Franklin Electric Co. Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2025
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 2, 2025, the Board of Directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc., (the “Board”) elected Jennifer L. Sherman to serve as Chairperson of the Board for a term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
On May 7, 2025, the Board appointed Mr. Mark A. Carano as a director for a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The press release announcing Ms. Sherman and Mr. Carano appointments is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Mr. Carano was not selected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. There has been no transaction, or proposed transaction, since January 1, 2024, to which the Company was or is to be a party, and in which Mr. Carano or any member of his immediate family had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
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| 101 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL | |||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
(Registrant)
Date: May 8, 2025 | By | /s/ Russell D. Fleeger II | |||||||||
| Russell D. Fleeger II | |||||||||||
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||