Dellaquila Frank J Form 4 EMERSON ELECTRIC / FRANK J DELLAQUILA ownership change

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^*

DELLAQUILA FRANK J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.

8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE

(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)
Senior Exec. VP and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2017

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	09/30/2017		M(1)		44,720(1)	A	(2)	202,187	D
Common Stock	09/30/2017		F(3)		21,444(3)	D	$62.805(4)	180,743	D
Common Stock								8,442	I	Spouse
Common Stock								124	I	401(k) plan
Common Stock								522	I	401(k) excess plan
Common Stock								56,486	I	FJD 2012 Gift Trust(5)
Common Stock								75,315	I	SRD 2012 Gift Trust(6)

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
Restricted Stock Units(1)	(7)	09/30/2017		M(1)			44,720(1)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	44,720	(2)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Vesting of 44,720 restricted stock units exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units were acquired upon payout of 40% (44,720 units) of the earned performance share award under a shareholder-approved benefit plan. The payout was based on the level of achievement of financial targets for the performance period ended September 30, 2016. The restricted stock units were subject to a one-year vesting period. The payout of the other 60% was previously reported.

2. Price is not applicable to the acquisition or vesting of the restricted stock units described in Note 1 or to the acquisition of Issuer common stock upon such vesting.

3. Shares withheld for required minimum taxes upon vesting of restricted stock units described in Note 1 exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3.

4. Fair market value on date of the vesting described in Note 1.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ John G. Shively, Attorney-in-fact for Frank J. Dellaquila	10/03/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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