rok-20230210

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 10, 2023 (February 7, 2023)


Delaware	1-12383	25-1797617
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock ($1.00 par value)

ROK

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter):

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a.The annual meeting of shareowners of the Company was held on February 7, 2023. The final results of each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the annual meeting are set forth below.

i.voted to elect four directors of the Company for a term expiring at the annual meeting in 2026. Each nominee was elected by a vote of the shareowners as follows:


	Affirmative Votes	Votes Withheld	Broker Nonvotes
William P. Gipson	75,676,594	11,867,643	10,998,494
Pam Murphy	85,531,826	2,012,411	10,998,494
Donald R. Parfet	78,363,869	9,180,368	10,998,494
Robert W. Soderbery	82,864,103	4,680,134	10,998,494

ii.voted on a proposal to approve on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as set forth in the Company's proxy statement for the February 7, 2023, annual meeting with the approval of approximately 86% of the votes cast. The proposal was approved on an advisory basis by a vote of the shareowners as follows:


Affirmative votes			75,769,108
Negative votes			11,389,894
Abstentions			385,235
Broker Nonvotes			10,998,494

iii.voted on a proposal to approve on an advisory basis the frequency of the shareowner vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The proposal was approved on an advisory basis by a of the shareowners as follows:


1 year			86,004,352
2 years			142,323
3 years			1,148,342
Abstentions			249,220

iv.voted on a proposal to approve the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareowners as follows:


Affirmative votes			93,892,937
Negative votes			4,124,275
Abstentions			525,519

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
			(Registrant)

			By						/s/ REBECCA W. HOUSE
									Rebecca W. House
									Senior Vice President, Chief People and Legal Officer and Secretary


Item 5.07			Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.