FORM 4
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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[X] STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
PURSUANT TO SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
SECTION 17(a) OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
OR SECTION 30(f) of the INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Name and Address of Reporting Person*
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Juris Vikmanis
65 Abrams Road
Cheshire, CT 06410
Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
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Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE)
IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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Statement for Month/Year
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02/04/03
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all Applicable)
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X Director 10% Owner
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Officer (Give Title Below) Other (Specify Below)
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Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
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X Filed by One Reporting Person
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Filed by More Than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed Of, or Beneficially Owned
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Title of Transaction Transaction Securities Amount of Ownership: Nature of
Security Date Code Acquired (A) Securities Direct (D) Indirect
(Instr 3) (M/D/Y) (Instr 8) or Disposed Of(D) Benficially or Beneficial
(Instr 3,4,5) Owned at Indirect (I) Ownership
End of Month (Instr 4) (Instr 4)
(Instr 3 & 4)
Code V Amount A or D Price
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Common Stock 01/31/03 M 6000 A 12.25
Common Stock 01/31/03 M 6000 A 18.50
Common Stock 01/31/03 M 6000 A 31.97
Common Stock 01/31/03 S 4500 D 50.19 25500 D
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Table II Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed Of, or Beneficially Owned
(Puts, Calls, Warrants, Options, Convertible Securities)
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Title Conver- Trans- Trans- Number Date Title & Price Number Own- Nature
of sion or action action of Deri- Exer- Amount of of of Der- ership: of Indirect
Deriv- Exercise Date Code vative cisable Under- Deriv- ivative Direct Beneficial
ative Price of (M/D/Y) (Ins 8) Securi- & Expir- lying ative Securi- (D) or Ownership
Secur- Deriva- ties ation Securities Secur- ties In- (Inst 4)
ity tive Acquired Date (Instr 3 & 4) ity Owned at direct
(Ins 3) Security (A) or (M/D/Y) (Ins 5) End of (I)
Disposed of Month (Ins 4)
(D) (Ins 4)
(Ins 3,4,5)
Num
Date Expir of
Code V (A) (D) Exer Date Title Shrs
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Option(right to buy)
12.25 01/31/03 M 6000 04/16/03 C.Stock 6000 12.25
Option(right to buy)
18.50 01/31/03 M 6000 04/12/06 C.Stock 6000 18.50
Option(right to buy)
31.97 01/31/03 M 6000 04/16/09 C.Stock 6000 31.97 30000 D
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