SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
Nardecchia Christopher

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET

(Street)
MILWAUKEE WI 53204

(City) (State) (Zip)
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)
SVP, Chief Information Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/02/2023
4. 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 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 10/02/2023 S(1) 151 D $283.6174(2) 9,359 D
Common Stock 10/02/2023 S(1) 80 D $284.2875(3) 9,279 D
Common Stock 10/02/2023 S(1) 40 D $285.295(4) 9,239 D
Common Stock 10/02/2023 S(1) 60 D $286.7325(5) 9,179 D
Common Stock 10/02/2023 S(1) 120 D $287.9667(6) 9,059 D
Common Stock 5.38(7) I By Savings Plan
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 (8) 10/02/2023 A 865(9) (10) 12/10/2023 Common Stock 865 $0 865 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Sale of shares pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan entered into on 2/24/2023 to cover taxes due on restricted stock that vested on 10/1/2023.
2. Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $282.9201 to $283.82. 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.
3. Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $283.95 to $284.59. 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.
4. Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $285.25 to $285.34. 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. Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $286.4575 to $286.87. 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.
6. Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $287.46 to $288.11. 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.
7. Includes shares represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Savings Plan since the date last reported for this person based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 9/29/2023. The number of stock fund units represented by the balance of the participant's Company stock fund account may not exactly equal the number of stock fund units represented by a prior balance due to variance in the proportion of uninvested cash held in the reference fund used to determine unit values of the Company stock fund under the Plan.
8. Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock (or the cash equivalent).
9. On December 10, 2020, the reporting person was granted a target number of performance shares, with the payout from 0 to 200% of target based on the Company's total shareowner return compared to the performance of companies in the S&P 500 Index over a three-year period. The payout was calculated at the end of the three-year period resulting in the reported number of performance shares received.
10. Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock (or the cash equivalent). The performance shares vest on December 10, 2023, provided the reporting person is still an employee of the Company on that date, subject to limited exceptions.
Remarks:
Danielle White, Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Nardecchia 10/03/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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