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: September 14, 2012 (Date of earliest event reported:  September 14, 2012)

 

RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 333-124824 95-4372080

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Tribology Center

Oxford, CT 06478

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(203) 267-7001

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item  5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Stockholders on September 14, 2012, the stockholders (1) elected all three of the Company’s nominees for director; (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for fiscal year 2013; and (3) did not approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.

 

Shares were voted on these proposals as follows:

 

Proposals 1. The stockholders elected the following three directors to hold office as noted below (or until their respective successors are elected and qualified).

 

    Nominees For   Withheld   Broker 
NonVote
(a)   Mitchell I. Quain 18,590,596   2,494,063   483,072
(b)   Alan B. Levine 18,880,250   2,204,409   483,072
(b)   Richard R. Crowell 18,880,350   2,204,309   483,072

 

(a) to hold office in Class I for a one year term until the Company’s 2013 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders.

 

(b) to hold office in Class II for a three year term until the Company’s 2015 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Proposal 2. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for fiscal year 2012:

 

             

For

  Against   Abstain   Broker Non Vote
21,564,825   1,036   1,870   0

 

Proposal 3. The stockholders did not approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.

 

             

For

  Against   Abstain   Broker Non Vote
5,982,692   14,252,759   849,208   483,072

 

In light of this vote, and consistent with the Company’s recommendation as described in its 2012 proxy statement, the Company’s Compensation Committee will consider the stockholders’ concerns and evaluate whether any actions are necessary to address those concerns.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

According to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 14, 2012

 

  RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED
     
  By:  /s/ Thomas J. Williams
    Name:  Thomas J. Williams
    Title: Corporate General Counsel & Secretary

 

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