Form 8-K



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


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):   January 27, 2004 (January 27, 2004)




Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
1-12383
(Commission
File Number)
25-1797617
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1400,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


(414) 212-5299
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)






INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT


Item 12.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

               Registrant’s press release dated January 27, 2004, announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.









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SIGNATURE

               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.


  ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
               (Registrant)


  By: /s/ William J. Calise, Jr.
   
    William J. Calise, Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
     and Secretary

Date:  January 27, 2004







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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number

Description
 

99

Press Release of Registrant dated January 27, 2004.
 









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