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):  April 27, 2004 (April 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 April 27, 2004, announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, 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:  April 27, 2004



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EXHIBIT INDEX   
Exhibit
Number
Description 		 

99
Press Release of Registrant dated April 27, 2004.		  




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