SEC Form 4 · accession 0000899243-15-006153

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO · EMR

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Edward L Monser

Officer — President

Period of report

Oct 1, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Oct 5, 2015 · 3:30 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000032604

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
COMMON STOCK^F1,F2	Oct 1, 2015	F	1,668	$43.445	D	143,780	D
COMMON STOCK^F3	holding	—	—		—	1,296	I	401(k) plan
COMMON STOCK^F4	holding	—	—		—	4,395	I	401(k) excess plan

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6,F5	$53.835	holding	—	—	—	Oct 1, 2008	Oct 1, 2017	Common Stock	50,000	50,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6,F5	$30.025	holding	—	—	—	Feb 19, 2009	Feb 19, 2019	Common Stock	40,000	40,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6,F5	$53.31	holding	—	—	—	Oct 4, 2011	Oct 4, 2020	Common Stock	65,000	65,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6,F5	$65.07	holding	—	—	—	Oct 1, 2014	Oct 1, 2023	Common Stock	60,000	60,000	D

Explanation of responses

F1Shares withheld for required minimum taxes upon vesting of previously reported stock grant under shareholder approved benefit plan exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
F2Since the reporting person's last Form 4, he has transferred 132,948 shares of common stock to his ex-wife pursuant to a domestic relations order (DRO). In addition, since the reporting person's last Form 4, he has transferred the economic interests in 12,500 shares of restricted stock, previously reported as directly owned, to his ex-wife pursuant to the DRO. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership in all such transferred shares and restricted stock interests and no longer reports them as beneficially owned.
F3Effective January 6, 2015 the reporting person transferred 50% of the shares of common stock held in his 401(k) plan account to his ex-wife pursuant to the DRO.
F4Effective January 6, 2015, the reporting person transferred 50% of the economic interests in his 401(k) excess plan account pursuant to the DRO. The amount shown above represents the reporting person's retained 50% interest in such account. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership in the other 50% interest in the account and will no longer report such interest as beneficially owned.
F5The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the date indicated.
F6For each tranche, the balance is being updated to reflect the transfer of economic interest in an equal number of options to the reporting person's ex-wife pursuant to the terms of the DRO. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership in all such transferred options and will no longer report them as beneficially owned.