Emerson (NYSE: EMR) will hold its Annual Investor Conference on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, in New York City. Emerson executives will discuss current market trends impacting the company as well as long-term initiatives being pursued to drive shareholder value.

This event will be webcast live beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (7:30 a.m. Central Time) and concluding at approximately 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time (10:45 a.m. Central Time).

All interested parties may listen to the presentations live via the Internet by going to the Investor Relations area of Emerson’s Web site at www.Emerson.com/financial and completing a brief registration form. Audio and accompanying slide presentations will be provided as part of the webcast.

Following the live webcast, an archive audio replay with slides will be available for one week on the Emerson Web site.

About Emerson

Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2008 were $24.8 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.