Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MKS INSTRUMENTS INC [MKSI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
8000 W. FLORISSANT AVE.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/27/2006
(Street)

ST LOUIS, MO 63136		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/27/2006   S   25,000 D $ 21.8127 (1) (2) (3) 5,178,474 I Through a subsidiary
Common Stock 07/28/2006   S   25,000 D $ 21.2385 (4) (5) 5,153,474 I Through a subsidiary
Common Stock               1,065,182 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
8000 W. FLORISSANT AVE.
ST LOUIS, MO 63136		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Timothy G. Westman, Assistant Secretary   07/31/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The sales were effected in multiple transactions, at varying prices, on July 27, 2006, as follows and as described in Footnotes 2 and 3 below: 100 shares at $19.68; 200 at $19.79; 100 at $19.95; 200 at $20.22; 100 at $20.23; 100 at $20.24; 168 at $20.26; 200 at $20.36; 200 at $20.47; 100 at $20.49; 200 at $20.58; 200 at $20.60; 100 at $20.64; 200 at $20.69; 300 at $20.7; 200 at $20.74; 400 at $20.79; 100 at $20.80; 200 at $20.83; 200 at $20.84; 200 at $20.91; 300 at $20.92; 600 at $20.93; 700 at $20.94; 200 at $20.95; 200 at $20.96; 191 at $20.97; 300 at $20.98; 200 at $20.99; 200 at $21.00; 501 at $21.01; 100 at $21.02; 200 at $21.05; 100 at $21.06; 100 at $21.07; 500 at $21.08; 200 at $21.09; and 200 at $21.10
(2) This footnote sets forth additional detail with respect to the transactions described in Footnote 1, as follows: 200 shares at $21.15; 100 at $21.18; 100 at $21.20; 100 at $21.21; 100 at $21.23; 100 at $21.27; 100 at $21.28; 300 at $21.34; 100 at $21.35; 200 at $21.36; 100 at $21.48; 100 at $21.52; 200 at $21.67; 100 at $21.69; 200 at $21.70; 100 at $21.71; 100 at $21.73; 100 at $21.74; 100 at $21.77; 400 at $21.78; 200 at $21.79; 300 at $21.80; 40 at $21.81; 100 at $21.85; 100 at $21.87; 100 at $21.92; 200 at $21.93; 100 at $21.94; 200 at $21.96; 200 at $21.99; 200 at $22.00; 100 at $22.02; 500 at $22.03; 100 at $22.05; 100 at $22.08; 200 at $22.15; 200 at $22.18; 100 at $22.19; 200 at $22.22; 100 at $22.25; 100 at $22.26; 400 at $22.30; 100 at $22.32; 100 at $22.36; 100 at $22.40; 200 at $22.41; 100 at $22.42; 100 at $22.43; 300 at $22.44; 100 at $22.45; 200 at $22.48; 200 at $22.49; and 200 at $22.51.
(3) This footnote sets forth additional detail with respect to the transactions described in Footnote 1, as follows: 200 shares at $22.52; 400 at $22.53; 200 at $22.54; 200 at $22.56; 200 at $22.57; 800 at $22.58; 500 at $22.59; 400 at $22.60; 100 at $22.61; 100 at $22.62; 300 at $22.65; 100 at $22.66; 100 at $22.67; 300 at $22.69; 300 at $22.70; 200 at $22.71; 200 at $22.72; 400 at $22.73; 300 at $22.75; 100 at $22.78; 200 at $22.79; 100 at $22.84; 300 at $22.85; 200 at $22.86; 200 at $22.90; 100 at $22.92; 200 at $23.00; 200 at $23.03; 100 at $23.14; 200 at $23.26; 100 at $23.29; 200 at $23.38; 100 at $23.43; 200 at $23.48; and 200 at $23.57. The weighted average sales price for these transactions was $21.8127 per share.
(4) The sales were effected in multiple transactions, at varying prices, on July 28, 2006, as follows and as described in Footnote 5 below: 143 shares at $20.84; 29 at $20.85; 28 at $20.86; 100 at $20.96; 96 at $20.97; 100 at $20.98; 200 at $20.99; 609 at $21.00; 200 at $21.01; 300 at $21.02; 500 at $21.05; 900 at $21.06; 400 at $21.07; 300 at $21.08; 1,400 at $21.09; 1,800 at $21.10; 1,800 at $21.11; 1,700 at $21.12; 2,000 at $21.13; 800 at $21.14; 300 at $21.15; 300 at $21.16; 700 at $21.17; 1,100 at $21.18; 500 at $21.19; 1,900 at $21.20; 300 at $21.21; 200 at $21.22; 400 at $21.23; 600 at $21.24; 100 at $21.25; 100 at $21.28; 200 at $21.29; and 600 at $21.30.
(5) This footnote sets forth additional detail with respect to the transactions described in Footnote 4, as follows: 100 shares at $21.31; 95 at $21.32; 100 at $21.33; 300 at $21.34; 200 at $21.37; 200 at $21.38; 100 at $21.40; 100 at $21.42; 200 at $21.45; 100 at $21.52; 100 at $21.90; 600 at $21.91; 300 at $21.92; 200 at $21.93; 200 at $21.94; 200 at $21.95; 400 at $21.99; 300 at $22.00; 200 at $22.02; 200 at $22.06; and 100 at $22.07. The weighted average sales price for these transactions was $21.2385 per share.

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