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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
                                 April 20, 2006

                               ROGERS CORPORATION
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

       Massachusetts                    1-4347                   06-0513860
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

       One Technology Drive, P.O. Box 188, Rogers, Connecticut 06263-0188
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

                                 (860) 774-9605
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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          Exchange Act (17 CFR 204.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In a Press Release dated April 20, 2006, the Registrant announced its first
quarter 2006 results. The Registrant's Press Release is furnished herewith as
Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 20, 2006, in its earning release for the first quarter 2006, the
Registrant also provided earnings guidance for the second quarter of 2006. A
copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press release, dated April 20, 2006, issued by Rogers Corporation
               (furnished herewith pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01)


                                   SIGNATURES

     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.


                                                 ROGERS CORPORATION


                                                 By: /s/ Dennis M. Loughran
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                                                     Dennis M. Loughran
                                                     Vice President, Finance and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 20, 2006