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

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                                    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):
                                October 14, 2009

                               ROGERS CORPORATION
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)


       Massachusetts                    1-4347                   06-0513860
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


       One Technology Drive, P.O. Box 188, Rogers, Connecticut 06263-0188
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

                                 (860) 774-9605
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

On October 14, 2009,  the Board of  Directors of the Company  adopted the Rogers
Corporation  Compensation  Recovery  Policy.  This  policy  permits the Board to
recover incentive compensation (as described),  equity awards (as described) and
related benefits from an executive officer that result from any financial result
or operating  objective that was impacted by misconduct (as defined).  The Board
may also recover incentive compensation,  equity awards or related benefits that
were earned,  vested or granted  following a willful  violation of an employment
obligation  (as  defined) by an executive  officer.  The  effective  date of the
policy is January 1, 2010 and applies to any  compensation  as  described  above
that is  initially  granted to, or earned by, an  executive  officer on or after
that date.  A copy of the Rogers  Corporation  Compensation  Recovery  Policy is
attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference.



Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits

Exhibit No.                     Description
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10.1            Rogers Compensation Recovery Policy, filed here within.



                                   SIGNATURES

     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.


                                        ROGERS CORPORATION


                                        By: /s/ Robert M. Soffer
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                                            Robert M. Soffer
                                            Vice President and Secretary


Date: October 19, 2009