Exhibit 3.2
Excerpt of Emerson Electric Co. Bylaws
Marked to Show Changes to Article III, Sections 9, 10 and 11
Section 9. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer on notice given personally, by mail, by telephone, by e-mail or by facsimile to each Director given twenty-four (24) hours in advance of such meeting. Special meetings shall be called by the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer in like manner and on like notice on the written request of any two Directors.
Section 10. Place of Meetings. Special meetings and regular meetings of the Board, other than the regular annual meeting, shall be held at such place within the City or County of St. Louis, Missouri, as may be specified in the notice of such meeting; provided that any meeting may be held elsewhere, within or without the State of Missouri, pursuant to resolution of the Board or pursuant to the call of the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer. Members of the Board and its Committees may participate in meetings by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment whereby all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation shall constitute presence at the meeting.
Section 11. Notices. Notice of any meeting may be given by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, any Vice Chairman, the President, any Vice President or the Secretary and shall specify the time and place of the meeting.
Excerpt of Emerson Electric Co. Bylaws
Marked to Show Changes to Article V
Section 1. Titles. The Officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chairman of the Board (herein the “Chairman”), a Chief Executive Officer, a President, at least one Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board may also elect one or more Vice Chairmen of the Board (herein “Vice Chairmen”), additional Vice Presidents, a Controller, one or more Assistant Controllers, and such other officers as the Board may deem appropriate. Any two or more of the aforesaid offices, except those of President and Vice President or President and Secretary, may be held by the same person. Vice Presidents of the Corporation may be given distinctive designations such as Executive Vice President, Group Vice President, Senior Vice President and the like.
Section 2. Election. The Board, at its annual meeting immediately following each annual meeting of the shareholders, shall elect a Chairman and a President,and may elect one or more Vice Chairmen, all of whom shall be Directors or Advisory Directors; and the. The Board shall also at such annual meeting elect a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who may, but need not, be Directors or Advisory Directors. The Board may elect such other officers and agents as it shall determine necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. In connection with the election of any officer of the Corporation, the Board may determine that such officer, in addition to the title of the office to which he is elected, shall have a further title such as Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Operating Officer or such other title as the Board may designate, and the Board may prescribe powers to be exercised and duties to be performed by any such officer to whom any such additional title of office is given in addition to those powers and duties provided for by these Bylaws for such office.
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