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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">reported): February 7, 2012</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Emerson Electric Co.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">Missouri</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">(State or Other
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">1-278</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">43-0259330</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">8000 West Florissant Avenue</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">----------------------------------------------------</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">63136</P>
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area code:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(314) 553-2000</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Check the appropriate
box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions<FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt">:</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><U>Item 2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Results of Operations
and Financial Condition.</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><U>Quarterly Results Press
Release</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, a press release was issued regarding
the first quarter 2012 results of Emerson Electric Co. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;). A copy of this press release is furnished with
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures as such term
is defined in Regulation G under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the Company believes these non-GAAP
financial measures are useful in evaluating the Company, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not
as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP
financial measures may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies. The reasons management believes that
these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information are set forth in the Company&rsquo;s most recent Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. <FONT STYLE="color: black">References to orders in the press release refer to the Company&rsquo;s
trailing three-month average GAAP underlying orders versus the prior year as reported in our Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2012.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B><U>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits</U>.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(d) Exhibits.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><U>Exhibit Number</U> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9;<U>Description of Exhibits</U></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.5in">99.1</TD><TD>Emerson&rsquo;s February 7, 2012 Press Release announcing its first quarter 2012 results.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">SIGNATURE</P>

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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 hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt">EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.<BR> (Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;February 7, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; font-size: 10pt">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Timothy G. Westman</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Timothy G. Westman</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0; text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President, Associate General Counsel
        and Assistant Secretary</P></TD></TR>
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<P><U>Exhibit Number</U> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9;<U>Description of Exhibits</U></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.5in">99.1</TD><TD>Emerson&rsquo;s February 7, 2012 Press Release announcing its first quarter 2012 results.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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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 7, 2012
Emerson Electric Co.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Missouri
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-278
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(Commission File Number)
43-0259330
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
8000 West Florissant Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
63136
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(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code:
(314) 553-2000
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Check the appropriate
box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions
:
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02     Results of Operations
and Financial Condition.
Quarterly Results Press
Release
On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, a press release was issued regarding
the first quarter 2012 results of Emerson Electric Co. (the "Company"). A copy of this press release is furnished with
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures as such term
is defined in Regulation G under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the Company believes these non-GAAP
financial measures are useful in evaluating the Company, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not
as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP
financial measures may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies. The reasons management believes that
these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information are set forth in the Company's most recent Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
References to orders in the press release refer to the Company's
trailing three-month average GAAP underlying orders versus the prior year as reported in our Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2012.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibits
99.1
Emerson's February 7, 2012 Press Release announcing its first quarter 2012 results.
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
(Registrant)
Date:  February 7, 2012
By:
/s/ Timothy G. Westman
Timothy G. Westman
Vice President, Associate General Counsel
        and Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibits
99.1
Emerson's February 7, 2012 Press Release announcing its first quarter 2012 results.
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