Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 27, 2020, Emerson Electric Co. issued a press release regarding its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Open Systems International, Inc. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Upcoming Investor Event

Today, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Emerson management will discuss this acquisition during an investor conference call. Participants can access a live webcast available at www.emerson.com/financial at the time of the call. A replay of the call will remain available for 90 days.

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. Underlying orders discussed herein exclude the impact of currency translation.


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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit
Number       Description of Exhibits

99.1           Press Release issued by Emerson dated August 27, 2020.

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

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