rbc8kannualmeeting.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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                                                      Date of Report
                                        (Date of earliest event reported)
                                                    May 2, 2011


              REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION             
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Wisconsin
      1-7283       
39-0875718
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

  200 State Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511  
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

           (608) 364-8800           
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02                      Departure of Director or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
 
On May 2, 2011, Regal Beloit Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved the Company’s Shareholder Value Added (SVA) Executive Officers Incentive Compensation Plan (the “SVA Plan”).
 
The SVA Plan is described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2010.
 
The description of the SVA Plan set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the SVA Plan, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The Annual Meeting was held for the purposes of (i) electing three Class C Directors for terms expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and one Class A Director for a term expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; (ii) holding a shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iii) holding a shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iv) seeking shareholder approval of the Company’s Shareholder Value Added (SVA) Executive Officers Incentive Compensation Plan; and (v) ratifying the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2011.
 
As of the March 10, 2011 record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 38,633,463 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and eligible to vote.  A total of 35,900,298 shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
 
 The following are the final votes on the matters presented for approval at the Annual Meeting:
 
Election of Directors:
 
 
Name
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
                         
Stephen M. Burt
    34,486,249       155,480       10,480       1,248,089  
Thomas J. Fischer
    33,695,198       946,501       10,510       1,248,089  
Rakesh Sachdev
    34,463,754       175,298       13,157       1,248,089  
Carol N. Skornicka
    34,459,038       182,673       10,498       1,248,089  

Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
 
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
               
 
32,187,692
 
1,369,771
 
1,094,746
 
1,248,089

 
Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
 
 
One Year
 
 
Two Years
 
 
Three Years
 
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
                 
  24,374,011      166,237      9,018,445      1,093,516    
1,248,089
 

Approval of the Company’s Shareholder Value Added (SVA) Executive Officers Incentive Compensation Plan:
 
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
               
 
32,956,426
 
601,913
 
1,093,870
 
1,248,089

 
Ratifying the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors:
 
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain
 
             
 
32,956,426
 
601,913
 
1,093,870
 
             
 
 
 
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Item 9.01.                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(a)  
Not applicable.
 
(b)  
Not applicable.
 
(c)  
Not applicable.
 
(d)  
Exhibits.  The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
 
 
(99.1)Regal Beloit Corporation Shareholder Value Added (SVA) Executive Officers Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix I contained in Regal Beloit Corporation’s proxy statement for its 2011 annual meeting of shareholders).
 

 
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                                      SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION



Date:  May 5, 2011                                                               By: /s/ Peter C. Underwood                                                                           
   Peter C. Underwood
   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



 
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REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated May 2, 2011

Exhibit
Number

(10.1)
Regal Beloit Corporation Shareholder Value Added (SVA) Executive Officers Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix I contained in Regal Beloit Corporation’s proxy statement for its 2011 annual meeting of shareholders).


 
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