Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
_______________
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event
reported):
February 24, 2010
Emerson
Electric Co.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Missouri
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1-278
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43-0259330
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(State
or Other
Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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8000
West Florissant Avenue
St.
Louis, Missouri
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63136
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(314)
553-2000
Check the appropriate box below if the
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the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01. Regulation FD
Disclosure.
The
following information is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD.
Emerson GAAP Underlying
Orders – 3 Month Summary
(Percent
change. Trailing 3-month average versus prior year.)
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November ‘09
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December ‘09
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January ‘10
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Process
Management
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-5
to 0
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-15
to -10
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-10
to -5
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Industrial
Automation
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-20
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-15
to -10
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-5
to 0
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Network
Power
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-5
to 0
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0
to +5
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+10
to +15
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Climate
Technologies
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+5
to +10
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+15
to +20
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>+20
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Appliance
and Tools
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-10
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-5
to 0
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0
to +5
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Total
Emerson
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-10
to -5
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-5
to 0
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0
to +5
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January 2010 Order
Comments:
Emerson’s
trailing three-month order rate was flat to up 5 percent, with currency
positively impacting orders by over 5 percentage points. The trailing
three-month order trends excluding currency are now positive for the Climate
Technologies, Network Power and Appliance and Tools business
segments. Total underlying orders excluding currency for Emerson were
positive for the months of December and January and remain only slightly
negative for the trailing three-month period.
The
trailing three-month order rate for Process Management was down 5 to 10 percent,
with currency exchange rates positively impacting the rate by over 7 percentage
points. Order declines have begun to moderate in the MRO portion of the
business.
Industrial
Automation order trends continued to show sequential improvement each month in
the trailing three-month period and were positive for the month of
January. The power generating alternator business order declines have
started to moderate and positive order growth continued in the electronic drives
business. Currency exchange rates positively impacted orders by
approximately 6 percentage points.
Network
Power trailing three-month order trends excluding currency moved positive, with
strength in the embedded power and embedded computing businesses, as well as
continued growth in the network power business in Asia.
Climate
Technologies orders strengthened, with positive impacts from Asia and continued
growth in air-conditioning and refrigeration end markets, which was partially
offset by weakness in Europe.
Appliance
and Tools trailing three-month orders moved positive with growth in many of the
consumer-related businesses.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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EMERSON
ELECTRIC CO.
(Registrant)
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Date: February
24, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Timothy
G. Westman
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Timothy
G. Westman
Vice
President, Associate General Counsel
and
Assistant Secretary
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