Edgar Filing: ROGERS CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

Â Kaczmarek Peter G

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/24/2006

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROGERS CORP [ROG]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, P.O. BOX 188

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VP High Perf. Foams Div.

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ROGERS,Â CTÂ 06263-0188

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Capital (Common) Stock	7,781.466	D ⁽¹⁾	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	06/17/2000⁽²⁾	06/17/2008	Capital (Common) Stock	8,200	$ 13.84	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	06/17/2000⁽³⁾	06/17/2008	Capital (Common) Stock	8,000	$ 16.28	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/22/2000⁽⁴⁾	10/22/2008	Capital (Common) Stock	5,000	$ 12	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/20/2001⁽⁵⁾	10/20/2009	Capital (Common) Stock	2,646	$ 18.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/20/2001⁽²⁾	10/20/2009	Capital (Common) Stock	7,354	$ 18.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/18/2002⁽⁶⁾	10/18/2010	Capital (Common) Stock	5,000	$ 34.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/23/2003⁽⁷⁾	10/23/2011	Capital (Common) Stock	2,000	$ 34.09	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/23/2003⁽⁸⁾	10/23/2011	Capital (Common) Stock	4,000	$ 34.09	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/23/2004⁽⁹⁾	10/23/2012	Capital (Common) Stock	12,000	$ 26.11	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/29/2005⁽¹⁰⁾	10/29/2013	Capital (Common) Stock	18,000	$ 38.53	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/29/2004⁽¹¹⁾	04/29/2014	Capital (Common) Stock	13,000	$ 59.85	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/28/2005⁽¹²⁾	04/28/2015	Capital (Common) Stock	15,000	$ 34.83	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	02/15/2008⁽¹³⁾	02/15/2016	Capital (Common) Stock	8,600	$ 48	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kaczmarek Peter G ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, P.O. BOX 188 ROGERS,Â CTÂ 06263-0188	Â	Â	Â VP High Perf. Foams Div.	Â

Signatures

Eileen D. Kania as Power of Attorney		08/31/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Mr. Kaczmarek also indirectly owns 998.4945 shares of Rogers Corporation Capital (Common) Stock through the Company's 40l(k) plan.
(2)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and became exercisable in one-third increments on the second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant.
(3)	This Incentive Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1994 Stock Compensation Plan and became exercisable in one-third increments on the second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant.
(4)	Pursuant to the grant 1,666 shares became exercisable on 10-22-2001 and 3,334 shares became exercisable on 10-22-2002.
(5)	This Incentive Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan and became exercisable in one-third increments on the second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant.
(6)	This Incentive Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan and became exercisable as follows, 2,436 shares on 10-18-2003 and 2,564 shares on 10-18-2004.
(7)	This Incentive Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan and became exercisable on the fourth anniversay of the grant date.
(8)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan and became exercisable as follows, 2,000 shares on 10-23-2003 and 2,000 shares on 10-23-2004.
(9)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and was initially exercidable as follows: 4,000 shares on 10-23-2004, 4,000 shares on 10-23-2005 and 4,000 shares on 10-23-2006. This option was later accelerated so that it became fully vested on 12-13-2005; however, the shares cannot be sold or otherwise disposed of until the option normally would have vested.
(10)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and was initially exercisable as follows: 6,000 shares on 10-29-2005, 6,000 shares on 10-29-2006 and 6,000 shares on 10-29-2007. This option was later accelerated so that it became fully vested on 11-11-2005; however, the shares cannot be sold or otherwise disposed of until the option normally would have vested.
(11)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and was immediately exercisable as of the grant date. However, no shares received from the exercise of the stock option grant can be sold before 4-29-2008 unless the optionee's employment is ended due to retirement, disablility, death or involuntary termination.
(12)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan and was immediately exercisable as of the grant date. 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, disablility, death or involuntary termination.
(13)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan and is exercisable in one-third increments on the second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant.

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