secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC (FELE)
CIK:        0000038725
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000038725-25-000153
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin Electric appoints Jennifer Wolfenbarger as CFO, effective July 7, 2025
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- Wolfenbarger receives $500k base salary, 75% target bonus (prorated for 2025), and $75k signing bonus.
- Equity grant valued at ~$1.1M: 55% vests in one year, 45% vests in two years (cliff vesting).
- Previously served as divisional CFO at Owens Corning, Stryker, and Caterpillar.
- Succeeds interim CFO Russell Fleeger, who held role since March 28, 2025.
- Will relocate to Fort Wayne, with relocation assistance provided.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872525000153/0000038725-25-000153-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872525000153/fele-20250703.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-25-000153

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