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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 * MILLER JOHN M   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) VP and Chief IP Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2011 (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               4,034.0739 I By Savings Plan (1) Common Stock 12/01/2011   A   380 (7) A $ 0 6,631 D (8)

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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

Common Stock Share Equivalents

(2)

(3)

(4)

Common Stock

98.5373

98.5373

I

Nonqual. Savings Plan (5)

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 74.14

12/01/2011

A

4,900

12/01/2012(6)

12/01/2021

Common Stock

4,900

$ 74.14

4,900

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MILLER JOHN M 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET MILWAUKEE, WI 53204			VP and Chief IP Counsel

Signatures

Karen A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-Fact for John M. Miller		12/02/2011
**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 10/31/2011.
(2)	Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Company common stock.
(3)	The share equivalents are payable in cash upon retirement or after termination of employment.
(4)	The share equivalents are payable in cash upon retirement or after termination of employment.
(5)	Includes share equivalents represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Nonqualified Savings Plan since the date of the last ownership report for this person, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 10/31/2011.
(6)	The option vests in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable.
(7)	Restricted stock award under the Company's 2008 Long Term Incentives Plan.
(8)	2,160 shares are held by Company to implement restrictions on transfer unless and until certain conditions are met.

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