PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 6
$415,000,000
SPX CORPORATION
LIQUID YIELD OPTION(TM) NOTES DUE 2021
(ZERO COUPON-SENIOR)
AND
COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON
CONVERSION AND/OR PURCHASE OF THE LYONS
This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus dated December 3, 2001 of SPX Corporation, as supplemented
December 13, 2001, December 27, 2001, January 11, 2002, March 27, 2002 and August 23, 2002, relating to the sale by certain of our
securityholders (including their pledgees, donees, assignees, transferees, successors and others who later hold any of our
securityholders' interests) of up to $415,000,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of LYONs and the common shares issuable
upon conversion, and/or purchase by us, of the LYONs. You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the
prospectus, and this prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the prospectus, except to the extent that the information
in this prospectus supplement supersedes the information contained in the prospectus. Capitalized terms used in this prospectus
supplement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the prospectus.
The following information represents updated information regarding selling securityholders listed in the selling
securityholders table contained on page 44 of the prospectus.
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER OF PERCENTAGE OF
AMOUNT AT MATURITY OF LYONS COMMON SHARES COMMON SHARES
NAME LYONS THAT MAY BE OUTSTANDING THAT MAY BE OUTSTANDING(3)
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Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc. $ 55,050,000 13.27% 243,838 *
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* Less than one percent (1%).
(1) Amounts indicated may be in excess of the total amount registered due to sales or transfers exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act since the date upon which the selling securityholders provided to us the information
regarding their LYONs.
(2) Assumes conversion of all of the holder's LYONs at a conversion rate of 4.4294 common shares per $1,000 principal amount at
maturity of the LYONs. This conversion rate is subject to adjustment, however, as described under "Description of the
LYONs--Conversion Rights." As a result, the number of common shares issuable upon conversion of the LYONs may increase or
decrease in the future. Does not include common shares that may be issued by us upon purchase of LYONs by us at the option of
the holder.
(3) Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d)(i) of the Exchange Act, using 41,286,974 common shares outstanding as of September 30,
2002. In calculating this amount for each holder, we treated as outstanding the number of common shares issuable upon
conversion of all of that holder's LYONs, but we did not assume conversion of any other holder's LYONs. Does not include
common shares that may be issued by us upon purchase of LYONs by us at the option of the holder.
Investing in the LYONs involves risks that are described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 11 of the prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or
disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
(TM)TRADEMARK OF MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
The date of this prospectus supplement is October 9, 2002
