UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



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):
February 20, 2017

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

Massachusetts

1-4347

06-0513860

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer 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)

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Item 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item 7.01       Regulation FD Disclosure

In a press release dated February 20, 2017, the Company announced its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2016 results and provided guidance for the first quarter of 2017.  A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.  The Company will also host a conference call and webcast on February 21, 2017 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 February 20, 2017, 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

Exhibit No.

Description

 
99.1 Press release, dated February 20, 2017, 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/ Janice E. Stipp

 

Janice E. Stipp

 

Senior Vice President, Finance,

 

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,

Principal Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer

 
 

Date: February 20, 2017