ROGERS CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Oct 4, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROGERS CORP (ROG)
CIK: 0000084748
Period of Report: 2011-10-03

Reporting Person: Hoechner Bruce D. (Director, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-10-03	Capital (Common) Stock	A	10800	$0.00	Acquired	10800	Direct
2011-10-03	Capital (Common) Stock	A	10800	$0.0	Acquired	21600	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-10-03	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.05	A	23200	Acquired	2021-10-03	Capital (Common) Stock (23200)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents the award of Time-Based Restricted Stock Units that convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis. This Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit award vests in full on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date, provided the Grantee is then employed by the Company or an Affiliate. This is an equity inducement award pursuant to the corporate governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

F2: Represents the award of Time-Based Restricted Stock Units that convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis. This Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit award vests in equal one-third increments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Grant Date provided the Grantee is then employed by the Company or an Affiliate. This is an equity inducement award pursuant to the corporate governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

F3: This Non-Qualified Stock Option is exercisable as follows: 25% exercisable on the 2nd anniversary of the Grant Date, 50% exercisable on the 3rd anniversary of the Grant Date, and 100% on the 4th anniversary of the Grant Date. This is an equity inducement award pursuant to the corporate governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange.