---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000038725-25-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FELE"
cik: "0000038725"
company_name: "FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T06:36:01.820422+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Franklin Electric CFO Jeffery Taylor to depart on March 28, 2025

## Summary
- CFO Jeffery Taylor and Franklin Electric mutually agreed to his separation, effective March 28, 2025.
- Taylor will continue in role through March 28 to assist transition.
- Departure is not due to any disagreement on operations, policies, or accounting practices.
- Severance benefits will be provided under Company's Executive Severance Policy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000038725-25-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FELE
- cik: 0000038725
- company_name: FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872525000040/0000038725-25-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872525000040/fele-20250221.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-25-000040
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-25-000040.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-25-000040.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffery Taylor resigned as Chief Financial Officer at FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On February 21, 2025, Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (the “Company”) and Jeffery Taylor mutually agreed that Mr. Taylor will separate from the Company and resign as Chief Financial Officer of the Company as of March 28, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872525000040/0000038725-25-000040-index.htm

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