SEC FORM 4

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^*

ROCKWELL BRUCE M

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE

SUITE 1400

(Street)

MILWAUKEE

53202

(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)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/29/2005

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/29/2005		M		334	A	$18.1746	41,665⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/29/2005		M		7,000	A	$16.05	48,665⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/29/2005		M		667	A	$18.05	49,322⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/29/2005		M		666	A	$22.76	49,988⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/29/2005		M		500	A	$30.22	50,488⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/29/2005		S		9,167	D	⁽²⁾	41,321⁽¹⁾	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Director stock option (right to buy)	$18.1746	07/29/2005		M			334	02/07/2002	02/07/2011	Common Stock	334	$0	0	D
Director stock option (right to buy)	$16.05	07/29/2005		M			7,000	07/31/2002	07/31/2011	Common Stock	7,000	$0	0	D
Director stock option (right to buy)	$18.05	07/29/2005		M			667	02/06/2003	02/06/2012	Common Stock	667	$0	0	D
Director stock option (right to buy)	$22.76	07/29/2005		M			666	02/05/2004⁽³⁾	02/05/2013	Common Stock	666	$0	334	D
Director stock option (right to buy)	$30.22	07/29/2005		M			500	02/04/2005⁽⁴⁾	02/04/2014	Common Stock	500	$0	1,000	D
Director stock option (right to buy)	$58.54							02/02/2006⁽⁵⁾	02/02/2015	Common Stock	1,500		1,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 9,321 shares are held by the Company to implement restrictions on transfer unless and until certain conditions are met and 32,000 shares are held by Trust.

2. Sale Prices ranged from $51.54 to $51.82.

3. 334 Shares vest on 02/05/2006.

4. 500 Shares vest on 02/04/2006 on and 500 Shares vest on 02/04/2007.

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

Remarks:

	K. A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-Fact for Bruce M. Rockwell	08/01/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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