Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 15, 2010, Donald W. Duda, Chief Executive Officer of Methode Electronics, Inc. (the "Company"), Douglas A. Koman, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Ronald L.G. Tsoumas, Controller of the Company, each established trading plans in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (individually, a "Plan"; collectively, the "Plans").

Mr. Duda's Plan provides for the sale, on the terms and conditions provided in the Plan, of up to 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock to be acquired through the exercise of stock options which are scheduled to expire in May 2011.

Mr. Koman's Plan provides for the sale, on the terms and conditions provided in the Plan, of up to 17,648 shares of the Company's common stock to be acquired through the exercise of stock options which are scheduled to expire in December 2010 and up to 25,000 shares to be acquired through the exercise of stock options which are scheduled to expire in May 2011.

Mr. Tsoumas's Plan provides for the sale, on the terms and conditions provided in the Plan, of up to 3,000 shares of the Company's common stock to be acquired through the exercise of stock options which are scheduled to expire in June 2010.

Transactions under the Plans will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings as required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to report Rule 10b5-1 plans that may be adopted by any officers or directors of the Company in the future, or to report any modification to or termination of any publicly announced Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, except to the extent required by law.

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