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filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2011.
Registration Statement No. 333-17055
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
To
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentives Plan
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 1988 Long-Term Incentives Plan
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 1979 Stock Plan for Key Executives
(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.
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WITHDRAWAL OF SECURITIES FROM REGISTRATION
Rockwell Automation, Inc. by this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-17055) withdraws from registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, any shares of its common stock, par value $1 per share, remaining undelivered
under the Rockwell Automation, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentives Plan, the Rockwell Automation, Inc.
1988 Long-Term Incentives Plan and the Rockwell Automation, Inc. 1979 Stock Plan for Key
Executives.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8: Exhibits.
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Powers of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on behalf of certain directors and
officers of Registrant, filed as Exhibit 24 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, is incorporated herein by reference. |
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. 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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on the 30th day of September, 2011.
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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
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/s/ Douglas M. Hagerman
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General Counsel and Secretary) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No.
1 to the Registration Statement has been signed on the 30th day of September, 2011 by
the following persons in the capacities indicated:
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Keith D. Nosbusch*
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Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief
Executive Officer (principal
executive
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Betty C. Alewine*
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Director |
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Verne G. Istock*
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Director |
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Barry C. Johnson*
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Director |
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William T. McCormick, Jr.*
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Donald R. Parfet*
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Director |
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David B. Speer*
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Theodore D. Crandall*
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Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial
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David M. Dorgan*
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Vice President and Controller
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accounting officer) |
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* By:
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/s/ Douglas M. Hagerman
(Douglas M. Hagerman, Attorney-in-fact) **
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By authority of the powers of attorney filed as Exhibit 24 hereto. |
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