secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC (FELE)
CIK:        0000038725
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000038725-26-000028
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 7.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin Electric acquires water treatment supplier for $50M
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- Acquired 100% equity of Piertek/Wood Bros, Reverse Osmosis Superstore, and Vistar Water Technologies.
- Combined purchase price of $50M, subject to working capital adjustments.
- Acquired entity is a wholesale supplier and online retailer of water treatment systems based in Lincoln, NE.
- Transaction closed on May 1, 2026; no pro forma financials provided.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872526000028/0000038725-26-000028-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872526000028/fele-20260504.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-26-000028

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