SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Moret Blake D. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET (Street) MILWAUKEE WI 53204 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC [ ROK ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SVP	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	839.7099	I	By Savings Plan(1)
Common Stock	5,450	D(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/03/2009(3)	12/03/2018	Common Stock	7,334	$29.37	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/09/2010(4)	12/09/2019	Common Stock	9,100	$46.16	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/07/2011(5)	12/07/2020	Common Stock	7,400	$69.57	D
Common Stock Share Equivalents	(7)	(8)	Common Stock	8.7644	$0(6)	I	Nonqual. Savings Plan(9)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Savings Plan, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 2/28/2011.

2. 5,450 shares are held by Company to implement restrictions on transfer unless and until certain conditions are met.

3. The option vests in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable.

4. The option vests in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable.

5. The option vests in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable.

6. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Company common stock.

7. The share equivalents are payable in cash upon retirement or after termination of employment.

8. The share equivalents are payable in cash upon retirement or after termination of employment.

9. Share equivalents represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Nonqualified Savings Plan, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 2/28/2011.

	Karen A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-Fact for Blake D. Moret	04/01/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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