SEC Form 4 · accession 0001189242-26-000039
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC · FELE
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Gregg C Sengstack
Director
Period of report
Aug 7, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Aug 10, 2026 · 2:25 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
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Issuer CIK
0000038725
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| common stock | Aug 7, 2026 | M | 18,000 | $43.00 | A | 148,417 | D | |
| common stockF1 | Aug 7, 2026 | F | 11,372 | $109.46 | D | 137,045 | D | |
| common stockF2 | holding | — | — | — | 29,687 | I | By Sengstack Family Foundation | |
| common stockF3 | holding | — | — | — | 160,000 | I | By Reporting Person's Trust | |
| common stockF4 | holding | — | — | — | 115,000 | I | By Spouse's Trust | |
| common stockF5 | holding | — | — | — | 56,900 | I | By Spouse's Special Trust #1 |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optionF6 | $43.00 | Aug 7, 2026 | M | 18,000 | D | — | Feb 24, 2027 | common stock | 18,000 | 17,569 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Includes 2,932 restricted shares that vest monthly in equal installments through April 1, 2027, 11,436 restricted stock units that vest on 2/22/2027, and 122,677 shares owned outright.
- F2Represents shares held of record by the Sengstack Family Foundation, for which the reporting person is the president and over which the reporting person has sole voting and dispositive power.
- F3Represents shares held of record by the Gregg Sengstack 2020 Dynasty Trust, for which the reporting person's spouse is the trustee and over which the reporting person does not have sole voting and investment power.
- F4Represents shares held of record by the Dianne Sengstack 2020 Dynasty Trust, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and investment power.
- F5Represents shares held of record by the Dianne Sengstack 2025 Special Trust, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and dispositive power.
- F6The options become exercisable in four equal installments of 1/4 each year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.