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): September 15, 2004

Methode Electronics, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-2816	36-2090085
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
7401 W. Wilson, Chicago, IL		60706
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 708-867-6777

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 15, 2004 Methode Electronics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its board of directors had elected a new Chairman of the Board and declared a $0.05 quarterly dividend. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is 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.

	Methode Electronics, Inc. (Registrant)
September 17, 2004	By:	Douglas A. Koman
		Name: Douglas A. Koman
		Title: Vice President, Corporate Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-99.1	Methode Electronics, Inc. press release dated September 15, 2004.

EX-99.1

News Release

For:	Methode Electronics, Inc.	Contact:Joey Iske
	7401 West Wilson Avenue	Director of Investor Relations
	Chicago, IL 60706		708-457-4060
		jiske@methode.com

Methode Electronics Announces Election of New Chairman of the Board and
Declares a $0.05 Quarterly Dividend

CHICAGO, IL, September 15, 2004 — Methode Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: METH) today announced that the Board of Directors elected Warren L. Batts to serve as its non-employee and non-executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Batts has been an independent board member for Methode since 2001 and was elected by the board to replace Mr. William T. Jensen who retired as Chairman effective September 14, 2004.

Mr. Donald W. Duda will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer and President of Methode Electronics and Mr. Douglas A. Koman will continue as Vice President, Corporate Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

In addition, the Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per common share to be paid on October 29, 2004 to its shareholders of record at the close of business on October 15, 2004.

About Methode Electronics

Methode Electronics, Inc. is a global manufacturer of electronic component and subsystem devices. Methode designs, manufactures and markets devices employing electrical, electronic, wireless, sensing and optical technologies. Methode’s components are found in the primary end markets of the automotive, communications (including information processing and storage, networking equipment, wireless and terrestrial voice/data systems), aerospace, rail and other transportation industries; and the consumer and industrial equipment markets. Further information can be found at Methode’s website http://www.methode.com.