FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Etzel Steven W.
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
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
VP and Treasurer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

9/30/2016
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53204
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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                  569.5087   I   By Savings Plan   (1)
Common Stock   9/30/2016     M    1800   A $46.16   8286   D    
Common Stock   9/30/2016     S (2)    700   (3) D $120.4664   7586   D    
Common Stock   9/30/2016     S (2)    800   (4) D $122.0163   6786   D    
Common Stock   9/30/2016     S (2)    300   (5) D $122.7603   6486   D   (6)  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $46.16   9/30/2016     M         1800    12/9/2010   12/9/2019   Common Stock   1800   $0   4100   D    
Performance Shares     (7) 10/3/2016     A      56   (8)        (9) 12/4/2016   Common Stock   56   $0   56   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Includes shares represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Savings Plan since the date last reported for this person based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 09/30/2016. The number of stock fund units represented by the balance of the participant's Company stock fund account may not exactly equal the number of stock fund units represented by a prior balance due to variance in the proportion of uninvested cash held in the reference fund used to determine unit values of the Company stock fund under the Plan.
( 2)  Shares exercised and sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into on May 24, 2016.
( 3)  Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $120.02 to $120.90. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any shareowners of the Company and the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
( 4)  Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $121.55 to $122.49. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any shareowners of the Company and the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
( 5)  Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $122.68 to $122.85. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any shareowners of the Company and the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
( 6)  Includes 670 shares held by the Company to implement restrictions on transfer unless and until certain conditions are met.
( 7)  Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock (or the cash equivalent).
( 8)  On December 4, 2013, the reporting person was granted a target number of performance shares, with the payout from 0 to 200% of target based on the Company's total shareowner return compared to the performance of companies in the S&P 500 Index over a three-year period. The payout was determined on October 3, 2016, resulting in the reported number of performance shares received.
( 9)  Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock (or the cash equivalent). The performance shares vest on December 4, 2016, provided the reporting person is still an employee of the Company on that date, subject to limited exceptions.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Etzel Steven W.
1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET
MILWAUKEE, WI 53204


VP and Treasurer

Signatures
Karen A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-Fact for Steven W. Etzel 10/4/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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