FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 3, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC (fele)
CIK: 0000038725
Period of Report: 2009-03-02

Reporting Person: BROWN DAVID T (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-03-02	stock units	$	A	230.81	Acquired		common stock (230.81)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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 7, 2006, Mr. Brown elected to receive his 2009 board of directors retainer, meeting fees and stock award 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). Mr. Brown was should have been credited with a total of 230.81 stock units for board meeting fees which occurred on March 2, 2009; March 5, 2009 and April 28, 2009. At distribution, Mr. Brown may elect pursuant to the terms of the Plan to receive his deferred compensation either in shares of Franklin common stock or in cash.