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)
November 9, 2010
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| INDIANA | 0-362 | 35-0827455 |
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) | (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) | (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
400 EAST SPRING STREET BLUFFTON, INDIANA | 46714 |
| (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | (ZIP CODE) |
(260) 824-2900
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
No Change
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
R. Scott Trumbull, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and John J. Haines, Chief Financial Officer, of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (the “Company”) will present at the Baird Industrial Conference November 9, 2010. A copy of the presentation slides are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and will be available on the Company’s web site, www.fele.com, under the “Corporate News” page, for 30 days after the presentation.
In accordance with Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Presentation slides at the Baird Industrial Conference on November 9, 2010. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
(Registrant)
| Date: November 9, 2010 | By /s/ John J. Haines |
| John J. Haines | |
| Vice President, Chief Financial | |
| Officer and Secretary (Principal | |
| Financial and Accounting Officer) |