Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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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