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 *
HAGERMAN DOUGLAS M
  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
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Gen Counsel and Sec.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/06/2015
(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               134.7399 I By Savings Plan (1)
Common Stock 12/06/2015   M   2,716 (2) A $ 0 37,599 D  
Common Stock 12/07/2015   S   1,372 (3) (4) D $ 106.4776 36,227 D (5)  

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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
Performance Shares (2) 12/06/2015   M     2,716 12/06/2015 12/06/2015 Common Stock 2,716 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HAGERMAN DOUGLAS M
1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET
MILWAUKEE, WI 53204
      Sr. VP, Gen Counsel and Sec.  

Signatures

 Karen A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-Fact for Douglas M. Hagerman   12/08/2015
**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) Shares represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Savings Plan based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 11/30/2015.
(2) Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock (or the cash equivalent).
(3) Sale of shares pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated to cover taxes due on restricted stock and performance shares that vested on 12/06/2015.
(4) Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $106.461 to $106.48. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any shareowners of the Company and the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(5) Includes 2,950 shares held by the Company to implement restrictions on transfer unless and until certain conditions are met.

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