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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 7, 2023 (Date of earliest event reportedSeptember 7, 2023)

 

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. below):

 

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

 

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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 RBC New York Stock Exchange  

5.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible

Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

RBCP New York Stock Exchange  

 

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

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

At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on September 7, 2023, the stockholders (1) elected both 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 2024, (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers to be held every year, and (4) 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 two directors in Class III to serve a term of three years:

 

Nominees   For     Against     Withheld     Broker Non-Vote  
Dr. Michael J. Hartnett     26,487,475       856,355       4,601       445,205  
Dolores J. Ennico     14,321,619       13,017,741       9,071       445,205  

 

Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024:

 

  For       Against       Abstain       Broker Non-Vote  
  27,377,868       414,744       1,024       0  

  

Proposal 3. The approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of holding a stockholder advisory vote on the Company’s named executive officer compensation.

 

1 year     2 years     3 years     Abstain  
  27,010,477       2,024       335,400       530  

  

Proposal 4. The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers:

 

  For       Against       Abstain       Broker Non-Vote  
  14,801,089       12,153,147       394,195       445,205  

  

 

 

 

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 7, 2023

 

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