FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC — Director's Dealing 2012

May 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC (fele)
CIK: 0000038725
Period of Report: 2012-04-28

Reporting Person: CROSE DANIEL J (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-28	common stock	M	4000	—	Acquired	14539	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
common stock	1971	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Amount includes: 2100 restricted shares vesting on the 4th anniversary of their 2/22/2010 grant date, 1805 restricted shares vesting on the 4th anniversary of their 3/2/2011 grant date, and 10634 shares owned outright.

F2: Restricted stock unit award was granted April 28, 2009 and vested in full April 28, 2012.

F3: Holdings within the Franklin Electric Retirement Program. The information presented herein is based on a plan statement as of January 1, 2012.