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 *   Sehnert Michael N 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/08/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ROGERS CORP [ROG] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President Asia 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 903.301 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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/29/2003(2)	10/29/2013	Capital (Common) Stock	1,333	$ 38.53	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/29/2004(3)	04/29/2014	Capital (Common) Stock	1,000	$ 59.85	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/28/2005(4)	04/28/2015	Capital (Common) Stock	1,800	$ 34.83	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/13/2005(5)	12/13/2015	Capital (Common) Stock	2,400	$ 40.7	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	02/14/2007(6)	02/14/2017	Capital (Common) Stock	1,250	$ 52.51	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	02/14/2008(7)	02/14/2018	Capital (Common) Stock	1,675	$ 31.31	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	02/11/2009(8)	02/11/2019	Capital (Common) Stock	2,000	$ 23.86	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/23/2002(9)	10/23/2012	Capital(Common) Stock	1,000	$ 26.11	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sehnert Michael N ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE ROGERS, CT 06263	Â	Â	  Vice President Asia	Â

Signatures

Alice R. Tetreault as Power of Attorney		07/16/2009
**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. Sehnert also indirectly owns 131.4611 shares of Rogers Corporation Capital (Common) Stock through the Company's 401(k) plan.
(2)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and is fully exercisable.
(3)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and is fully exercisable.
(4)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and is fully exercisable.
(5)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1998 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 December 13, 2009 unless the optionee's employment is ended due to retirement, disability, death or involuntary termination.
(6)	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.
(7)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and is exercisable in one-third increments on the second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant.
(8)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 2009 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan and is exercisable in one-third increments on the second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant.
(9)	This Non-Qualified Stock Option was granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and is fully exercisable.

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