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 1, 2017

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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).

 

 

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On May 1, 2017, Regal Beloit Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purposes of (i) electing six directors for terms expiring at the 2018 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; and (iv) ratifying the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors for the Company for the year ending December 30, 2017.

 

As of the March 8, 2017 record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 44,808,087 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and eligible to vote.  A total of 42,703,036 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:

 

Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

 

In light of the voting results with respect to this proposal, the Company has decided that it will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

 

Vote on ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors for 2017:

 

 

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 3, 2017	By:            /s/ Thomas E. Valentyn Thomas E. Valentyn Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary