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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 * Bulanda Mark 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) Sr. VP Acqs., Planning & Dev. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2017 (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 09/30/2017   M(1)   17,200 (1) A (2) 128,064 D   Common Stock 09/30/2017   F(3)   8,248 (3) D $ 62.805 (4) 119,816 D   Common Stock 10/01/2017   F(5)   2,398 (5) D $ 62.985 (6) 117,418 D   Common Stock               314.437 I 401(k) plan Common Stock               683.891 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

Restricted Stock Units (1)

(7)

09/30/2017

M(1)

17,200 (1)

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

17,200

(2)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bulanda Mark J C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63136			Sr. VP Acqs., Planning & Dev.

Signatures

/s/ John G. Shively, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark J. Bulanda		10/03/2017
**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)	Vesting of 17,200 restricted stock units exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units were acquired upon payout of 40% (17,200 units) of the earned performance share award under a shareholder-approved benefit plan. The payout was based on the level of achievement of financial targets for the performance period ended September 30, 2016. The restricted stock units were subject to a one-year vesting period. The payout of the other 60% was previously reported.
(2)	Price is not applicable to the acquisition or vesting of the restricted stock units described in Note 1 or to the acquisition of Issuer common stock upon such vesting.
(3)	Shares withheld for required minimum taxes upon vesting of restricted stock units described in Note 1 exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
(4)	Fair market value on date of the vesting described in Note 1.
(5)	Shares withheld for required minimum taxes upon vesting of previously reported stock grant under shareholder approved benefit plan exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
(6)	Fair market value on date of the vesting described in Note 5.
(7)	Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

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