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| EX-5.1 - OPINION - EMERSON ELECTRIC CO | ex5-1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): November 10, 2009
Emerson Electric Co.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Missouri --------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-278 ------------------- (Commission File Number) |
43-0259330 --------------------------- (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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8000 West Florissant Avenue St. Louis, Missouri ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
63136 ------------------ (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(314) 553-2000
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of 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 8.01. Other Events.
We are filing this Current Report on Form 8-K solely to add exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-155674).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits |
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5.1 |
Opinion of T. G. Westman, Esq. |
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23.1 |
Consent of T. G. Westman, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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. |
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By: |
/s/ Timothy G. Westman | |
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Timothy G. Westman Vice President, Associate General Counsel and |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits |
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5.1 |
Opinion of T. G. Westman, Esq. |
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23.1 |
Consent of T. G. Westman, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1) |