---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000038725-24-000096"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FELE"
cik: "0000038725"
company_name: "FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T23:26:48.433293+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Franklin Electric shareholders approve all proposals at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- Directors Sengstack elected with 38,888,135 votes for; Wathen with 35,103,868 for.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor approved: 40,868,762 for, 2,172,909 against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 39,095,477 for, 2,382,268 against.
- Turnout was 93.42% of 46,101,223 eligible shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000038725-24-000096
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FELE
- cik: 0000038725
- company_name: FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872524000096/0000038725-24-000096-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872524000096/fele-20240503.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC shareholders approved Election of Gregg C. Sengstack and David M. Wathen as directors for terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. at the 2024-05-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-03
  source text: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors To elect Gregg C. Sengstack and David M. Wathen as directors for terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows: Nominees Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Gregg C. Sengstack 38,888,135 2,603,555 45,061 1,534,076 David M. Wathen 35,103,868 6,385,806 47,077 1,534,076
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872524000096/0000038725-24-000096-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2024 Fiscal Year. at the 2024-05-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-03
  source text: Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2024 Fiscal Year To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 40,868,762 2,172,909 29,156 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872524000096/0000038725-24-000096-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. at the 2024-05-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-03
  source text: Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation To consider, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The advisory vote on approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved by the shareholders as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 39,095,477 2,382,268 59,006 1,534,076
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872524000096/0000038725-24-000096-index.htm

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