Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.


On February 17, 2021, Emerson Electric Co. ("Emerson" or the "Company") announced strategic leadership changes.

Effective February 17, 2021, Ram R. Krishnan has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, replacing Steven J. Pelch who has left the Company.

Mr. Krishnan, 50, was previously Group President of Emerson's Final Control business from November 2017 to February 2021 and Chief Operating Officer of that business from January 2017 to November 2017, and previously served as Vice President of Profit Planning and Perfect Execution from 2015 to 2016.

In connection with his promotion, Mr. Krishnan's salary has been increased to $700,000 and his bonus opportunity will increase, consistent with the mix to total compensation for the Company's named executive officers as described in the Company's annual proxy statement. In addition, Mr. Krishnan received an additional 20,000 performance shares units under the Company's Fiscal 2021 - 2023 Performance Shares Program, which are subject to the achievement of the Company's performance goals over the three-year performance period ending on September 30, 2023. For additional information on these compensation arrangements, please see "Executive Compensation" in the Company's annual proxy statement.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosures.

The following information is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD.

On February 17, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing strategic leadership changes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnished in Exhibit 99.1 that are not strictly historical may be "forward-looking" statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and Emerson undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect later developments. These risks and uncertainties include the scope, duration and ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as economic and currency conditions, market demand, including related to the pandemic and oil and gas price declines and volatility, pricing, protection of intellectual property, cybersecurity, tariffs, competitive and technological factors, among others, as set forth in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit
Number       Description of Exhibits

99.1           Press Release dated February 17, 2021.

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are
             embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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