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0001189242
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000038725
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
000-00362
9255 COVERDALE ROAD
FORT WAYNE
IN
46809
2608242900
SENGSTACK GREGG C
Director
Common
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
1500
148395.00
45687354
11/05/2024
NASDAQ
Common
12/05/1988
Open Market Purchase
N/A
N
1500
12/05/1988
Cash
Y
Shares being sold from acct titled: Sengstack Family Foundation Inc (Gregg Sengstack, Authorized Agent)
11/05/2024
Gregg Sengstack