S-8 POS: Post-effective amendment to a S-8 registration statement

Registration No. 33-27600
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to
FORM S-8

Registration Statement

Under the Securities Act of 1933

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

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

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

THE COPELAND CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
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(Full title of the plan)


Robert W. Staley
Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer
Emerson Electric Co.
8000 West Florissant Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63136
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(Name and address of agent for service)

(314) 553-2000
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(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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The Registrant registered 2,300 plan participations in The Copeland
Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") which were offered to eligible
employees of Copeland Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant.

The Registrant also registered 300,000 shares of its common stock (including
300,000 preferred share purchase rights) in which such employee contributions
could be invested pursuant to the Plan.

The Plan was merged into the Registrant's Employee Savings Investment
Plan effective as of January 1, 1994. Accordingly, the Registrant hereby
removes from registration all plan participations and common stock (including
preferred share purchase rights) not sold pursuant to the Plan.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the County of St.
Louis, State of Missouri on this 1st day of July, 1994.


EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.

By: /s/ Robert W. Staley
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R. W. Staley
Vice Chairman and
Chief Administrative Officer































EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number Description
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4(a). Twentieth Amendment to the Emerson Electric Co. Employee Savings
Investment Plan and the Fourth Amendment to The Copeland
Corporation Retirement Savings Plan