SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hawkins Ernest D (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE TRIBOLOGY CENTER 102 WILLENBROCK ROAD (Street) OXFORD CT 06478 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/07/2017	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RBC Bearings INC [ ROLL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President of Finance	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1,111(1)	D
Common Stock	2,000(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. 780 shares of the reported Common Stock are Restricted Shares. 1/3 vest on 5/5/2018, 1/3 vest on 5/5/2019, 1/3 vest on 5/5/2020. Unvested shares of Restricted Stock (i) may be immediately forfeited to the Company at the time the grantee ceases to be an officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services for, the Company or its subsidiaries under certain circumstances or (ii) may lapse upon the happening of certain events.

2. 2,000 shares of the reported Common Stock are Restricted Shares. 1/5 vest on 12/2/2017, 1/5 vest on 12/2/2018, 1/5 vest on 12/2/2019, 1/5 vest on 12/2/2020, 1/5 vest on 2021. Unvested shares of Restricted Stock (i)may be immediately forfeited to the Company at the time the grantee ceases to be an officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services for, the company or its subsidiaries under certain circumstances or (ii) may lapse upon the happening of certain events.

Remarks:

	/s/Thomas J. Williams /attorney in fact	06/09/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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