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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): May 13, 2020
Emerson Electric Co.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Missouri | 1-278 | 43-0259330
--------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | ------------------- (Commission | --------------------------- (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
| File Number) |

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(314) 553-2000
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock of $0.50 par value per share | EMR | New York Stock Exchange
|  | Chicago Stock Exchange
0.375% Notes due 2024 | EMR 24 | New York Stock Exchange
1.250% Notes due 2025 | EMR 25A | New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Notes due 2029 | EMR 29 | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐ Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The following information is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD.
Emerson Three-Month Orders, Including Foreign Currency Translation
(Percentage change versus prior year; trailing three-month averages, excluding acquisitions and divestitures, including currency translation)

|  | Feb '20 |  | Mar '20 |  | Apr '20
Automation Solutions |  | (5) to 0 |  | (5) to 0 |  | (10)
Commercial & Residential Solutions |  | (10) to (5) |  | (10) to (5) |  | (20) to (15)
Total Emerson |  | (5) to 0 |  | (5) to 0 |  | (15) to (10)

Orders Comments
Total Emerson trailing three-month orders were down 12 percent with underlying orders down 10 percent, excluding 2 percent of unfavorable currency impact.
Automation Solutions orders were down 10 percent and were down 7 percent on an underlying basis excluding unfavorable currency of 3 percent. As expected, trailing three-month orders reflect a sharp drop in April orders, further detailed in the slide presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Commercial & Residential Solutions orders were down 16 percent and were down 15 percent on an underlying basis excluding unfavorable currency of 1 percent. As expected, trailing three-month orders reflect a sharp drop in April orders, further detailed in the slide presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Upcoming Investor Events
On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, Emerson will report its third quarter 2020 results prior to market open. Emerson senior management will discuss the results during an investor conference call that same day, likely beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 2:00 p.m. Central Time. Participants can access a live webcast available at www.emerson.com/financial at the time of the call. A replay of the call will remain available for 90 days. Additionally, conference call slides will be posted in advance of the call on the website.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnished in Exhibit 99.1 that are not strictly historical may be “forward-looking” statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and Emerson undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect later developments. These risks and uncertainties include the scope, duration and ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as economic and currency conditions, market demand, including related to the pandemic and oil and gas price declines and volatility, pricing, protection of intellectual property, cybersecurity, tariffs, competitive and technological factors, among others, as set forth in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Underlying orders discussed herein exclude the impact of currency translation.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number |  | Description of Exhibits
99.1 |  | Slide Presentation - Platform trailing three-month underlying orders detail by world area.
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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: | May 13, 2020 | By: | /s/ John A. Sperino
|  |  | John A. Sperino Vice President and Assistant Secretary