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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000038725-21-000234
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211118
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211119
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211119

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Grizzle Victor
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001509566

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-00362
		FILM NUMBER:		211427763

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2500 COLUMBIA AVE
		CITY:			LANCASTER
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17604-3001

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000038725
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTORS & GENERATORS [3621]
		IRS NUMBER:				350827455
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9255 COVERDALE ROAD
		CITY:			FORT WAYNE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46809
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2608242900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9255 COVERDALE ROAD
		CITY:			FORT WAYNE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46809
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        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to terms of the Nonemployee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan approved by the Board of Directors on February 11, 2000 and amended and restated on May 6, 2020, Mr. Grizzle elected to receive his 2019-2021 Board of Directors stock award of Franklin Electric Co., Inc common stock, issuance of such shares deferred until he retires, otherwise leaves the Board of Directors, or has elected to receive such payment per the terms of the Plan (e.g. Stock Units). On November 18, 2021, Mr. Grizzle was credited with 10.87 Stock Units for dividends that would have been paid on such deferred shares. At distribution, Mr. Grizzle may elect pursuant to the terms of the Plan to receive his deferred compensation either in shares of Franklin common stock or in cash.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>Jonathan M. Grandon, power of attorney for Victor Grizzle</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-11-19</signatureDate>
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

    The undersigned, Victor Grizzle, hereby constitutes and appoints Jonathan Grandon as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer or director of Franklin Electric Co., Inc., (the "Company") to sign any Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder to be filed by the undersigned with respect to the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities of the Company,  to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any national market exchange on which the Company's securities are listed, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or a substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply within Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder.

    This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transaction in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed written delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

    Executed by the undersigned as of this 21st day of October, 2021.



                                                                                            /s/ Victor Grizzle
                                                Victor Grizzle, Director


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