regalbeloitmeetingresults.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)                              April 30, 2012


              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 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On April 30, 2012, Regal Beloit Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purposes of (i) electing three Class A Directors for terms expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; (ii) holding a shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iii) ratifying the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors for the Company for the year ending December 29, 2012.
 
As of the March 12, 2012 record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 41,631,442 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and eligible to vote.  A total of 38,683,031 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
  
37,011,052
  
126,433
  
147,151
  
1,398,395
Dean A. Foate
  
35,962,992
  
1,300,766
  
20,878
  
1,398,395
Henry W. Knueppel
  
36,504,254
  
776,152
  
4,230
  
1,398,395

Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
 
 
 
For
  
 
Against
  
 
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
               
 
34,133,890
  
1,777,842
  
1,372,904
  
1,398,395

 
Ratifying the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors:
 
 
 
For
  
 
Against
  
 
Abstain
  
             
 
38,190,424
  
473,996
  
18,611
  

 

 
 
 

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 2, 2012                                                               By: /s/ Peter C. Underwood                                                                           
   Peter C. Underwood
   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary