Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Emerson Electric Co., a Missouri corporation with principal offices at 8000 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63136, hereby appoint F. J. Dellaquila as their Attorney-in-Fact for the purpose of signing Emerson Electric Co.’s Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K (and any and all Amendments thereto) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.
Dated: October 4, 2011
| Signature | | Title |
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| /s/ | D. N. Farr | | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive |
| | D. N. Farr | | Officer |
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| /s/ | W. J. Galvin | | Vice Chairman and Director |
| | W. J. Galvin | | |
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| /s/ | R. J. Schlueter | | Vice President, Controller and Chief |
| | R. J. Schlueter | | Accounting Officer |
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| /s/ | C. A. H. Boersig | | Director |
| | C. A. H. Boersig | | |
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| /s/ | A. A. Busch, III | | Director |
| | A. A. Busch, III | | |
| | | | |
| /s/ | C. Fernandez G. | | Director |
| | C. Fernandez G. | | |
| | | | |
| /s/ | A. F. Golden | | Director |
| | A. F. Golden | | |
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| /s/ | H. Green | | Director |
| | H. Green | | |
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| /s/ | W. R. Johnson | | Director |
| | W. R. Johnson | | |
| /s/ | J. B. Menzer | | Director |
| | J. B. Menzer | | |
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| /s/ | C. A. Peters | | Director |
| | C. A. Peters | | |
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| /s/ | J. W. Prueher | | Director |
| | J. W. Prueher | | |
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| /s/ | R. L. Ridgway | | Director |
| | R. L. Ridgway | | |
| | | | |
| /s/ | R. L. Stephenson | | Director |
| | R. L. Stephenson | | |
