Emerson Schedules Webcast For Second-Quarter Results.

ST. LOUIS, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emerson will report its second-quarter fiscal 2006 results prior to market opening on Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Emerson senior management will discuss the results during an investor conference call that same day, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (1:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time).

All interested parties may listen to the live conference call via the Internet by going to the Investor Relations area of Emerson's Web site at http://www.gotoemerson.com/financial and completing a brief registration form. A replay of the conference call will be available for the next three months at the same location on the Emerson Web site.

About Emerson

Emerson , based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information, visit http://www.gotoemerson.com/.

CONTACT: Mark Polzin or John Hastings for Emerson, +1-314-982-1700

Web site: http://www.gotoemerson.com/ http://www.gotoemerson.com/financial