Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CROSE DANIEL J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC [FELE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC., 9255 COVERDALE ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/14/2016
(Street)

FORT WAYNE, IN 46809		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
common stock 11/14/2016   M   13,200 A $ 14.41 52,267 D  
common stock 11/14/2016   M   11,468 A $ 21.715 63,735 D  
common stock 11/14/2016   M   11,956 A $ 24.095 75,691 D  
common stock 11/14/2016   F   23,614 D $ 41.65 52,077 (1) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
option $ 14.41 11/14/2016   M     13,200   (2) 02/22/2020 common stock 13,200 $ 0 0 D  
option $ 21.715 11/14/2016   M     11,468   (2) 03/02/2021 common stock 11,468 $ 0 0 D  
option $ 24.095 11/14/2016   M     11,956   (2) 05/04/2022 common stock 11,956 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CROSE DANIEL J
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
9255 COVERDALE ROAD
FORT WAYNE, IN 46809		       Vice President  

Signatures

 Daniel J. Crose   11/15/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 2,553 restricted stock units that vest 4 years after the 2/25/2016 grant date, 1,963 restricted stock units that vest 4 years after the 2/26/2015 grant date, 1,629 restricted stock units that vest 4 years after the 3/4/2014 grant date, 2,102 restricted stock units that vest 4 years after the 3/6/2013 grant date and 43,830 shares owned outright.
(2) The options become exercisable in four equal installments of 1/4 each year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

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