ROGERS CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Apr 29, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROGERS CORP (ROG)
CIK: 0000084748
Period of Report: 2005-04-28

Reporting Person: MIDDLETON PAUL B (Acting Chief Financial Officer)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-04-28	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$34.83	A	12000	Acquired	2015-04-28	Capital (Common) Stock (12000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This stock option is immediately exercisable. However, no shares received from the exercise of the stock option grant can be sold before 4-28-2009 unless the optionee's employment is ended due to retirement, disability, death or involuntary termination.

F2: Mr. Middleton also indirectly ownes 397.70704 shares of Rogers Corporation Capital (Common) Stock through the Company's 401 (k) plan.