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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):
August 8, 2016

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

(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):

⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item 7.01       Regulation FD Disclosure

In a press release dated August 8, 2016, the Company announced its second quarter 2016 results and provided guidance for the third quarter of 2016.  A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.  The Company will also host a conference call and webcast on August 9, 2016 to discuss its results of operations.

All information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto, including guidance or any other forward-looking statements, speaks as of August 8, 2016, and the Company undertakes no duty to update this information to reflect subsequent events, actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations, unless required by law.

The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of 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 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.

(d)  Exhibits

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.