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 *   SHADDAY CHRISTOPHER 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/06/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ROGERS CORP [ROG] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ROGERS CORPORATION, ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE PO BOX 188 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) V.P. EMS 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ROGERS, CT 06263 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 3,500 (1) D 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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHADDAY CHRISTOPHER C/O ROGERS CORPORATION ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE PO BOX 188 ROGERS, CT 06263	Â	Â	  V.P. EMS	Â

Signatures

Leigh Ann Clifford, with Power of Attorney		05/18/2016
**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)	Includes 321 shares and 3,179 Time-Based Restricted Stock Units that convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis pursuant to the 2009 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan. These Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit awards vest in equal one-third increments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of their Grant Dates provided that the Grantee is then employed by the Company or an Affiliate. Restricted Stock Units that are unvested as of the date of the Grantee's employment termination for any reason other than death, disability or retirement shall be forfeited. If the Grantee dies, becomes disabled or retires prior to the third anniversary of the Grant Date, a pro-rated amount of the remaining unvested Stock Units in the grant would vest.
  Remarks: Leigh Ann Clifford is signing on behalf of Reporting Person pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached hereto as an exhibit.

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