Sec Form 4 Filing - Wlodarczyk Francis @ ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC - 2020-12-10

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 Wlodarczyk Francis 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) SVP (Last) (First) (Middle) 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/10/2020 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI53204 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

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 Common Stock Share Equivalents ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 49.7407 49.7407 ( 3 ) I Nonqualified savings plan Employee stock option (right to buy) $ 246.77 12/10/2020 A( 4 ) 5,950 12/10/2021( 5 ) 12/10/2030 Common Stock 5,950 $ 0 5,950 D Restricted stock units ( 6 ) 12/10/2020 A( 4 ) 1,340 12/10/2021( 7 ) 12/10/2023 Common Stock 1,340 $ 0 1,340 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Wlodarczyk Francis 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET MILWAUKEE, WI53204 SVP Signatures Karen A. Balistreri, Attorney-in-fact for Francis S. Wlodarczyk 12/14/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Company common stock. ( 2 )The share equivalents are payable in cash upon retirement or after termination of employment. ( 3 )Includes share equivalents represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Nonqualified Savings Plan since the date last reported for this person based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 11/2/2020. 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. ( 4 )Awarded under the Company's 2020 Long-Term Incentives Plan. ( 5 )The option vests in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable ( 6 )Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Rockwell Automation common stock. ( 7 )The restricted stock units vest in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable.

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