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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001102624-10-000113.txt : 20100319
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001102624-10-000113
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100319
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100319
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100319

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			METHODE ELECTRONICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000065270
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS [3678]
		IRS NUMBER:				362090085
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33731
		FILM NUMBER:		10694331

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7401 W WILSON AVE
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60706
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7088676777

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7401 WEST WILSON AVE
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60706
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<DESCRIPTION>METHODE ELECTRONICS 8K
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<B>UNITED STATES</B><br>
<B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><br>
Washington, D.C. 20549<p>
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<p><b>FORM 8-K<p>
CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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<b>Date of Report: March     19, 2010</b><br>
(Date of earliest event reported)<br><br>
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<b>Methode Electronics, Inc.</b><br>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<b>Delaware</b><br>
(State or other jurisdiction <br>of incorporation)
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<b>0-2816</b><br>
(Commission File Number)
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<b>36-2090085</b><br>
(IRS Employer <br>Identification Number)
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<b>7401 West Wilson Avenue</b><br>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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<b>60706</b><br>
(Zip Code)
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<b>708-867-6777</b><br>(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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<b>Not Applicable</b><br>(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)<br>
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:<br>
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 <dd><font face="wingdings">x</font> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<br>
 <dd><font face="wingdings">o</font> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<br>
 <dd><font face="wingdings">o</font> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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 <dd><font face="wingdings">o</font> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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<b>Item 8.01. Other Events</b></b><br>
<br>
Press Release of Methode Electronics, Inc. dated March 19, 2010
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<b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></b><br />
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<b>(a) Financial statements:</b><br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  None<br>
<b>(b) Pro forma financial information:</b><br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  None<br>
<b>(c) Shell company transactions:</b><br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  None<br>
<b>(d) Exhibits</b><br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  99.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="methodeelectronicsi.htm">Press Release of Methode Electronics, Inc. dated March     19, 2010</a></b>
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<b><center>SIGNATURE</center></b>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 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.<p>
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Dated: March     19, 2010<br>
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<b>METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.</b>
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By: <u>&nbsp;/s/  Douglas Koman  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </u> <br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Douglas Koman <br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<i>Chief Financial Officer </i><br>
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<td width=50% align=center><b><u>Description</u></b></td>
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<td align=center>99.1</td>
<td align=center>Press Release of Methode Electronics, Inc. dated March     19, 2010</td>
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<FILENAME>methodeelectronicsi.htm
<DESCRIPTION>METHODE ELECTRONICS PRESS RELEASE
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<b>Methode Electronics' Board Approves Dividend </b>
<p>CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire - March     19, 2010) -   <b>Methode Electronics, Inc.</b> (NYSE: MEI), a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions, announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share to be paid on April 30, 2010, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on April 16, 2010.
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<b>About Methode Electronics, Inc.<br>
</b>Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) is a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions with manufacturing, design and testing facilities in the United States, Malta, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Czech Republic, China, Singapore, the Philippines and India. We design, manufacture and market devices employing electrical, electronic, wireless, radio remote control, sensing and optical technologies to control and convey signals through sensors, interconnections and controls. Our business is managed on a segment basis, with those segments being Automotive, Interconnect, Power Products and Other. Our components are in the primary end markets of the automobile, computer, information processing and networking equipment, voice and data communication systems, consumer electronics, appliances, aerospace vehicles and industrial equipment industries. Further information can be found on Methode's Web site www.methode.com.

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For Methode Electronics Inc. - Investor Contacts:
Philip Kranz
Dresner Corporate Services
312-780-7240
pkranz@dresnerco.com</a>

Kristine Walczak
Dresner Corporate Services
312-780-7205
kwalczak@dresnerco.com</a>


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