UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): February 10, 2017 (February 7, 2017)

Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 
					
Delaware	 	1-12383	 	25-1797617	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
1201 South Second Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(414) 382-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
 
Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.	
 
 	(a)	The annual meeting of shareowners of the Company was held on February 7, 2017. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the annual meeting are set forth below.	
 
 	(b)	At the annual meeting, the shareowners:	
 
 	(i)	voted to elect three directors of the Company to a term expiring in 2020 and two directors of the Company to a term expiring in 2019. Each nominee was elected by a vote of the shareowners as follows:	

 	  	Affirmative
Votes	 	  	Votes
Withheld	 	  	Broker
Nonvotes	 	
Steven R. Kalmanson	  	 	92,824,508	  	  	 	657,852	  	  	 	15,091,574	  	
James P. Keane	  	 	92,808,933	  	  	 	673,427	  	  	 	15,091,574	  	
Donald R. Parfet	  	 	92,768,440	  	  	 	713,920	  	  	 	15,091,574	  	
Blake D. Moret	  	 	92,622,814	  	  	 	859,546	  	  	 	15,091,574	  	
Thomas W. Rosamilia	  	 	92,909,765	  	  	 	572,595	  	  	 	15,091,574	  	
 
 	(ii)	voted on a proposal to approve the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareowners as follows:	

Affirmative votes	  	 	106,346,704	  	
Negative votes	  	 	1,845,003	  	
Abstentions	  	 	382,227	  	
 
 	(iii)	voted on a proposal to approve on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the February 7, 2017 annual meeting. The proposal was approved on an advisory basis by a vote of the shareowners as follows:	

Affirmative votes	  	 	84,500,120	  	
Negative votes	  	 	5,396,647	  	
Abstentions	  	 	3,585,593	  	
Broker Nonvotes	  	 	15,091,574	  	
 
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 	(iv)	voted on a proposal to approve on an advisory basis the frequency of the shareowner vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposal was approved on an advisory basis by a vote of the shareowners as follows:	

1 year	  	 	83,606,391	  	
2 years	  	 	506,734	  	
3 years	  	 	8,837,762	  	
Abstentions	  	 	531,473	  	
Broker Nonvotes	  	 	15,091,574	  	
 
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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/ Rebecca W. House	
	 	Rebecca W. House	
	 	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	
Date: February 10, 2017
 
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