Form: 10-K/A

Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

July 3, 2001

10-K/A: Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Published on July 3, 2001


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1 to the

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________________ to __________________

Commission file number 1-278

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri 43-0259330
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

8000 W. Florissant Ave.
P.O. Box 4100
St. Louis, Missouri 63136
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
registered

Common Stock of $.50 par value per share New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. [ ]

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Aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant as of close of business on October 31, 2000: $31,282 million.

Common stock outstanding at October 31, 2000: 428,758,015 shares.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

1. Portions of Emerson Electric Co. 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders (Parts
I and II).

2. Portions of Emerson Electric Co. Notice of 2001 Annual Meeting of the
Stockholders and Proxy Statement (Part III).

Explanatory Note:

This amendment to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000,
is filed to remove "diluted earnings per common share, excluding goodwill
amortization" from the Consolidated Statements of Earnings within Item 8, and
to report divested businesses within the business segments in Note 12 of Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8, along with the
corresponding narrative discussion of business segments within Item 7.

PART II

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
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and Results of Operations
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Narrative discussion appearing under "Results of Operations", "Financial
Position, Capital Resources and Liquidity", and the "Safe Harbor Statement" in
Exhibit 99 attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and
the report thereon of KPMG LLP appearing in Exhibit 99 attached hereto are
hereby incorporated by reference.

PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K
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A) Documents filed as a part of this report:

1. The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries and the report thereon of KPMG LLP attached as Exhibit
99 hereto.

2. Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules are omitted because they are not required, not
applicable or the information is given in the financial statements or
notes thereto contained in Exhibit 99 attached hereto.

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3. Exhibits

23 Independent Auditors' Consent.

99 Financial Review and Consolidated Financial Statements for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2000.





SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.

By /s/ W. J. Galvin
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W. J. Galvin
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer (and
Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: July 3, 2001






























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