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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-15-002470
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150717
ITEM INFORMATION:		Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150723
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150723

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROGERS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000084748
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821]
		IRS NUMBER:				060513860
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04347
		FILM NUMBER:		151001205

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 188
		STREET 2:		ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			ROGERS
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06263-0188
		BUSINESS PHONE:		860-779-5756

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			ROGERS
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06263
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>UNITED
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      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Washington,
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      <font style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>
      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
      of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):</font><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">July
      17, 2015</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>ROGERS
      CORPORATION</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      name of Registrant as specified in Charter)</font><br><br>
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            <b>1-4347</b>
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            <b>06-0513860</b>
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            (State or Other Jurisdiction of
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            Incorporation)
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            (Commission File Number)
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            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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            <b>One Technology Drive, P.O. Box 188, Rogers, Connecticut
            06263-0188</b>
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            of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>(860)
      774-9605</b></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Registrant&#8217;s
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
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      <b>Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant&#8217;s Certifying Accountant.</b>
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      (a) On&#160;July 17, 2015, the Audit Committee (the &#8220;Audit Committee&#8221;) of the
      Board of Directors of&#160;Rogers Corporation&#160;(the &#8220;Company&#8221;)&#160;approved the
      engagement of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (&#8220;PwC&#8221;) as the Company&#8217;s new
      independent registered public accounting firm and the dismissal of Ernst
      &amp; Young LLP (&#8220;EY&#8221;), effective on July 31, 2015, following the filing of
      our second quarter Form 10-Q. This change was a result of a competitive
      bidding process involving several accounting firms.
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      The reports of EY on the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements for
      the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 did not contain any
      adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or
      modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle.
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      During the Company&#8217;s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, and
      the subsequent interim period through July 17, 2015, there were (i) no
      disagreements (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of
      Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and EY
      on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
      disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to
      the satisfaction of EY would have caused EY to make reference to the
      subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the
      Company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements for such years, or (ii)
      &#8220;reportable events&#8221; (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
      Regulation S-K).
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      The Company has provided EY with a copy of this Form 8-K and requested
      that EY provide the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities
      and Exchange Commission stating whether or not EY agrees with the above
      disclosures. A copy of EY&#8217;s letter, dated July 23, 2015, is attached as
      Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
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      (b) During the Company&#8217;s fiscal years ending December 31, 2014 and 2013
      and through the subsequent interim period through July 17, 2015, neither
      the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted PwC regarding either
      (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction,
      either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be
      rendered with respect to the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial
      statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to
      the Company that PwC concluded was an important factor considered by the
      Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or
      financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a
      disagreement (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of
      Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a &#8220;reportable event&#8221; (as
      that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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      <b>Item 9.01&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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          16.1
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          Letter from Ernst &amp; Young LLP addressed to the Securities and
          Exchange Commission, dated as of July 23, 2015
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font><br>
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      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.
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            <b>ROGERS CORPORATION</b>
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            &#160;
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            &#160;
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          By:
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            /s/ David Mathieson
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            &#160;
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            David Mathieson
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            &#160;
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            Vice President, Finance and
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            &#160;
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            Chief Financial Officer
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          &#160;
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            Date: July 23, 2015
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      <b>EXHIBIT INDEX</b>
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            <u><b>Description</b></u>
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          16.1
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          Letter from Ernst &amp; Young LLP addressed to the Securities and
          Exchange Commission, dated as of July 23, 2015
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      Exhibit 16.1
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      July 23, 2015
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      Securities and Exchange Commission<br>100 F Street, N.E.<br>Washington,
      DC 20549
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      Ladies and Gentlemen:
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      We have read Item 4.01 of Form 8-K dated July 17, 2015, of Rogers
      Corporation and are in agreement with the statements contained in the
      second and third paragraphs on page 2 therein. We have no basis to agree
      or disagree with other statements of the registrant contained therein.
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      /s/ Ernst &amp; Young LLP
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