---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000032604-25-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EMR"
cik: "0000032604"
company_name: "EMERSON ELECTRIC CO"
filed_at: "2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T01:08:55.921467+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Emerson shareholders reject board declassification, approve ESPP and auditor

## Summary
- Directors Bolten, Butler, Karsanbhai, Lee elected with majority votes.
- Say-on-pay approved: 372M for, 43M against.
- Board declassification failed (needed 85%): 412M for, 58% of outstanding.
- Three supermajority reduction proposals failed; preferred stock amendment passed.
- 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and KPMG ratification approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000032604-25-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EMR
- cik: 0000032604
- company_name: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
- filed_at: 2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/32604/000003260425000036/0000032604-25-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/32604/000003260425000036/emr-20250204.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000032604-25-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000032604-25-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000032604-25-000036.txt

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