-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, R/WuuyyQgM3BEAiauxJVME30akjzJTNFSDOk7a2QuhxUtghrqj/0x2b+FAcG4QrX 6Kmaoz3H+p2FNeOlHMrFuQ== 0000950123-10-002950.txt : 20100115 0000950123-10-002950.hdr.sgml : 20100115 20100115160024 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-002950 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100115 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100115 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100115 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001024478 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEASURING & CONTROLLING DEVICES, NEC [3829] IRS NUMBER: 251797617 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12383 FILM NUMBER: 10530455 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 SOUTH 2ND STREET CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53204 BUSINESS PHONE: 414-382-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 SOUTH 2ND STREET CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53204 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020507 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970106 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961009 DEFA14A 1 y81571defa14a.htm DEFA14A defa14a
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January 15, 2010   (ROCKWELL LOGO)
Talon Torressen
Investment Proxy Research
Fidelity Investments
One Spartan Way TS1E
Merrimack, NH 03054
Dear Mr. Torressen,
Thank you for taking the time to discuss our proposal to approve amendments to our 2008 Long-Term Incentives Plan, which will be presented at the shareowner meeting on February 2, 2010. We appreciate your feedback and note in particular your comment regarding the restriction period for performance share awards. As disclosed on page 24 of our proxy statement dated December 11, 2009, the payout in respect of our outstanding performance shares is based on our total shareowner return compared to the performance of companies in the S&P 500 Index over a three-year period. While our current performance share agreements include this restriction, as you noted, our Plan does not expressly require a minimum restriction period for performance shares.
Our senior management has considered our practices with respect to performance share awards and believes it would be appropriate to include a minimum restriction period in the Plan itself. Accordingly, we will recommend to the Compensation and Management Development Committee of our Board of Directors at its next regularly scheduled meeting that it recommend to the full Board an amendment to our Plan to require a performance period of not less than one year for future full value performance based awards, subject to appropriate exceptions in the event of death, disability, retirement and change of control.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Douglas M. Hagerman
Douglas M. Hagerman
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