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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950138-00-000243
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20001102
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20001102

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000032604
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [3823
]		IRS NUMBER:				430259330
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930
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		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		8-K
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00278
			FILM NUMBER:		751991
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		8000 W FLORISSANT AVE
				STREET 2:		P O BOX 4100
				CITY:			ST LOUIS
				STATE:			MO
				ZIP:			63136
				BUSINESS PHONE:		3145532000
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				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		8000 W. FLORISSANT
					STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 4100
					CITY:			ST LOUIS
					STATE:			MO
					ZIP:			63136
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					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EMERSON ELECTRIC MANUFACTUING CO
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19730710
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                 ---------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report         (Date of earliest event reported):       November 2, 2000


                              Emerson Electric Co.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                    Missouri
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                                     1-278
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                            (Commission File Number)

                                   43-0259330
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                    (I.R.S. Employer Indentification Number)


             8000 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63136
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                (Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:               (314) 553-2000



<PAGE>

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.
- ---------------------------------

                  The following  information is furnished pursuant to Regulation
FD:

                  Emerson  Electric Co. will release  fiscal 2000 fourth quarter
and annual  results on Tuesday,  November 7. The company  will hold a conference
call with  investors at 1:30 EST on Tuesday,  November 7 to discuss the results.
Interested  parties  can  listen  to a  real-time  webcast  of the  call via the
Investor    Relations    area   of   the    Emerson    corporate    web    site,
http://emersonelectric.com. Further information regarding how to access the call
is  available  at the web site.  Beginning  approximately  two  hours  after the
conference   call  has  ended,  an  audio  replay  will  be  available  via  the
Presentations/Conf.Calls area under the Investor Relations menu of the site.

                  An ongoing  calendar  of future  events is  available  via the
Calendar of Events area, also under the Investor Relations menu.  Events,  dates
and times are  subject to change,  and the  calendar  will be updated as changes
occur.









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<PAGE>

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
                                            (Registrant)

Date:  November 2, 2000                     By: s/W. W. Withers
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               W. W. Withers
                                               Senior Vice President,
                                               Secretary and General
                                               Counsel



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