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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 9, 2022 (Date of earliest event reportedSeptember 8, 2022)

 

RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-40840   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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   ROLL   Nasdaq Global Select
5.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share   ROLLP   Nasdaq Global Select

 

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.  

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management 

 

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

 

At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on September 8, 2022, 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 2023; 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:

 

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

 

Nominees   For  

Against

  Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
Michael H. Ambrose   21,968,292   5,458,367   895   522,508
Daniel A. Bergeron   24,388,927   3,037,668   959   522,508
Edward D. Stewart   15,479,369   11,947,306   879   522,508

 

Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023:

 

For

  Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
27,322,476   626,140   1,446   0

 

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

 

For

  Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
8,831,362   18,434,020   162,172   522,508

 

 

 

 

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 9, 2022

 

  RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED
     
  By:  /s/ John J. Feeney
    Name:  John J. Feeney
    Title: Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary