Form 4 for Charles F. Knight
FORM 4
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(Print or Type Responses)		 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

                  Knight,     Charles     F.		 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

      Emerson Electric Co. — EMR 		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                              (Check all applicable)
 X  Director                              ___ 10% Owner
 X  Officer (give title below)    ___ Other (specify below)


       Chairman
(Last)          (First)        (Middle)

c/o Emerson Electric Co.
8000 W. Florissant		 3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (Voluntary)

 4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

       December 16, 2002
(Street)

St. Louis, Missouri 63136		 5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
  		 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
    (Check Applicable Line)
     X  Form filed by One Reporting Person
    __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
  
(City)          (State)        (Zip)



 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
 2. Transaction
    Date
    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
 2A. Deemed
    Execution
    Date, if
    any
    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
 3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
 5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Trans-
    action(s)
    (Instr. 3
    and 4)

 6. Ownership
    Form:
    Direct (D)
    or
    Indirect (I)
    (Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership
    (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A)
or
(D)		 Price
Common Stock 
 12/12/02    M    4,698 (1) A  42.5625  1,380,381  D   
 
               8,799  I 401(k) Plan
 
               11,092  I 401(k) Excess Plan
 
                    
 
                    
 
                    

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Form 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)		  
1. Title of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion
    or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Derivative
    Security		 3. Transaction
    Date
    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
 3A. Deemed
    Execution
    Date, if
    any
    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
 4. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)
 5. Number
    of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Acquired
    (A) or
    Disposed
    of (D)
    (Instr. 3,
    4, and 5)		 6. Date
    Exercisable
    and
    Expiration
    Date
    (Month/Day/
    Year)
 7. Title and Amount
    of Underlying
    Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 5)		 9. Number
    of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Trans-
    action(s)
    (Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership
    Form of
    Derivative
    Security:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect
    (I)
    (Instr. 4)		 11. Nature
    of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership
    (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date
Exerci-
sable		 Expira-
tion Date		 Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
 42.5625  12/12/02    M      4,698 (1)  (2)  3/6/2010  Common Stock  4,698    95,302  D   
 
                              
 
                              
 
                              
 
                              
 
                              
 
                              
 
                              
 
                              

Explanation of Responses:

 (1)  Exercise of option exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(2)  Option vests in 1/3 increments beginning October 6, 2001.

      /s/ Harley M. Smith
   12/16/02
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

   Harley M. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact
for Charles F. Knight		   Date
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