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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                           
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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
                                 April 21, 2005

                               ROGERS CORPORATION
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

         Massachusetts               1-4347                06-0513860
 (State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)           File Number)         Identification No.)


       One Technology Drive, P.O. Box 188, Rogers, Connecticut 06263-0188
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

                                 (860) 774-9605
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In a Press Release dated April 21, 2005, the Registrant announced its first
quarter 2005 results. The Registrant's Press Release is furnished herewith as
Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.                    Description
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99.1             Press release, dated April 21, 2005, issued by Rogers
                 Corporation.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                         ROGERS CORPORATION


                                         By: /s/ Paul B. Middleton
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                                             Paul B. Middleton
                                             Acting Chief Financial Officer and
                                             Corporate Controller

Date: April 21, 2005