0000038725-16-000453.txt : 20161118 0000038725-16-000453.hdr.sgml : 20161118 20161118132923 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000038725-16-000453 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161117 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161118 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161118 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000038725 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTORS & GENERATORS [3621] IRS NUMBER: 350827455 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9255 COVERDALE ROAD CITY: FORT WAYNE STATE: IN ZIP: 46809 BUSINESS PHONE: 2608242900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9255 COVERDALE ROAD CITY: FORT WAYNE STATE: IN ZIP: 46809 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Wathen David M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001326561 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-00362 FILM NUMBER: 162007292 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 39400 WOODWARD AVE CITY: BLOOMFIELD HILLS STATE: MI ZIP: 48304 4 1 wf-form4_147949375137652.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2016-11-17 0 0000038725 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC FELE 0001326561 Wathen David M 5155 INKSTER ROAD BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302 1 0 0 0 stock units 2016-11-17 4 A 0 183.63 39.30 A common stock 183.63 72350.92 D Pursuant to terms of the Nonemployee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan approved by the Board of Directors on February 11, 2000 and amended and restated on April 28, 2006, Mr. Wathen elected to receive his 2005-2016 Board of Directors retainer, stock award, and meeting fees in Franklin Electric Co., Inc. common stock, issuance of such shares deferred until he retires or otherwise leaves the Board of Directors (e.g. Stock Units). On November 17, 2016, Mr. Wathen was credited with 183.63 Stock Units for dividends that would have been paid on such deferred shares. At distribution, Mr. Wathen may elect pursuant to the terms of the Plan to receive his deferred compensation either in shares of Franklin common stock or in cash. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24-Power of Attorney Jonathan M. Grandon, power of attorney for David M. Wathen 2016-11-18 EX-24 2 directorpoa112016wathen.htm WATHEN POA 11/2016

POWER OF ATTORNEY

    The undersigned, David M. Wathen, hereby constitutes and appoints  Jonathan Grandon or John J. Haines as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer or director of Franklin Electric Co., Inc., (the "Company") to sign any Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder to be filed by the undersigned with respect to the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities of the Company,  to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any national market exchange on which the Company's securities are listed, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or a substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply within Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder.

    This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transaction in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed written delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

    Executed by the undersigned as of this 17th day of November, 2016.



                                                                                            /s/ David M. Wathen
                            David M. Wathen, Director