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8-K filed May 11, 2026, 4:58 PM ET ticker FELE CIK 0000038725
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Shareholders elect Grizzle, Maskara; approve auditor; say-on-pay passes; 1-year frequency chosen

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

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 2026 Fiscal Year. at the 2026-05-08 meeting.

Proposal
auditor ratification
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2026 Fiscal Year To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 37,632,083 3,432,327 95,498 —
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. at the 2026-05-08 meeting.

Proposal
say on pay frequency
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4 - Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Compensation To consider, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was voted on by the shareholders as follows: 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year Abstentions Broker non-votes 36,105,057 2,370,020 965,687 112,461 1,606,683
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC shareholders approved Election of Victor D. Grizzle and Alok Maskara as directors for terms expiring at the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. at the 2026-05-08 meeting.

Proposal
director election
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors To elect Victor D. Grizzle and Alok Maskara as directors for terms expiring at the 2029 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 Victor D. Grizzle 34,681,750 3,548,987 1,322,488 1,606,683 Alok Maskara 36,788,630 2,738,831 25,764 1,606,683
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation of named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. at the 2026-05-08 meeting.

Proposal
say on pay
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
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 37,480,520 1,927,347 145,358 1,606,683
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