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 12, 2019 (Date of earliest event reported:  September 11, 2019)

RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Thomas O’Brien retired from the Board of Directors of RBC Bearings Incorporated (the “Company”) when his term expired on September 11, 2019 and he did not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors.

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

At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on September 11, 2019 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 2020; and (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.

Shares were voted on these proposals as follows:

Proposal 1. The election of three directors in Class I to serve a term of three years:

Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020:

Proposal 3. The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers:

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 12, 2019