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* HARTNETT MICHAEL J (Last) (First) (Middle) RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED ONE TRIBOLOGY CENTER (Street) OXFORD CT 06478 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/09/2005	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RBC Bearings INC [ ROLL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) CEO	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 08/09/2005
			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)

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
Options for Class A Common Stock	02/18/1998	02/18/2008	Common Stock	23,125	2.06	D
Warrants to Purchase Class B Common Stock	06/23/1997	06/23/2007	Common Stock	312,500	2.06	D
Warrants to Puchase Class A Common Stock	06/23/1997	06/23/2007	Common Stock	1,060,365	0.4	D
Warrants to Purchase Class A Common Stock	06/23/1997	06/23/2007	Common Stock	416,668	0.4	I	By Self as General Partner for Hartnett Family Investments, L.P.
Class B Exchangable Convertible Participating Preferred Stoc	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	(1)	(1)	D
Class B Common Stock	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	250	(2)	D
Options for Common Stock	08/10/2005(3)	08/10/2015	Common Stock	683,502	14.5	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 88,428 shares of common stock will be issued upon the conversion of the Class B Exchangeable Convertible Participating Preferred Stock simultaneous with the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.

2. 250 shares of common stock will be issued upon the reclassification of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering.

3. Options to purchase shares of common stock are subject to the following vesting schedule: 33% vest on 8/10/05, 33% vest on 8/10/06 and 33% vest on 8/10/07; provided that those options that vested on 8/10/05 and may be exercised currently are subject to a lock-up that expires 180 days after the Issuer's initial public offering.

	Daniel A. Bergeron	09/26/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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