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 5, 2025 (Date of earliest event reported: September 4, 2025)

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)

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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

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 held on September 4, 2025, the stockholders (1) elected all 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 2026, 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, and one director in Class III to serve a term of one year:

Nominees	For		Against		Withheld		Broker Non-Vote
Daniel A. Bergeron		29,237,569		656,926		6,531		728,707
Barry C. Boyan		29,368,992		525,389		6,645		728,707
Edward D. Stewart		23,031,091		6,863,271		6,664		728,707
Frederick J. Elmy		29,804,544		89,838		6,644		728,707

Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026:

For			Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Vote
30,221,999				401,032				6,702				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
24,228,284				5,658,306				14,436				728,707

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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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 5, 2025

	RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED

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

RBC Bearings INC 8-K