FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC — Director's Dealing 2012

May 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC (fele)
CIK: 0000038725
Period of Report: 2012-05-04

Reporting Person: Aikman Steven William (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-04	common stock	A	1098	$48.19	Acquired	4995	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-04	option	$48.19	A	3555	Acquired	2022-05-04	common stock (3555)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: restricted stock vests 4 years after the 5/4/2012 grant date

F2: includes:
1098 restricted shares that vest 4 years after the 5/4/2012 grant date, 897 restricted shares that vest 4 years after the 3/2/2011 vest date, and 3000 restricted shares that vest 4 years after the 6/7/2010 grant date.

F3: options become exercisable in 4 equal installments of 1/4 each beginning on the 5/4/2012 grant date