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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) Sr. Exec. VP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2005 (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 11/01/2005   A(1)   14,392 A (2) 147,023 D   Common Stock 11/01/2005   F(3)   7,642 D $ 69.385 (4) 139,381 D   Common Stock               4,113 I Trust-Daughter Megan (5) Common Stock               4,113 I Trust-Son Greg (5) Common Stock               4,113 I Trust-Son Jeff (5) Common Stock               60,081 I W.J. Galvin Family Partnership (6) Common Stock               6,950.326 I 401(k) plan Common Stock               2,778.491 I 401(k) excess plan Common Stock               23,536 I Spouse

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GALVIN WALTER J C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 8000 W. FLORISSANT ST. LOUIS, MO 63136	X		Sr. Exec. VP & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Harley M. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact for Walter J. Galvin		11/03/2005
**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)	Acquisition of 14,392 shares pursuant to rule 16b-3 upon payout of a long-term incentive performance award under shareholder-approved benefit plan.
(2)	Price is not applicable to acquisition described in Note 1.
(3)	Shares withheld for taxes pursuant to rule 16b-3 upon vesting of previously-reported stock grant under shareholder-approved benefit plan.
(4)	Fair market value on date of the vesting described in Note 3.
(5)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership.
(6)	The Reporting Person's spouse is the controlling partner of the Walter J. Galvin Family Partnership, L.P.

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