Sec Form 4 Filing - BLESS MICHAEL A @ ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC - 2003-11-25

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BLESS MICHAEL A 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) Sr. V. President and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/25/2003 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI53202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction 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 11/25/2003 S 1,100 D $ 33.4 11,830.2804( 1 ) D Common Stock 11/25/2003 S 8,400 D $ 33.37 3,430.2804 D Common Stock 11/26/2003 F( 2 ) 3,386 D $ 33.14 44.2804 D Common Stock 11/26/2003 M 2,000 A $ 15.527 2,044.2804 D Common Stock 11/26/2003 M 1,900 A $ 20.349 3,944.2804 D Common Stock 11/26/2003 M 3,300 A $ 11.6038 7,244.2804 D Common Stock 11/26/2003 M 4,933 A $ 13.4 12,177.2804 D Common Stock 11/26/2003 M 2,133 A $ 15.5 14,310.2804 D Common Stock 11/26/2003 M 3,604 A $ 10.5866 17,914.2804 D Common Stock 5,359.6574 I( 3 ) By Savings Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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) $ 15.527 11/26/2003 M 2,000 12/03/1998 12/03/2007 Common Stock 2,000 $ 0 0 D Employee stock option (right to buy) $ 10.5866 11/26/2003 M 3,604 10/05/1999 10/05/2008 Common Stock 3,604 $ 0 0 D Employee stock option (right to buy) $ 20.349 11/26/2003 M 1,900 ( 4 ) 10/04/2009 Common Stock 1,900 $ 0 8,250 D Employee stock option (right to buy) $ 11.6038 11/26/2003 M 3,300 10/02/2001 10/02/2010 Common Stock 3,300 $ 0 0 D Employee Stock Option $ 13.4 11/26/2003 M 4,933 10/01/2002( 5 ) 10/01/2011 Common Stock 4,933 $ 0 26,667 D Employee stock option (right to buy) $ 15.5 11/26/2003 M 2,133 10/07/2003( 5 ) 10/07/2012 Common Stock 2,133 $ 0 56,667 D Common Stock Share Equivalents ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) Common Stock 2,945.0306 2,945.0306( 6 ) I Nonq. Savings Plan

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BLESS MICHAEL A 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1400 MILWAUKEE, WI53202 Sr. V. President and CFO Signatures K. A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael A. Bless 11/26/2003 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes 274.2804 shares acquired under a broker - administrered DRIP in transactions exempt under Rule 16a-11. ( 2 )Payment of option exercise price by delivery of already - owned shares of Common Stock. ( 3 )Shares represented by Company stock fund units under the Company's Savings Plan which were acquired on a periodic basis pursuant to the Plan, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 10/31/03. ( 4 )1,900 shares are currently exercisable and 8,250 shares become exercisable on the date on which the closing price of the shares on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions shall have exceeded 150% of the Fair Market Value on 10/04/99, for at least 20 consecutive trading days, or, if earlier, on 10/4/06. ( 5 )The option vests in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable. ( 6 )Share equivalents represented by Company stock fund units credited under the Company's nonqualified savings plan based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 10/31/2003. The number of share equivalents represented by the balance of a participant's Company stock fund account may not exactly equal the number of share equivalents represented by a prior balance plus additions due to variances in the proportion of uninvested cash held in the reference fund used to determine unit values of the Company stock fund under the plan. ( 7 )The share equivalents are payable in cash upon retirement or after termination of employment.

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