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Rockwell Automation, Inc. is one of the world's largest specialized manufacturers of automation and information solutions for industrial production.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q



QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2000
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Commission file number 1-12383
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Rockwell International Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 25-1797617
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1400, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number,
including area code (414) 212-5299
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(Office of the Corporate Secretary)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes X No
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188,023,107 shares of registrant's Common Stock, $1.00 par value, were
outstanding on April 30, 2000.
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ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION



INDEX

Page
No.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements:

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet--
March 31, 2000 and September 30, 1999.......... 2

Consolidated Statement of Operations--
Three Months and Six Months Ended
March 31, 2000 and 1999........................ 3

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows--
Six Months Ended March 31, 2000 and 1999....... 4

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..... 5

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.................................. 8

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk.............................. 10

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.............................. 11

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders............................... 11

Item 5. Other Information.............................. 11

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............... 12

Signatures......................................................... 13
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
(in millions)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
March 31 September 30
2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
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Current assets:
Cash................................................... $ 165 $ 356
Receivables, net....................................... 1,221 1,294
Inventories, net....................................... 1,380 1,339
Deferred income taxes.................................. 331 364
Other current assets................................... 158 229
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Total current assets........................... 3,255 3,582

Property (net of accumulated depreciation:
March 31, 2000, $1,578; September 30, 1999, $1,508).... 1,558 1,581
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization:
March 31, 2000, $551; September 30, 1999, $514)........ 1,398 1,390
Other assets.............................................. 154 151
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TOTAL............................ $ 6,365 $ 6,704
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
Short-term debt........................................ $ 27 $ 189
Accounts payable....................................... 724 843
Compensation and benefits.............................. 378 469
Income taxes payable................................... 135 91
Other current liabilities.............................. 489 516
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Total current liabilities...................... 1,753 2,108

Long-term debt............................................ 910 911
Retirement benefits....................................... 640 653
Other liabilities......................................... 308 395

Shareowners' equity:
Common Stock (shares issued: 216.4).................... 216 216
Additional paid-in capital............................. 964 960
Retained earnings...................................... 3,244 3,034
Accumulated other comprehensive loss................... (165) (153)
Common Stock in treasury, at cost (shares held:
March 31, 2000, 27.5; September 30, 1999, 25.5)....... (1,505) (1,420)
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Total shareowners' equity............. 2,754 2,637
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TOTAL............................ $ 6,365 $ 6,704
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</TABLE>

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
March 31 March 31
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2000 1999 2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Sales ......................................... $ 1,784 $ 1,701 $ 3,444 $ 3,309
Other income, net ............................. 27 25 40 71
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Total revenues .............................. 1,811 1,726 3,484 3,380
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Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales ................................. 1,227 1,183 2,350 2,318
Selling, general, and administrative .......... 324 298 621 589
Interest ...................................... 17 24 37 43
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Total costs and expenses .................... 1,568 1,505 3,008 2,950
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Income from continuing operations before
income taxes .................................. 243 221 476 430

Income tax provision ............................ (79) (78) (155) (153)
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Income from continuing operations ............... 164 143 321 277

Loss from discontinued operations ............... -- -- -- (20)
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Net income ...................................... $ 164 $ 143 $ 321 $ 257
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Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations ......................... $ 0.87 $ 0.75 $ 1.69 $ 1.46
Discontinued operations ....................... -- -- -- (0.11)
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Net income .................................... $ 0.87 $ 0.75 $ 1.69 $ 1.35
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Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations ......................... $ 0.85 $ 0.74 $ 1.67 $ 1.44
Discontinued operations ....................... -- -- -- (0.11)
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Net income .................................... $ 0.85 $ 0.74 $ 1.67 $ 1.33
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Cash dividends per share (see note 1) ........... $ 0.255 $ 0.51 $ 0.51 $ 0.765
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Weighted average outstanding shares:
Basic ........................................ 189.5 190.0 189.8 189.9
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Diluted (includes effect of stock options).... 192.0 193.2 192.4 192.8
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</TABLE>

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in millions)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six Months Ended
March 31
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2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C>
Continuing Operations:

Operating Activities:

Income from continuing operations............................. $ 321 $ 277
Adjustments to arrive at cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation.............................................. 133 119
Amortization of intangible assets......................... 44 32
Gain on dispositions of property and businesses........... (18) (31)
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding
effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables........................................... 78 78
Inventories........................................... (39) (86)
Accounts payable...................................... (122) (4)
Income taxes payable.................................. 82 116
Compensation and benefits............................. (90) (110)
Other assets and liabilities.......................... (80) (57)
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Cash Provided by Operating Activities............... 309 334
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Investing Activities:

Property additions............................................ (135) (144)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired.............. (66) (156)
Proceeds from dispositions of property and businesses......... 58 98
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Cash Used for Investing Activities.................. (143) (202)
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Financing Activities:

Net (decrease) increase in debt............................... (163) 35
Purchases of treasury stock................................... (111) (58)
Cash dividends................................................ (97) (97)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options................... 14 36
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Cash Used for Financing Activities.................. (357) (84)
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Cash (Used for) Provided by Continuing Operations............. (191) 48
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Cash Used for Discontinued Operations......................... - (47)
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(Decrease) Increase in Cash................................... (191) 1
Cash at Beginning of Period................................... 356 103
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Cash at End of Period......................................... $ 165 104
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</TABLE>


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


1. In the opinion of management of Rockwell International Corporation (the
Company or Rockwell), the unaudited consolidated financial statements
contain all adjustments, consisting solely of adjustments of a normal
recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position,
results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. These
statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999. The
results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended March
31, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full
year. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with
the current presentation.

It is the Company's practice at the end of each interim reporting period
to make an estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable
for the full fiscal year. The rate so determined is used in providing
for income taxes on a year-to-date basis.

In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS 133). SFAS 133 will require
the Company to record all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair
value. Derivatives that are not hedges will be adjusted to fair value
through earnings. For derivatives that are hedges, depending on the
nature of the hedge, changes in fair value will be either offset by
changes in the fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm
commitments through earnings or recognized in other comprehensive income
until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion
of a derivative's change in fair value will be immediately recognized in
earnings. In June 1999, the Financial Accounting Standards Board delayed
the effective date of SFAS 133 to fiscal year 2001, but early adoption
continues to be permitted. When adopted, the Company believes the effect
of this standard will not be material to its results of operations or
equity.

During the 2000 second quarter, the Company declared a dividend of
$0.255 per share payable March 6, 2000 to shareowners of record on
February 14, 2000. During the 1999 second quarter, the Company declared
a dividend of $0.255 per share payable March 8, 1999 and also declared
its third quarter dividend of $0.255 per share payable June 7, 1999.

2. Discontinued operations relate to the Company's former Semiconductor
Systems business (Semiconductor Systems) which was spun off on December
31, 1998 into an independent, separately traded, publicly-held company
by distributing all of the outstanding shares of Conexant Systems, Inc.
to the Company's shareowners. The revenues and net loss of Semiconductor
Systems for the three months ended December 31, 1998 were $289 million
and $20 million, respectively.

3. Inventories, net of reserves, are summarized as follows (in millions):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
March 31 September 30
2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C>
Finished goods ......................... $ 427 $ 415
Work in process ........................ 446 457
Raw materials, parts, and supplies ..... 487 446
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Total ................................ 1,360 1,318
Adjustment to the carrying value of
certain inventories to a LIFO basis .. 20 21
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Inventories, net ..................... $1,380 $1,339
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


4. The reconciliation of net income to comprehensive income is as follows
(in millions):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
March 31 March 31
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2000 1999 2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net income ....................... $ 164 $ 143 $ 321 $ 257
Other comprehensive loss:
Net foreign currency translation
adjustment ................... (6) (17) (12) (16)
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Comprehensive income ............. $ 158 $ 126 $ 309 $ 241
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</TABLE>

5. In March 2000, the Automation segment acquired Entek IRD International
Corporation (Entek), a leader in machinery condition monitoring
solutions. The acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase. Assets
acquired and liabilities assumed have been recorded at estimated fair
values determined by the Company's management based on information
currently available. The results of Entek have been included in the
consolidated statement of operations since the date of acquisition. Pro
forma financial information is not presented as the acquisition was not
material to the Company's results of operations or financial position.

6. In the third quarter of 1998, the Company recorded special charges of
$597 million in connection with asset impairments and the implementation
of a comprehensive restructuring program. These charges included $100
million for severance and other employee separation costs associated
with a worldwide workforce reduction of approximately 3,100 employees
and $84 million related to facility closures and consolidations and
exiting non-strategic businesses and product lines. These actions were
substantially complete at December 31, 1999.

Total cash expenditures in connection with these actions are expected to
approximate $149 million. The Company spent approximately $88 million
through March 31, 2000, of which $55 million related to severance and
other employee separation costs, and expects to spend an additional $27
million through March 2001. The remaining cash expenditures relate to
employee separation costs and lease obligations for vacant facilities.
Through March 31, 2000, the workforce has been reduced by approximately
2,700 employees.

Revenues and results of operations of businesses and product lines which
have been exited were not material for the three- or six-month periods
ended March 31, 2000.

7. Various lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been or may be instituted
or asserted against the Company relating to the conduct of its business,
including those pertaining to product liability, intellectual property,
safety and health, environmental and employment matters. Rockwell has
indemnified The Boeing Company for certain government contract and
environmental matters related to operations of its former aerospace and
defense business for periods prior to its divestiture in fiscal 1997.
Although the outcome of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty
and some lawsuits, claims, or proceedings may be disposed of unfavorably
to the Company, management believes the disposition of matters which are
pending or asserted will not have a material adverse effect on the
Company's consolidated financial statements.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


8. In February 2000, the Company entered into an interest rate swap
contract which effectively converted its $350 million aggregate
principal amount of 6.15% notes, payable in 2008, to floating rate debt
based on 90 day LIBOR. The effective rate the Company will pay through
July 17, 2000 is 4.97%. The Company entered into this contract to
achieve a more balanced mix of fixed and floating rate debt. The Company
accounts for interest rate swap contracts by accruing the underlying
payments and receipts as an adjustment to interest expense on the
underlying notes payable.

9. The sales and results of operations of the Company's reportable segments
are summarized as follows (in millions):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
March 31 March 31
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2000 1999 2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sales
Automation ...................... $ 1,112 $ 1,079 $ 2,155 $ 2,124
Avionics & Communications ....... 615 567 1,176 1,077
Other Businesses ................ 57 55 113 108
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Total ....................... $ 1,784 $ 1,701 $ 3,444 $ 3,309
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Segment operating earnings
Automation ...................... $ 161 $ 163 $ 324 $ 306
Avionics & Communications ....... 92 101 196 186
Other Businesses ................ 7 22 11 24
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Total ....................... 260 286 531 516

General corporate - net ........... 14 (41) (4) (79)
(Loss) gain on disposition of
businesses ...................... (14) -- (14) 36
Interest expense .................. (17) (24) (37) (43)
Provision for income taxes ........ (79) (78) (155) (153)
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Income from continuing operations . 164 143 321 277

Loss from discontinued operations . -- -- -- (20)
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Net income ........................ $ 164 $ 143 $ 321 $ 257
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</TABLE>

Effective January 1, 2000, gains and losses from the disposition of
businesses are excluded from segment operating earnings. Prior period
amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation.

The loss on disposition of a business in 2000 relates to the sale of an
Automation business. The gain on disposition of a business in 1999
relates to the sale of an Avionics & Communications business.


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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

2000 Second Quarter Compared to 1999 Second Quarter

Sales in the 2000 second quarter of $1.8 billion were five percent higher than
the same period a year ago. Income from continuing operations for the 2000
second quarter was $164 million, or 85 cents per diluted share, compared to
income from continuing operations of $143 million, or 74 cents per diluted
share, for the second quarter of 1999. Earnings per diluted share were up 15
percent over the prior year primarily due to higher sales volume, continued
strong profitability at each of the core businesses and a lower effective income
tax rate.

Automation

Automation's sales of $1.1 billion increased three percent from last year's
second quarter primarily due to a 10 percent increase in sales at the software
and industrial services businesses and a more than five percent increase in
sales at the integrated platforms business. Second quarter operating earnings of
$161 million were about the same as last year's second quarter and include
approximately $8 million of costs associated with the launch of
SourceAlliance.com and other e-commerce initiatives. Automation's return on
sales was 14.5 percent compared to 15.1 percent for last year's second quarter.

Avionics & Communications

Avionics & Communications sales increased eight percent over the same period a
year ago to $615 million. Sales increases of approximately 25 percent at
business and regional systems and 15 percent at government systems more than
offset a 15 percent decline in sales at the air transport systems business.
Second quarter operating earnings were $92 million compared to $101 million for
the 1999 second quarter. Operating earnings in the 2000 second quarter include
$6 million of development costs associated with the new In Flight Network joint
venture and a charge of $8 million related to the termination of a government
contract. Avionics & Communications' return on sales was 16.3 percent in the
2000 second quarter (excluding the contract termination charge) compared to 17.8
percent for the same period a year ago.

Other Businesses

Sales at Rockwell Electronic Commerce and Rockwell Science Center were up four
percent to $57 million from $55 million a year ago. Operating earnings were $7
million in the 2000 second quarter compared to $22 million for the same period a
year ago. Operating earnings in 1999 include a $14 million gain resulting from
the resolution of an intellectual property matter. Return on sales for the
second quarter of 2000 was 12.3 percent compared to 14.5 percent for the 1999
second quarter (excluding the intellectual property matter).

General corporate - net in the second quarter of 2000 was lower than the same
period a year ago due to a gain of $32 million on the sale of real estate in
Colorado Springs, Colorado in the 2000 second quarter and charges associated
with relocation of the Company's corporate office in the 1999 second quarter.

The second quarter 2000 effective income tax rate of 32.5 percent was lower than
1999's second quarter rate of 35.3 percent. This improvement reflects the
benefits of the development and implementation of strategies to achieve
meaningful and sustainable tax rate reductions. These strategies include
utilization over the next few years of large foreign tax credit carryforwards,
lower state income tax rates, and lower taxes associated with our growing
international business due to the rationalization of our European distribution,
warehousing and customer support operations.



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Six Months Ended March 31, 2000 Compared to Six Months Ended March 31, 1999

Overall, sales were four percent higher in 2000 compared to sales in the same
period a year ago. Income from continuing operations for the first six months of
2000 was $321 million, or $1.67 per diluted share, compared to $277 million, or
$1.44 per diluted share, for the first six months of 1999. Earnings per diluted
share were up 16 percent primarily due to higher sales volume, continued strong
performance at each of the core businesses and a lower effective income tax
rate.

Automation

Automation's sales increased $31 million primarily due to increases at the
software, industrial services and integrated platforms businesses. Automation's
operating earnings for the first six months of 2000 of $324 million were six
percent higher than for the same period last year. The benefits of manufacturing
process improvements, material cost reductions from the Company's Strategic
Sourcing Initiative and higher control systems volume more than offset
investments in new product development, SourceAlliance.com launch costs and the
earnings effect of lower motors volume. Automation's return on sales increased
to 15.0 percent from 14.4 percent a year ago.

Avionics & Communications

Avionics & Communications' sales increased $99 million due to strong increases
posted by the government systems, business and regional systems, and passenger
systems businesses which offset the decline at the air transport systems
business. Avionics & Communications' operating earnings were $196 million, a
five percent increase over operating earnings of $186 million for the first six
months of 1999. Avionics & Communications return on sales was 16.7 percent
compared to 17.3 percent a year ago.

Other Businesses

Sales at Rockwell Electronic Commerce and Rockwell Science Center were up five
percent to $113 million from $108 million a year ago. Operating earnings for
Other Businesses were $11 million for the first six months of 2000 compared to
$24 million for the same period a year ago. Operating earnings in 1999 included
a $14 million gain resulting from the resolution of an intellectual property
matter.

General corporate - net for the first six months of 2000 was lower than the same
period a year ago due to a gain of $32 million on the sale of real estate in
Colorado Springs, Colorado in the 2000 second quarter and charges associated
with relocation of the Company's corporate office in the 1999 second quarter.

The effective income tax rate for the first six months of 2000 of 32.6 percent
was lower than the 35.6 percent for the same period in 1999. This improvement
reflects the benefits of the development and implementation of strategies to
achieve meaningful and sustainable tax rate reductions. These strategies include
utilization over the next few years of large foreign tax credit carryforwards,
lower state income tax rates, and lower taxes associated with our growing
international business due to the rationalization of our European distribution,
warehousing and customer support operations.

Based upon the continued strong profitability at each of the core businesses
through the first six months of 2000, management believes that the Company is
well positioned to continue delivering earnings growth in fiscal 2000 in excess
of the long-term goal of low double digit annual growth.


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FINANCIAL CONDITION

The major uses of cash for the first six months of 2000 were $66 million for
acquisitions of businesses, $135 million for property additions, $97 million for
cash dividends paid to shareowners and $111 million for the repurchase of common
stock in connection with the Company's stock repurchase program. At March 31,
2000, the Company had approximately $131 million remaining on its current $250
million stock repurchase program.

Future significant uses of cash, which are expected to be funded by cash
generated by operating activities and commercial paper borrowings, are expected
to include property additions, dividends to shareowners, investments in the In
Flight Network joint venture and may include acquisitions and the repurchase of
common stock in connection with the Company's stock repurchase program.

Information with respect to the effect on the Company and its manufacturing
operations of compliance with environmental protection requirements and
resolution of environmental claims is contained on pages 38 and 39 in Note 18 of
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Consolidated Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999. Management believes that at March
31, 2000 there has been no material change to this information.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This Quarterly Report may contain statements (including certain projections and
business trends) accompanied by such phrases as "believes", "estimates",
"expects", "could", "likely", "anticipates", and other similar expressions, that
are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as
a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to
economic and political changes in international markets where the Company
competes, such as currency exchange rates, inflation rates, recession, foreign
ownership restrictions and other external factors over which the Company has no
control; domestic and foreign government spending, budgetary and trade policies;
demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; successful
development of advanced technologies; competitive product and pricing pressures;
and the uncertainties of litigation, as well as other risks and uncertainties,
including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in the Company's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are
made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to
update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Information with respect to the Company's exposure to interest rate risk and
foreign currency risk is contained in pages 16 and 17 in Item 7, Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
1999. Management believes that at March 31, 2000, except as discussed below,
there has been no material change to this information.

In February 2000, the Company entered into an interest rate swap contract which
effectively converted its $350 million aggregate principal amount of 6.15%
notes, payable in 2008, to floating rate debt based on 90 day LIBOR.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On June 24, 1996, judgment was entered against the Company in a civil
action in the Circuit Court of Logan County, Kentucky on a jury verdict
awarding $8 million in compensatory and $210 million in punitive
damages for property damage. The action had been brought August 12,
1993 by owners of flood plain real property near Russellville, Kentucky
allegedly damaged by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) discharged from a
plant owned and operated by the Company's Measurement & Flow Control
Division prior to its divestiture in March l989. On January 14, 2000,
the Kentucky Court of Appeals reversed the lower court's judgment and
directed entry of judgment in Rockwell's favor on all claims as a
matter of law. The plaintiffs have sought discretionary review of the
decision in the state supreme court.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) The regular annual meeting of shareowners of the Company was held
on February 2, 2000.

(b) At the annual meeting, the shareowners:

(i) voted to elect one director of the Company. John D. Nichols
was elected to a term expiring in 2003 by a vote of the
shareowners as follows:

Affirmative votes 161,778,628
Votes withheld 2,523,715

(ii) voted upon a proposal to approve the selection by the Board
of Directors of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors
of the Company. The proposal was approved by a vote of the
shareowners as follows:

Affirmative votes 162,495,554
Negative votes 789,256
Abstentions 1,017,533

(iii) voted on a proposal to approve the Company's 2000 Long-Term
Incentives Plan. The proposal was approved by a vote of the
shareowners as follows:

Affirmative votes 130,795,962
Negative votes 13,784,351
Abstentions 2,433,746
Broker non-votes 17,288,284

Item 5. Other Information

Government Contracts

For information on the Company's United States government contracting
business, certain risks of that business and claims related thereto,
see the information set forth under the caption Government Contracts in
Item 1, Business, on page 3 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 1999.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (continued)

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits:

Exhibit 10.1 - Directors Stock Plan of Rockwell International
Corporation, as amended February 2, 2000.

Exhibit 10.2 - Rockwell International Corporation 2000
Long-Term Incentives Plan, filed as Exhibit A
to the Proxy Statement for the Company's 2000
Annual Meeting, is hereby incorporated by
reference.

Exhibit 10.3 - Rockwell International Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan, filed as Exhibit 4-d to
Registration Statement No. 333-34826, is hereby
incorporated by reference

Exhibit 12 - Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges for the Six Months Ended March 31,
2000.

Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

(b) Reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended March 31, 2000:

None


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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, thereunto duly authorized.




ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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(Registrant)




Date: May 11, 2000 By W. E. Sanders
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W. E. Sanders
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)




Date: May 11, 2000 By W. J. Calise, Jr.
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W. J. Calise, Jr.
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary



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