Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Emerson Electric Co.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: October 1, 2004
Principal Executive Offices: St. Louis, Missouri
This filing is a voluntary submission under Item 8.01 (Other Events) and Item 9.01 (Financial Statements and Exhibits). The company is providing copies of award documents related to its compensation and employee benefit plans, which were previously approved by shareholders and filed in prior Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This report focuses exclusively on the disclosure of legal forms regarding employee compensation plans rather than financial performance data.
Material Changes
No material changes to financial performance or operations are reported in this document. The filing serves to update the public record with specific forms of award agreements for existing plans.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Management Commentary: The company states it is voluntarily filing forms of award documents under certain compensation plans and employee benefit plans.
Plans Disclosed:
- 1998 Stock Option Plan (Incentive and Nonqualified)
- 2001 Stock Option Plan (Incentive and Nonqualified)
- 1997 Incentive Shares Plan (Performance Shares and Restricted Shares)
- Annual Incentive Plan (Deferral and Change of Control)
- Supplemental Executive Savings Investment Plan
- Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the specific terms of the 1998 and 2001 Stock Option Plans referenced in Exhibits 10.1 through 10.4.
- Review the 1997 Incentive Shares Plan details regarding performance share awards and restricted shares (Exhibits 10.5 and 10.6).
- Confirm the change of control election provisions in the Annual Incentive Plan and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (Exhibits 10.7 and 10.9).
- Check the original Form 10-K filings where these plans were initially approved by shareholders to understand the full context of the compensation structure.