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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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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): October 3, 2000
Emerson Electric Co.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Missouri 1-278 43-0259330
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(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification Number)
Incorporation)
8000 West Florissant Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63136
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(314) 553-2000
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Item 5. Other Events.
The Board of Directors established Tuesday, January 30, 2001
as the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, commencing at 10:00
a.m., CST.
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: October 4, 2000 By: /s/ W. Wayne Withers
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W. Wayne Withers
Senior Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
