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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * EISENBROWN STEVEN A   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2009 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI 53204 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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               6,165.7731 I By Savings Plan (1) Common Stock 12/06/2009   M   728 (2) A $ 0 28,815 D   Common Stock 12/06/2009   S   800 (4) D $ 45.65 28,015 D   Common Stock 12/06/2009   S   170 (5) D $ 45.6402 27,845 D (6)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

(3)

12/06/2009

M

728

12/06/2009

12/06/2009

Common Stock

728

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EISENBROWN STEVEN A 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET MILWAUKEE, WI 53204			Sr. Vice President

Signatures

Karen A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-Fact for Steven A. Eisenbrown		12/07/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Includes shares represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Savings Plan since the date of the last ownership report for this person, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 10/31/2009.
(2)	Each performance share represented a contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock (or the cash equivalent).
(3)	Each performance share represented a contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock (or the cash equivalent).
(4)	Sale of shares pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plan to cover taxes due on restricted stock and performance shares that vested on 12/06/2009.
(5)	Sale of shares pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plan to cover taxes due on restricted stock and performance shares that vested on 12/06/2009.
(6)	6,700 shares are held by Company to implement restrictions on transfer unless and until certain conditions are met.

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