Edgar Filing: GALVIN WALTER J

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

GALVIN WALTER J

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO [EMR]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVE.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2011

(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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/01/2011		G⁽¹⁾	V	17,438 ⁽¹⁾	D	⁽²⁾	0	I	401(k) plan
Common Stock	12/01/2011		G⁽¹⁾	V	17,438 ⁽¹⁾	A	⁽²⁾	241,466	D
Common Stock	12/01/2011		G⁽³⁾	V	3,226 ⁽³⁾	D	⁽²⁾	0	I	Trust - Daughter Megan
Common Stock	12/01/2011		G⁽³⁾	V	3,226 ⁽³⁾	D	⁽²⁾	0	I	Trust - Son Jeff
Common Stock	12/27/2011		J⁽⁴⁾	V	185,127 ⁽⁴⁾	D	⁽²⁾	19,204	I	Spouse
Common Stock	12/27/2011		J⁽⁴⁾	V	185,127 ⁽⁴⁾	A	⁽²⁾	185,127	I	JGM Investors II, LP ⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								56,660	I	Galvin Family Trust ⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock								154,000	I	JGM Investors, LP ⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock								11,931.831	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GALVIN WALTER J C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVE. ST. LOUIS, MO 63136	X		Vice Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Timothy G. Westman, Attorney-in-Fact for Walter J. Galvin		12/27/2011
^**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)	Transfer pursuant to Rule 16b-5 from the Reporting Person's 401(k) plan account to the Reporting Person, including shares acquired since the Reporting Person's most recent Form 4.
(2)	Price is not applicable to this transaction.
(3)	Transfer pursuant to Rule 16b-5 from a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child to the Reporting Person's child.
(4)	Contribution for estate planning purposes from the Reporting Person's spouse to JGM Investors II, LP pursuant to Rule 16a-13 and Rule 16b-5 in exchange for the interest in JGM Investors II, LP described in Note 5.
(5)	JGM Investors II, LP is a limited partnership of which the Reporting Person's spouse has a 99.7% limited partnership interest and the Reporting Person's children each have a 0.10% general partnership interest. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the interests in JGM Investors II, LP that are beneficially owned by his children.
(6)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares held by The Galvin Family Trust that are beneficially owned by his children. See Note 7 for more information regarding The Galvin Family Trust.
(7)	JGM Investors, LP is a limited partnership of which The Galvin Family Trust and the Reporting Person's spouse are the general partners. The Galvin Family Trust is the controlling general partner of JGM Investors, LP. The Reporting Person's children are the trustees of The Galvin Family Trust and the Reporting Person's spouse and children are the beneficiaries. The Galvin Family Trust has a 99.9% limited partnership interest in JGM Investors, LP. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares held by JGM Investors, LP that are beneficially owned by his children.

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