8-K 1 0001.txt 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): October 3, 2000 Emerson Electric Co. ------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Missouri 1-278 43-0259330 -------- ----- ---------- (State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification Number) Incorporation) 8000 West Florissant Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63136 --------------------------- ----- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 553-2000 -------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------- W. Wayne Withers Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel