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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20090427125756
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-09-002207
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090427
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090427
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20090427

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000277509
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711]
		IRS NUMBER:				361063330
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06003
		FILM NUMBER:		09771886

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1415 W 22ND ST STE 1100
		CITY:			OAK BROOK
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60523
		BUSINESS PHONE:		630-954-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1415 W 22ND ST STE 1100
		CITY:			OAK BROOK
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60523

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FEDERAL SIGN & SIGNAL CORP /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19600201

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KANDERS WARREN B
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000935577
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE LANDMARK SQUARE
		STREET 2:		22ND FLOOR
		CITY:			STAMFORD,
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">SCHEDULE 14A</FONT></B><BR>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">(RULE 14a-101)</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="serif"> </FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</FONT></B></P>
<P align="center">
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</FONT></B></P>
<P align="center">
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE</FONT></B></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT></B></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Filed by the Registrant:</FONT>
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	<TD align=left width=13% nowrap>&nbsp;

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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant:</FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">X</FONT>
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    <TD colspan="2" align=left><FONT size=2 face="serif">Check the appropriate
    box:</FONT></TD>
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  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width=5% align=left nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=95% align=left nowrap><FONT size=2 face="serif">Preliminary Proxy
    Statement</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left nowrap><font size=2 face="serif">Confidential, for Use of
    the Commission only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) </font></TD>
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  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left nowrap><font size=2 face="serif">Definitive Proxy Statement
    </font></TD>
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    <TD align=left><div align="center"><font size=2 face="serif">X </font></div></TD>
    <TD align=left nowrap><font size=2 face="serif">Definitive Additional Materials
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    <TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
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    Rule 14a-12</font></TD>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="serif"> </FONT><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">WARREN B. KANDERS</FONT></B><FONT face="serif"> </FONT><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">STEVEN R. GERBSMAN</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">NICHOLAS SOKOLOW</FONT></B><FONT face="serif"> </FONT></P>
<P align="center">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if Other Than the Registrant)</FONT></P>
<P align="justify">&nbsp;</P><P align="justify">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box)</FONT></P>
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      <div align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">X</FONT></div></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">No fee required.</FONT></P>	</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>	<TD colspan=2>
<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(1)</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></P>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(2)</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></P>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(3)</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</FONT></P>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(4)</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</FONT></P>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(5)</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Total fee paid:</FONT></P>	</TD>
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  <P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration
    statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</FONT></P></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(1)</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</TD>
	<TD width=93%>
<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Amount Previously Paid:</FONT></P>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(2)</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</FONT></P>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(3)</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Filing Party:</FONT></P>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(4)</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Date Filed:</FONT></P>	</TD>
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<P align="justify">
<FONT face="serif">1) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following is the text of a press
release issued April 27, 2009 by Warren B. Kanders, Steven R. Gerbsman and Nicholas
Sokolow (together the &#8220;Kanders Group&#8221;):</FONT></P>
<P align="justify">
<B><FONT face="serif">PRESS RELEASE</FONT></B></P>
<P align="justify">
<B><FONT face="serif">KANDERS GROUP ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL OF SLATE OF NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO FEDERAL SIGNAL BOARD </FONT></B></P>
<P align="justify">
<B><FONT face="serif">Kanders Urges Board of Directors and Management to Fulfill their Commitments to Shareholders to Improve Financial Performance and Increase Shareholder Value </FONT></B></P>
<P align="justify">
<FONT face="serif">Stamford, CT, April 27, 2009 -- Warren B. Kanders, together with Steven R. Gerbsman and Nicholas Sokolow (together the &#8220;Kanders Group&#8221;), announced today that they have notified Federal Signal Corporation
(&#8220;Federal Signal&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NYSE: FSS) that they are withdrawing their slate of three director nominees for election to the Board of Directors at the Company&#8217;s 2009 annual meeting of stockholders on April 29,
2009.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">Commenting on the proxy contest, Mr. Kanders stated: &#8220;We began this proxy contest to bring increased accountability and transparency to the Board of Directors of Federal Signal, and we are gratified that our campaign has
already brought about meaningful change, including the resignation of Chairman James C. Janning, a renewed focus on the strategic plan of the Company aimed at creating shareholder value, and proposed changes in compensation that align pay with
performance.&#8221; </FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">Mr. Kanders continued, &#8220;A significant driver of our campaign was to influence this Board of Directors in setting a high bar for the Company, its management, and the Board itself. This includes goals such as achieving
&#36;2.0 billion in revenues in the next five years through organic growth and acquisitions, top quartile performance compared to its peers in operating metrics, returns on invested capital, and total shareholder return, as well as eliminating
compensation practices that Glass Lewis &amp; Co. recently indicated &#145;leave much to be desired&#8217;.&#8221; </FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">Mr. Kanders concluded: &#8220;We appreciate the significant support we received over the past few months from the Company&#8217;s employees and shareholders, particularly a number of the Company&#8217;s largest, long-term,
actively managed institutional shareholders. We hope and expect that management and the Board of Directors will fulfill their recent commitments to shareholders to improve the Company&#8217;s financial performance and increase shareholder
value.&#8221;</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT face="serif">The Kanders Group does not intend to vote any proxies they have previously received at the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders. </FONT></B></P>
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  <TD width=18% align=left><font face="serif">Source: </font></TD>
	<TD width=3% align=left>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=79% align=left><div align="left"><font face="serif">Warren B. Kanders</font></div></TD>
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  <TD align=left><font face="serif">Contact: </font></TD>
	<TD align=left>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left><div align="left"><font face="serif">Warren B. Kanders</font></div></TD>
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  <TD align=center>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=center>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=center><div align="left"><font face="serif">1-203-552-9600</font></div></TD>
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  <TD align=left nowrap></TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap></TD>
    <TD align=left><div align="left"><font face="serif">wbkanders@kanders.com</font></div></TD>
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<P align="justify">
<FONT face="serif">2) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following is the text of the April
24, 2009 letter from the Kanders Group to Federal Signal Corporation: </FONT></P>
<P align="center">
<B><FONT size=4 face="serif">Warren B. Kanders</FONT></B><br>

<B><FONT face="serif">One Landmark Square &#8211; 22</FONT></B><B><SUP><FONT face="serif">nd</FONT></SUP></B><B><FONT face="serif"> Floor</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="serif">Stamford, Connecticut 06901 </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="serif">Tel.: (203) 552-9600 </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="serif">Fax: (203) 552-9607 </FONT></B></P>
<P align="center">
<B><FONT face="serif">WBKanders@Kanders.com </FONT></B></P>
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<FONT face="serif">April 24, 2009</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">Board of Directors </FONT><BR>
<FONT face="serif">Federal Signal Corporation </FONT><BR>
<FONT face="serif">1415 West 22</FONT><SUP><FONT face="serif">nd</FONT></SUP><FONT face="serif"> Street </FONT><BR>
<FONT face="serif">Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 </FONT></P>
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  <TD width=58 align=left><font face="serif">Attention:</font></TD>
	<TD width=20 align=left>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=329 align=left><font face="serif"> Jennifer Sherman, Esq.</font></TD>
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  <TD align=left>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left></TD>
    <TD align=left><u><font face="serif">Corporate Secretary</font></u></TD>
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<FONT face="serif">Ladies and Gentleman: </FONT></P>
<P align="justify">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif"> As a significant and long term shareholder of Federal Signal Corporation, I have sought over the past year to bring increased transparency, discipline and accountability to the Board of Directors and management of the Company. We
are pleased that our efforts have resulted in significant positive changes to the composition of the Board -- including the resignation of James C. Janning &#8211; the Board&#8217;s pledge to better align its executive compensation programs with
objective financial performance &#8211; including eliminating tax gross-ups &#8211; and its announced commitment to refocus the Company&#8217;s business plan to improve shareholder value. </FONT></P>
<P align="justify">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif"> I and my fellow nominees are extremely grateful for the strong support and encouragement we have received from many of the Company&#8217;s employees and shareholders, particularly a number of its largest, long-term, actively
managed institutional shareholders. However, the reports issued by several proxy advisory firms, while acknowledging the legitimacy of our concerns over the Company&#8217;s poor financial performance over the past five years, nonetheless recommended
that shareholders support the Board&#8217;s nominees at the Company&#8217;s 2009 annual meeting of shareholders. We have therefore determined that it would be in the best interest of the Company that we withdraw as candidates for election to the
Board.</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif"> Our nominees have set a high bar for the Board and the Company. We hope that Mr. Osborne and his management team can cross it by fulfilling the commitments he and the Board have made to the Company&#8217;s shareholders to improve
the Company&#8217;s financial performance and to increase shareholder value.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">Very truly yours,</FONT>
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<FONT face="serif">/s/ Warren B. Kanders</FONT>
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<FONT face="serif">Warren B. Kanders</FONT>
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