8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2011 (February 1, 2011)

Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-12383	25-1797617
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1201 South Second Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin	53204
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 382-2000

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 2, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved certain leadership changes with respect to two named executive officers. Effective April 1, 2011, Steven Eisenbrown, Senior Vice President and head of the Architecture and Software segment, is being appointed Senior Vice President with responsibility for Strategic Development, and Robert Ruff, Senior Vice President and head of the Control Products and Solutions segment, will assume the role of President of the Company’s Asia Pacific Region. In connection with these changes, the Board elected new leaders for the Company’s operating segments effective April 1, 2011. The Company’s press release dated February 3, 2011, announcing these leadership changes, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) The annual meeting of shareowners of the Company was held on February 1, 2011. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the annual meeting are set forth below.

(b) At the annual meeting, the shareowners:

(i) voted to elect three directors of the Company. Each nominee for director was elected to a term expiring in 2014 and by a vote of the shareowners as follows:

	Affirmative		Votes		Broker
	Votes		Withheld		Nonvotes
Steven R. Kalmanson		95,469,518		1,081,158		17,425,323
James P. Keane		95,534,012		1,016,664		17,425,323
Donald R. Parfet		95,573,499		977,177		17,425,323

(ii) voted on a proposal to approve the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareowners as follows:

Affirmative votes	111,414,618
Negative votes	2,352,998
Abstentions	208,381

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(iii) voted on a proposal to approve on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the February 1, 2011 annual meeting. The proposal was approved on an advisory basis by a vote of the shareowners as follows:

Affirmative votes	90,165,523
Negative votes	2,271,729
Abstentions	4,113,424
Broker Nonvotes	17,425,323

(iv) voted on a proposal to approve on an advisory basis the frequency of the vote by shareowners on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Shareowners approved on an advisory basis the holding of a shareowner vote on an annual basis by a vote as follows:

One Year	61,862,731
Two Years	1,535,103
Three Years	30,762,807
Abstain	2,390,035
Broker Nonvotes	17,425,323

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Press Release of Registrant dated February 3, 2011.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
(Registrant)

By /s/ Douglas M. Hagerman
Douglas M. Hagerman
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary

Date: February 7, 2011

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Press Release of Registrant dated February 3, 2011.

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EX-99

Exhibit 99

1201 South Second Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204
USA
Fax: 414.382.5560

News Release

Contact	John A. Bernaden	Rondi Rohr-Dralle
	Media Relations	Investor Relations
	Rockwell Automation	Rockwell Automation
	414-382-2555	414-382-8510

Rockwell Automation Names New Leaders For Its Two Operating Segments

New President Asia-Pacific Region and SVP Strategic Development Also Appointed

MILWAUKEE, WI. Feb. 3, 2011 — The board of directors of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) has elected two new corporate officers who will lead the company’s two operating segments effective April 1, 2011. Blake Moret is being promoted to senior vice president of the Control Products and Solutions (CP&S) segment. Frank Kulaszewicz is being promoted to senior vice president of the Architecture and Software (A&S) segment. Both positions will report to Keith Nosbusch, chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation.

“Both Frank and Blake are proven leaders in our organization,” Nosbusch said. “They are well qualified for these critical roles.”

“Our leadership team is a competitive advantage that differentiates Rockwell Automation,” Nosbusch said. “These appointments are a natural next step in our continued globalization, and are consistent with our longer-term succession planning and leadership development processes.”

“In anticipation that our business will continue to grow more quickly outside the United States — with our fastest growth coming from the Asia Pacific region — Frank will be based in Singapore and will run the A&S segment from there,” Nosbusch added. “As we continue to grow our people, our teams, our partners and our business in Asia Pacific, we must ensure we are building our leadership capability and strengthening our cross-cultural competency,” continued Nosbusch.

For the last three years, Kulaszewicz has served as vice president and general manager, Control and Visualization Business within A&S. He has worked at Rockwell Automation for over 25 years and has held several key leadership roles in the drive systems and standard drives businesses.

Since late 2007, Moret has served as vice president and general manager, Customer Support and Maintenance in CP&S. He has broad global experience working across the company in sales, services and product groups for over 25 years. He also brings a global mindset to the senior leadership team, having served in roles in Europe and Canada.

Capitalizing on the strengths of the current senior leadership team, Steve Eisenbrown is being appointed senior vice president, Strategic Development, responsible for global business development, alignment of strategic investments and initiatives as well as the company’s multi-year global business process transformation project.

“Steve has made significant contributions to Rockwell Automation for over 35 years in various roles, most recently as senior vice president, Architecture and Software,” Nosbusch said. “His breadth of business and customer knowledge and passion for driving results will continue to be a tremendous asset in the ongoing execution of our global growth and performance strategy.”

Bob Ruff, most recently senior vice president, CP&S, is being appointed president of the company’s Asia Pacific Region. This is one of the fastest growing regions of the company with approximately 30 percent sales growth in fiscal 2010.

“With 35 years of service, Bob is one of our most accomplished and experienced executives with an extensive sales management, business and regional leadership background,” Nosbusch said. “He is charged with accelerating growth in this important region and building relationships with key customers and partners.”

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Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs about 19,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.