METHODE ELECTRONICS INC — Director's Dealing 2006

Jul 21, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: METHODE ELECTRONICS INC (METH)
CIK: 0000065270
Period of Report: 2006-07-19

Reporting Person: DUDA DONALD W (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-07-19	Common Stock	P	7000	$7.8062	Acquired	236750	Direct
2006-07-19	Common Stock	P	2473	$11.1632	Acquired	11356	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Options	$17.658	2010-03-13	Common Stock (29413)	29413	Direct
Options	$6.35	2011-05-04	Common Stock (100000)	100000	Direct
Options	$10.50	2012-06-10	Common Stock (100000)	100000	Direct
Options	$11.44	2013-07-03	Common Stock (100000)	100000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares purchased during the fiscal year with periodic payroll withholding and quarterly dividends received on Methode common stock held in the Methode 401(k) Plan.

F2: The options vest in four equal annual installments beginning July 3, 2004.