Exhibit 99.1

Rogers Corporation Holds Annual Meeting of Shareholders

ROGERS, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2009--Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) today held its annual meeting of shareholders in Hartford, Connecticut. Shareholders voted to re-elect all of the nominees to the Board of Directors. They are: Walter E. Boomer, Charles M. Brennan, III, Gregory B. Howey, J. Carl Hsu, Carol R. Jensen, Eileen S. Kraus, William E. Mitchell, Robert G. Paul, and Robert D. Wachob.

The shareholders also approved the Rogers Corporation 2009 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan and the Section 162(m) Amendment to the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.

In addition, the shareholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as Rogers' independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

Robert D. Wachob, President and CEO, reviewed the year’s results with a presentation covering Rogers’ sales, key market segments, global operations, customers, and share price performance.

Rogers Corporation, headquartered in Rogers, CT, is a global technology leader in the development and manufacture of high performance, specialty-material-based products for a variety of applications in diverse markets including: portable communications, communications infrastructure, computer and office equipment, consumer products, ground transportation, aerospace and defense. Rogers operates manufacturing facilities in the United States (Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois), Europe (Ghent, Belgium) and Asia (Suzhou, China). In Asia, Rogers maintains sales offices in Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea and Singapore. Rogers has joint ventures in Japan and China with INOAC Corporation, in Taiwan with Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd. and in the U.S. with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

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Safe Harbor Statement

Statements in this news release that are not strictly historical may be deemed to be “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to the many uncertainties that exist in the Company’s operations and environment. These uncertainties, which include economic conditions, market demand and pricing, competitive and cost factors, rapid technological change, new product introductions, legal proceedings, and the like, are incorporated by reference from the Rogers Corporation 2008 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. All information in this press release is as of May 7, 2009 and Rogers undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

CONTACT:
Rogers Corporation
William J. Tryon, 860-779-4037
FAX: 860-779-5509
Manager of Investor and Public Relations
william.tryon@rogerscorporation.com