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 3, 2022 (February 2, 2022)

 

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)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($1.00 par value)		ROK		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter) .

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 2, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an increase in the number of directors of the Company from ten to eleven effective February 2, 2022, in accordance with the Company’s By-Laws. On February 2, 2022, the Board elected Robert W. Soderbery as a director of the Company effective February 2, 2022, to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the number of directors and designated him as a member of the class of directors with a term expiring at our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareowners. Mr. Soderbery was appointed as a member of the Technology Committee effective February 2, 2022.

In connection with his election to the Board, Mr. Soderbery will receive the standard equity and cash compensation paid to our non-employee directors and new non-employee directors upon first election to the Board, including shares of common stock with a value of $98,334 pursuant to our 2020 Long-Term Incentives Plan. Director compensation is more fully described in our definitive Proxy Statement dated December 14, 2021 for our 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareowners.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Soderbery and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Soderbery is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

99		Press release of the Company dated February 3, 2022
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in inline XBRL

 

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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.

 

Date: February 3, 2022

 

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