qualified.  Mr. VerHage will also serve as a member of the Management Organization and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Mr. VerHage, age 57, has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Donaldson Company, Inc. since March 2004.  He was a Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2002 to 2004, and a Partner at Arthur Andersen, LLP from 1987 through 2002.  Mr. VerHage is a director of Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, and is the Chair of its Audit Committee.  He is also an advisory council member of Integrated Governance Solutions.

Mr. VerHage 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 3, 2009, to which the Company was or is to be a party, and in which Mr. VerHage or any member of his immediate family had or is to have a director or indirect material interest.  There are no family relationships between Mr. VerHage and any of the Company’s other directors, executive officers or persons nominated or chose by the Company to become directors or executive officers.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. VerHage’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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 27, 2010
	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC (Registrant)
	By:
		Patrick Q. Davis Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press release dated July 27, 2010, announcing the election of Thomas R. VerHage as a member of the Board of Directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

For Immediate Release

For Further Information

Refer to: John J. Haines

260-824-2900

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY

ELECTS THOMAS R. VERHAGE TO BOARD

Bluffton, Indiana – July 27, 2010 – The board of directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) has elected Thomas R. VerHage to be a director of the company.  He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Howard B. Witt, who has served on the Board since 1994.

Mr. VerHage has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Donaldson Company, Inc. since March 2004.  He was a Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2002 to 2004, and a Partner at Arthur Andersen, LLP from 1987 through 2002.  Mr. VerHage is a director of Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, and is the Chair of its Audit Committee.  He is also an advisory council member of Integrated Governance Solutions.

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 Electric 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 Exc hange Commission filings, included in Item 1A of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2010, 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.