Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HALL MARY JANE
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC [ROK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. V. P., Human Resources
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1201 SOUTH 2ND STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/24/2006
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53204		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/24/2006   G V 2,000 D $ 0 28,535 (1) D  
Common Stock               1,799.3558 (2) I By Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 27.75             10/06/2004(3) 10/06/2013 Common Stock 15,113   15,113 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 43.9             11/08/2005(4) 11/08/2014 Common Stock 24,067   24,067 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 56.36             11/07/2006(5) 11/07/2015 Common Stock 18,200   18,200 D  
Common Stock Share Equivalents (6)               (7)   (7) Common Stock 307.0336   307.0336 (6) I Non Qualified Savings Plan

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HALL MARY JANE
1201 SOUTH 2ND STREET
MILWAUKEE, WI 53204		       Sr. V. P., Human Resources  

Signatures

 Karen A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-Fact for Mary Jane Hall   05/24/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 1,400 shares are held by Company to implement restrictions on transfer unless and until certain conditions are met.
(2) Shares represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company's Savings Plan, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 5/1/2006.
(3) 1,779 shares are currently exercisable and 13,334 shares become exercisable on 10/06/2006.
(4) 733 shares are currently exercisable, 11,666 shares become exercisable on 11/08/2006 and 11,668 shares become exercisable on 11/08/2007.
(5) The option vests in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable.
(6) Share equivalents represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company's Nonqualified Savings Plan, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 5/1/2006. The number of share equivalents represented by the balance of a participant's Company stock fund account may not exactly equal the number of share equivalents represented by a prior balance plus additions due to variances in the proportion of uninvested cash held in the reference fund used to determine unit values of the Company stock fund under the Plan.
(7) The share equivalents are payable in cash upon retirement or after termination of employment.

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