Ownership Submission
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, 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 *
  Kulaszewicz Frank C
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC [ROK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53204
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 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 15.6077
I
By Savings Plan (1)
Common Stock 10,118
D (2)
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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) 11/07/2008 11/07/2015 Common Stock 934 $ 56.36 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/06/2009 12/06/2016 Common Stock 800 $ 63.59 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/03/2009(3) 12/03/2018 Common Stock 7,700 $ 29.37 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/09/2010(4) 12/09/2019 Common Stock 9,827 $ 46.16 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/07/2011(5) 12/07/2020 Common Stock 9,600 $ 69.57 D  
Common Stock Share Equivalents   (7)   (8) Common Stock 14.5944 $ 0 (6) I Nonqual. Savings Plan (9)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kulaszewicz Frank C
1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET
MILWAUKEE, WI 53204
      SVP  

Signatures

Karen A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-Fact for Frank C. Kulaszewicz 04/01/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 2/28/2011.
(2) 8,857 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.

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