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
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Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
May 1, 2017

              REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION             
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   Wisconsin    
      1-7283       
   39-0875718   
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

  200 State Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511  
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

           (608) 364-8800           
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

              REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION             
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company           £
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(A) of the Exchange Act.        £
 
 


Item 5.07                          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 1, 2017, Regal Beloit Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purposes of (i) electing six directors for terms expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; (ii) holding a shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iii) holding a shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) ratifying the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors for the Company for the year ending December 30, 2017.
 
As of the March 8, 2017 record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 44,808,087 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and eligible to vote.  A total of 42,703,036 shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
 
The following are the final votes on the matters presented for approval at the Annual Meeting:
 
Election of Directors:
 
Name
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
                 
Christopher L. Doerr
 
41,079,829
 
221,720
 
13,107
 
1,388,380
Thomas J. Fischer
 
38,036,583
 
3,263,274
 
14,799
 
1,388,380
Mark J. Gliebe
 
40,306,664
 
996,864
 
11,128
 
1,388,380
Rakesh Sachdev
 
36,450,580
 
4,851,491
 
12,585
 
1,388,380
Curtis W. Stoelting
 
41,163,236
 
139,696
 
11,724
 
1,388,380
Jane L. Warner
 
41,080,560
 
250,916
 
13,180
 
1,388,380

Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
               
 
40,113,874
 
1,171,613
 
29,169
 
1,388,380


Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
 
One Year
 
Two Years
 
Three Years
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
                 
34,614,289
 
62,862
 
6,625,289
 
12,216
 
1,388,380
 
In light of the voting results with respect to this proposal, the Company has decided that it will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
 
Vote on ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors for 2017:
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
             
 
42,484,286
 
209,064
 
9,686
 

 



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.
 

 
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
 
 
 
Date:  May 3, 2017
By:            /s/ Thomas E. Valentyn
Thomas E. Valentyn
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary