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UNITED STATES

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): May 2, 2025

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana

0-362

35-0827455

(State of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS employer identification no.)


9255 Coverdale Road
Fort Wayne,	Indiana	46809
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

(260) 824-2900

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.10 par value

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(Trading symbol)

(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 2, 2025, the Board of Directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc., (the “Board”) elected Jennifer L. Sherman to serve as Chairperson of the Board for a term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

On May 7, 2025, the Board appointed Mr. Mark A. Carano as a director for a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The press release announcing Ms. Sherman and Mr. Carano appointments is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Mr. Carano was not selected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. There has been no transaction, or proposed transaction, since January 1, 2024, to which the Company was or is to be a party, and in which Mr. Carano or any member of his immediate family had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press Release - "Franklin Electric Announces Appointment of Jennifer L. Sherman as Chairperson; Mark Carano Elected to be a Director of the Company"
101						Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104						The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

(Registrant)


Date: May 8, 2025	By	/s/ Russell D. Fleeger II
		Russell D. Fleeger II
		Interim Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Franklin Electric Co. Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits