SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
STEEVES FRANK L

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
8000 W. FLORISSANT AVE.

(Street)
ST. LOUIS MO 63136

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO [ EMR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Exec. VP, Secy & Gen. Counsel
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2012
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 12/27/2012 M(1) 43,334(1) A $30.025 128,111 D
Common Stock 12/27/2012 F(2) 6,722(2) D $52.835 121,389 D
Common Stock 12/27/2012 M(3) 10,000(3) A $42.91 131,389 D
Common Stock 12/27/2012 F(2) 798(2) D $52.835 130,591 D
Common Stock 12/27/2012 S 45,814 D $52.4138(4) 84,777 D
Common Stock 850.774 I 401(k) plan
Common Stock 2,556.101 I 401(k) excess plan
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $30.025 12/27/2012 M(1) 43,334(1) 02/19/2010(5) 02/19/2019 Common Stock 43,334 (6) 0 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $42.91 12/27/2012 M(3) 10,000(3) 04/03/2008(5) 04/03/2017 Common Stock 10,000 (6) 90,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Exercise of 6,660 incentive stock options and 36,674 non-qualified stock options exempt under Rule 16b-3.
2. Shares withheld for taxes exempt under Rule 16b-3 resulting from non-qualified stock option exercise.
3. Exercise of 10,000 non-qualified stock options exempt under Rule 16b-3.
4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $52.10 to $52.78. The reporting person undertakes to provide Emerson Electric Co., any security holder of Emerson Electric Co., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range set forth in this footnote.
5. When taken together with previously exercised options and the unexercised options reported in this Form 4 having the same grant date, exercise price and expiration date, all such options together vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the date indicated.
6. Price is not applicable to stock options received as incentive compensation.
Remarks:
/s/ Timothy G. Westman, Attorney-in-Fact for Frank L. Steeves 12/31/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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