Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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) September
15, 2006
FRANKLIN
ELECTRIC CO., INC.
(EXACT
NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
INDIANA
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0-362
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35-0827455
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(STATE
OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR
ORGANIZATION)
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(COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER)
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(I.R.S.
EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION
NO.)
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400
EAST SPRING STREET
BLUFFTON,
INDIANA
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46714
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(ADDRESS
OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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(ZIP
CODE)
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(260)
824-2900
(REGISTRANT'S
TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
No
Change
(Former
name and former address, if changed since last report)
Check
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
September 15, 2006, Franklin Electric Co., Inc. acquired Healy Systems, Inc.,
in
a stock purchase transaction. A copy of the press release, announcing the
acquisition, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by
reference.
Item
2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of
Assets
The
information set forth above under item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into
this item 2.01.
Item
9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Press
Release, dated September 15, 2006, issued by Franklin Electric Co.,
Inc.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
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FRANKLIN
ELECTRIC CO., INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
September 20, 2006
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By:
/s/
Thomas J. Strupp
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Thomas
J. Strupp
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Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer
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and
Secretary (Principal Financial and
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Accounting
Officer)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated September 15, 2006, issued by Franklin Electric
Co.,
Inc.
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