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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;26, 2010.
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 3pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 3pt"><B>Rockwell Automation, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Delaware
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">25-1797617</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt"><B>Rockwell Automation, Inc. 2008 Long-Term Incentives Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq.</FONT><BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Rockwell Automation, Inc.<BR>
1201 South 2nd Street<BR>
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">(414)&nbsp;382-2000<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt"><B>Copy to:</B><BR>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Marc A. Alpert, Esq.</FONT><BR>
Chadbourne &#038; Parke LLP<BR>
30 Rockefeller Plaza<BR>
New York, New York 10112<BR>
(212)&nbsp;408-5100</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer&#148;, &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act
(Check one).
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<TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center"><BR>Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par
value $1 per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" nowrap>4,000,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$55.52</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$222,080,000.00</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$15,834.30</TD>
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    <TD>The shares of Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table which
may be offered pursuant to this Registration Statement include, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), such additional number of shares of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as may become issuable as a result of any stock splits, stock dividends
or similar events.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low per share market price of the
Common Stock for New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions on March&nbsp;22, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;429 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the prospectus<BR>
related to this registration statement will be used in connection with the offer and sale of Common<BR>
Stock of the Registrant previously registered under the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statements on<BR>
Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-150019, 333-113041 and 333-38444).</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this registration statement hereby incorporates by
reference the contents of the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-150019)
filed by Rockwell Automation, Inc. on April&nbsp;1, 2008 relating to the Rockwell Automation, Inc. 2008
Long-Term Incentives Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), except as expressly modified herein.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">On February&nbsp;2, 2010, the shareowners of Rockwell Automation, Inc. approved amendments to the Plan
previously adopted by the Board of Directors of Rockwell Automation, Inc., subject to shareowner
approval, which among other things, increased by 4,000,000 shares the number of shares of Common
Stock, par value $1 per share, of Rockwell Automation, Inc. available for delivery under the Plan.
This registration statement registers such 4,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><B><I>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The following documents, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 10-K of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (&#147;Rockwell
Automation&#148;) for the year ended September&nbsp;30, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
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    <TD>Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Rockwell Automation for the quarter ended
December&nbsp;31, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
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    <TD>Current Reports on Form 8-K of Rockwell Automation dated December&nbsp;11, 2009,
December&nbsp;14, 2009, February&nbsp;4, 2010 and March&nbsp;18, 2010; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
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    <TD>The description of Rockwell Automation&#146;s Common Stock, par value $1 per
share, which is incorporated in Rockwell Automation&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
8-A dated October&nbsp;30, 1996 by reference to the material under the caption &#147;Description
of New Rockwell Capital Stock&#148; on pages 105-115 of Rockwell Automation&#146;s Proxy
Statement-Prospectus dated October&nbsp;29, 1996, constituting a part of Rockwell
Automation&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-14969).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">All documents subsequently filed by Rockwell Automation pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference and be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, we are not incorporating any document or information furnished and not filed in
accordance with Commission rules. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not
constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
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    <TD>Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rockwell Automation, filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;3 to Rockwell Automation&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4-b&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;&#151;</TD>
    <TD>By-Laws of Rockwell Automation, as amended and restated effective
September&nbsp;3, 2008, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Rockwell Automation&#146;s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated September&nbsp;8, 2008, are hereby incorporated by reference.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4-c&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Copy of Rockwell Automation, Inc. 2008 Long-Term Incentives Plan, as
amended and restated through February&nbsp;2, 2010.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;&#151;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq., Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of Rockwell Automation, as to the legality of any newly issued
Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">15</TD>
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    <TD>Letter of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP regarding Unaudited Interim Financial
Information.</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, an independent registered public
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23-b&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;&#151;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq., Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of Rockwell Automation, contained in his opinion filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;5 to this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 8pt">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR> <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23-c&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;&#151;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Chadbourne &#038; Parke LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 8pt">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR> <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">24</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;&#151;</TD>
    <TD>Powers of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration
Statement on behalf of certain directors and officers of Rockwell Automation.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on </B><B>Form S-8</B><B> and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on the 26&nbsp;day of March,
2010.</B>
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Douglas M. Hagerman
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left"><B>(Douglas M. Hagerman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary)</B>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed on the 26&nbsp;day of March, 2010 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:</B>
</DIV>
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Keith D. Nosbusch*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer<BR>(principal
executive officer) and a Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Betty C. Alewine*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Verne G. Istock*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Barry C. Johnson*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">William T. McCormick, Jr.*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Donald R. Parfet*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Bruce M. Rockwell*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">David B. Speer*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Joseph F. Toot, Jr.*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Theodore D. Crandall*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer<BR>(principal financial officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">David M. Dorgan*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Controller<BR>
(principal accounting officer)</TD>
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" nowrap>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Douglas M. Hagerman
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left" nowrap><B>(Douglas M. Hagerman, Attorney-in-fact)**</B>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD colspan="5" align="left">**&nbsp;By authority of the powers of attorney filed herewith.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>

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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4-a
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rockwell Automation, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3
to Rockwell Automation&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4-b
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-Laws of Rockwell Automation, as amended and restated effective September&nbsp;3,
2008, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Rockwell Automation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
dated September&nbsp;8, 2008, are hereby incorporated by reference.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4-c
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Copy of Rockwell Automation, Inc. 2008 Long-Term Incentives Plan, as amended and
restated through February&nbsp;2, 2010.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of Rockwell Automation, as to the legality of any newly issued Common
Stock covered by this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">15
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Letter of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23-a
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23-b
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of Rockwell Automation, contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5 to
this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23-c
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Chadbourne &#038; Parke LLP.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement
on behalf of certain directors and officers of Rockwell Automation.</TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2010.
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
25-1797617
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
1201 South 2nd Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53204
(Address of Principal
(Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 2008 Long-Term Incentives Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
1201 South 2nd Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
(Name and address of agent for service)
(414) 382-2000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Marc A. Alpert, Esq.
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(212) 408-5100
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
(Check one).
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities
to be
offering price
aggregate
registration
to be registered
registered(1)
per share(2)
offering price(2)
fee
Common Stock, par
value $1 per share
4,000,000 shares
$55.52
$222,080,000.00
$15,834.30
(1)
The shares of Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table which
may be offered pursuant to this Registration Statement include, pursuant to Rule 416 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), such additional number of shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock as may become issuable as a result of any stock splits, stock dividends
or similar events.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low per share market price of the
Common Stock for New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions on March 22, 2010.
Pursuant to Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the prospectus
related to this registration statement will be used in connection with the offer and sale of Common
Stock of the Registrant previously registered under the Registrant's Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-150019, 333-113041 and 333-38444).
1
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this registration statement hereby incorporates by
reference the contents of the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-150019)
filed by Rockwell Automation, Inc. on April 1, 2008 relating to the Rockwell Automation, Inc. 2008
Long-Term Incentives Plan (the "Plan"), except as expressly modified herein.
On February 2, 2010, the shareowners of Rockwell Automation, Inc. approved amendments to the Plan
previously adopted by the Board of Directors of Rockwell Automation, Inc., subject to shareowner
approval, which among other things, increased by 4,000,000 shares the number of shares of Common
Stock, par value $1 per share, of Rockwell Automation, Inc. available for delivery under the Plan.
This registration statement registers such 4,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock.
2
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"), are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Rockwell Automation, Inc. ("Rockwell
Automation") for the year ended September 30, 2009;
(b)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Rockwell Automation for the quarter ended
December 31, 2009;
(c)
Current Reports on Form 8-K of Rockwell Automation dated December 11, 2009,
December 14, 2009, February 4, 2010 and March 18, 2010; and
(d)
The description of Rockwell Automation's Common Stock, par value $1 per
share, which is incorporated in Rockwell Automation's Registration Statement on Form
8-A dated October 30, 1996 by reference to the material under the caption "Description
of New Rockwell Capital Stock" on pages 105-115 of Rockwell Automation's Proxy
Statement-Prospectus dated October 29, 1996, constituting a part of Rockwell
Automation's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-14969).
All documents subsequently filed by Rockwell Automation pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference and be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, we are not incorporating any document or information furnished and not filed in
accordance with Commission rules. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not
constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 8:
Exhibits.
4-a
—
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rockwell Automation, filed as
Exhibit 3 to Rockwell Automation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-b
—
By-Laws of Rockwell Automation, as amended and restated effective
September 3, 2008, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Rockwell Automation's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated September 8, 2008, are hereby incorporated by reference.
4-c
—
Copy of Rockwell Automation, Inc. 2008 Long-Term Incentives Plan, as
amended and restated through February 2, 2010.
5
—
Opinion of Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq., Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of Rockwell Automation, as to the legality of any newly issued
Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement.
15
—
Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding Unaudited Interim Financial
Information.
3
23-a
—
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm.
23-b
—
Consent of Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq., Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of Rockwell Automation, contained in his opinion filed as
Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement.
23-c
—
Consent of Chadbourne & Parke LLP.
24
—
Powers of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration
Statement on behalf of certain directors and officers of Rockwell Automation.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-8
and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on the 26 day of March,
2010.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
By
/s/ Douglas M. Hagerman
(Douglas M. Hagerman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed on the 26 day of March, 2010 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
Signature
Title
Keith D. Nosbusch*
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(principal
executive officer) and a Director
Betty C. Alewine*
Director
Verne G. Istock*
Director
Barry C. Johnson*
Director
William T. McCormick, Jr.*
Director
Donald R. Parfet*
Director
Bruce M. Rockwell*
Director
David B. Speer*
Director
Joseph F. Toot, Jr.*
Director
Theodore D. Crandall*
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
David M. Dorgan*
Vice President and Controller
(principal accounting officer)
*   By
/s/ Douglas M. Hagerman
(Douglas M. Hagerman, Attorney-in-fact)**
** By authority of the powers of attorney filed herewith.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
4-a
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rockwell Automation, filed as Exhibit 3
to Rockwell Automation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-b
By-Laws of Rockwell Automation, as amended and restated effective September 3,
2008, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Rockwell Automation's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated September 8, 2008, are hereby incorporated by reference.
4-c
Copy of Rockwell Automation, Inc. 2008 Long-Term Incentives Plan, as amended and
restated through February 2, 2010.
5
Opinion of Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of Rockwell Automation, as to the legality of any newly issued Common
Stock covered by this Registration Statement.
15
Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information.
23-a
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.
23-b
Consent of Douglas M. Hagerman, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of Rockwell Automation, contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to
this Registration Statement.
23-c
Consent of Chadbourne & Parke LLP.
24
Powers of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement
on behalf of certain directors and officers of Rockwell Automation.
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