Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (the "Company") held its 2023 annual meeting of shareholders on May 5, 2023. There were 46,225,759 shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 43,235,957 (93.53%) were represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy.

The items voted upon at the annual meeting and the results of the vote on each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

To elect Victor D. Grizzle, Alok Maskara and Thomas R. VerHage as directors for terms expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows:


      Nominees           Votes For        Votes Against       Abstentions        Broker Non-Votes
 Victor D. Grizzle       34,839,143         6,990,208            54,580             1,352,026
    Alok Maskara         40,923,344          911,665             48,922             1,352,026
 Thomas R. VerHage       38,190,438         3,641,551            51,942             1,352,026

Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2023 Fiscal Year

To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:


 Votes For        Votes Against       Abstentions        Broker Non-Votes
 41,571,869         1,632,002            32,086                 -

Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

To consider, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The advisory vote on approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved by the shareholders as follows:


 Votes For        Votes Against       Abstentions        Broker Non-Votes
 40,045,076         1,776,115            62,740             1,352,026

Proposal 4 - Vote on the Franklin Electric Co., Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Plan

To consider the approval of the Franklin Electric Co., Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Plan. The proposal was approved by the shareholders as follows:


 Votes For        Votes Against       Abstentions        Broker Non-Votes
 40,116,193         1,701,587            66,151             1,352,026

Proposal 5 - Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Compensation

To consider, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was voted on by the shareholders as follows:


   1 Year        2 Year       3 Year        Abstentions        Broker non-votes
 40,647,670      25,899      1,154,512         55,850             1,352,026

Consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors and the vote of shareholders, the Company will hold future advisory votes on named executive compensation on an annual basis.

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