EMERSON ELECTRIC CO — Earnings Release 2004

Feb 3, 2004

8-K 1 form8k_020304.htm FORM 8K - FEB. 3, 2004 Emerson Electric Co. Form 8-K dated January 22, 2004

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 3, 2004

Emerson Electric Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Missouri	1-278	43-0259330
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Indentification Number)

8000 West Florissant Avenue St. Louis, Missouri	63136
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(314) 553-2000

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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

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(c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits

99.1 Registrant's February 3, 2004 Press Release announcing its first quarter of fiscal 2004 results

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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

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Quarterly Earning Press Release On February 3, 2004, a press release was issued regarding results of Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) for the first quarter ended December 31, 2003. A copy of this press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

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The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures as such term is defined in Regulation G under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While Emerson believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating the company, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

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SIGNATURE

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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.

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. (Registrant)

Date: February 3, 2004
H. M. Smith Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits

99.1 Registrant's February 3, 2004 Press Release announcing its first quarter of fiscal 2004 results

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