Sec Form 4 Filing - DELLAQUILA FRANK J @ EMERSON ELECTRIC CO - 2017-12-04

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person DELLAQUILA FRANK J 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) Senior Exec. VP and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/04/2017 (Street) ST. LOUIS, MO63136 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 12/04/2017 G( 1 ) V 2,000 ( 1 ) D 178,743 D Common Stock 12/06/2017 S 2,100 D $ 64.773 176,643 D Common Stock 8,442 I Spouse Common Stock 125 I 401(k) plan Common Stock 599 I 401(k) excess plan Common Stock 56,486 I FJD 2012 Gift Trust ( 3 ) Common Stock 75,315 I SRD 2012 Gift Trust ( 4 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other DELLAQUILA FRANK J C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO63136 Senior Exec. VP and CFO Signatures /s/ John G. Shively, as Attorney-in-Fact for Frank J. Dellaquila 12/07/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Bona fide gift by the Reporting Person of 2,000 shares to the Emerson Directors' and Officers' Charitable Trust. ( 2 )Price is not applicable to acquisitions or dispositions resulting from bona fide gifts. ( 3 )Grantor trust for the Reporting Person with the Reporting Person's spouse and descendants as its beneficiaries. The Reporting Person is the trustee of The FJD 2012 Gift Trust. ( 4 )Grantor trust for the Reporting Person's spouse with the Reporting Person's descendants as its beneficiaries. The Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's spouse are co-trustees of The SRD 2012 Gift Trust.

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