Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Pelch Steven 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)
Exec VP - Org. Planning & Dev.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/06/2017
(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63136		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 12/06/2017   M(1)   3,200 (1) A $ 30.025 73,808 D  
Common Stock 12/06/2017   F(2)   688 (2) D $ 64.955 73,120 D  
Common Stock 12/06/2017   F(3)   246 (3) D $ 64.965 72,874 D  
Common Stock 12/06/2017   S   1,978 D $ 65.2472 (4) 70,896 D  
Common Stock 12/06/2017   M(7)   2,621 (7) A $ 53.31 73,517 D  
Common Stock 12/06/2017   F(3)   2,150 (3) D $ 64.965 71,367 D  
Common Stock 12/06/2017   G(9) V 750 (9) D (10) 70,617 D  
Common Stock               1,353.832 I 401(k) plan
Common Stock               1,555.009 I 401(k) excess plan

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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 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 30.025 12/06/2017   M(1)     3,200 (1) 02/09/2010(5) 02/09/2019 Common Stock 3,200 (6) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 53.31 12/06/2017   M(7)     2,621 (7) 10/04/2011(8) 10/04/2020 Common Stock 2,621 (6) 12,379 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Pelch Steven J.
C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63136		       Exec VP - Org. Planning & Dev.  

Signatures

 /s/ John G. Shively, Attorney-in-Fact for Steven J. Pelch   12/08/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Exercise of 2,666 non-qualified stock options and 534 incentive stock options exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(2) Shares withheld for taxes exempt under Rule 16b-3 resulting from nonqualified stock option exercise.
(3) Payment of option exercise price by delivering securities.
(4) The price in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $65.2471 to $65.25. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide Emerson Electric Co., any securityholder 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 all 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.
(7) Exercise of 2,621 incentive stock options exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(8) Options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the date indicated.
(9) Bona fide gift by the Reporting Person of 750 shares to the Emerson Directors' and Officers' Charitable Trust.
(10) Price is not applicable to acquisitions or dispositions resulting from bona fide gifts.

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