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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DUDA DONALD W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol METHODE ELECTRONICS INC [METH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 7401 WEST WILSON AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/04/2007 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60706-4548 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/04/2007 04/04/2007 M   100,000 A $ 10.5 436,750 D   Common Stock 04/04/2007 04/04/2007 M   45,000 A $ 11.44 481,750 D   Common Stock 04/04/2007 04/04/2007 S   145,000 D $ 15.3404 336,750 D   Common Stock 04/05/2007 04/05/2007 M   30,000 A $ 11.44 366,750 D   Common Stock 04/05/2007 04/05/2007 S   30,000 D $ 15.2295 336,750 (1) D   Common Stock (2) 04/04/2007(2) 04/04/2007(2) P   2,275 A $ 11.91 13,702 I Held in Methode 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options

$ 10.5

04/04/2007

04/04/2007

X

100,000

06/10/2006

06/10/2012

Common Stock

100,000

$ 10.5

0

D

Options

$ 11.44

04/04/2007

04/04/2007

X

45,000

07/03/2007(3)

07/03/2013

Common Stock

45,000

$ 11.44

55,000

D

Options

$ 11.44

04/05/2007

04/05/2007

X

30,000

07/03/2007(3)

07/03/2013

Common Stock

30,000

$ 11.44

25,000

D

Options

$ 17.658

03/01/2002

03/13/2010

Common Stock

29,413

29,413

D

Options

$ 6.35

05/03/2003

05/04/2011

Common Stock

100,000

100,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DUDA DONALD W 7401 WEST WILSON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60706-4548	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

Donald W. Duda		04/06/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 325,000 Restricted Stock Units granted under terms of the Methode Electronics, Inc. 2000 and 2004 Stock Plans.
(2)	Shares purchased since August 7, 2006 with periodic payroll withholdings and quarterly dividends received on Methode common stock held in the Methode 401(k) Plan.
(3)	The options vest in four equal installments beginning July 3, 2004.

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