UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) FEBRUARY 11, 2005
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                           FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

                INDIANA                    0-362            35-0827455
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     (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF    (COMMISSION      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
             INCORPORATION)             FILE NUMBER)    IDENTIFICATION NO.)

             400 EAST SPRING STREET
                BLUFFTON, INDIANA                            46714
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     (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)              (ZIP CODE)

                                (260) 824-2900
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              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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           (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)


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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On February 11, 2005 the Board of Directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. 
(the "Company") authorized a 172,588 share increase to the amount currently 
available in the stock repurchase program.  This authorization will allow the 
Company to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock in 
open market or privately negotiated transactions at such times and such prices 
as determined by the Company.














































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                                   SIGNATURES
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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 thereunto duly authorized.



                                       FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
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                                              (Registrant)        




Date February 16, 2005            By /s/ Gregg C. Sengstack   
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                                    Gregg C. Sengstack, Senior Vice
                                    President, Chief Financial
                                    Officer and Secretary (Principal
                                    Financial and Accounting Officer)