0000038725-22-000101.txt : 20220510 0000038725-22-000101.hdr.sgml : 20220510 20220510172029 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000038725-22-000101 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220506 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220510 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Villavarayan Chris CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001641733 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-00362 FILM NUMBER: 22911087 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MERITOR, INC. STREET 2: 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD CITY: TROY STATE: MI ZIP: 48084 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 3 1 wf-form3_165221760534313.xml FORM 3 X0206 3 2022-05-06 0 0000038725 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC FELE 0001641733 Villavarayan Chris PO BOX 615 LAKE ORION MI 48361 1 0 0 0 common stock 1838 D stock units 70.71 common stock 1237.45 D 1,838 shares owned outright as form of payment for the 2022 Stock Award approved on May 6, 2022. 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 May 6, 2020, Mr. Villavarayan elected to receive his 2022 Board of Directors retainer and committee chair fees in Franklin Electric Co., Inc. common stock, issuance of such shares deferred until he retires, otherwise leaves the Board of Directors, or has elected to receive such payment per the terms of the Plan. On May 6, 2022, Mr. Villavarayan was credited with 1,060.67 Stock Units for the annual retainer and 176.78 Stock Units for committee chair fees. At distribution, Mr. Villavarayan may elect pursuant to the terms of the Plan to receive his deferred compensation either in shares of Franklin common stock or in cash. Jonathan M. Grandon, power of attorney for Chris Villavarayan 2022-05-10 EX-24 2 directorpoa52022villavaray.htm VILLAVARAYAN POA 5/2022

POWER OF ATTORNEY

    The undersigned, Chris Villavarayan, hereby constitutes and appoints Jonathan Grandon 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 12th day of April, 2022.



                                                                                            /s/ Chris Villavarayan
                                                Chris Villavarayan, Director