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RBC Bearings INC

For the period ended Mar 30, 2024. Filed May 17, 2024.

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FY2024 · Filed May 17, 2024

RBC$474.45+2.1%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

☑ ** ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

for the fiscal year ended March 30,2024

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

for the transition period from __________to _________

Commission file number 001-40840

RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware95-4372080
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Tribology Center, Oxford, CT06478
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(203) 267-7001

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareRBCThe New York Stock Exchange
5.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per shareRBCPThe New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ☑Accelerated filer ☐Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐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.☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☑

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No☑

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on September 30, 2023 (based on the September 29, 2023 closing sales price of $234.13 of the registrant’s Common Stock, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange) was approximately $6,809,508,876.

As of May 10, 2024, RBC Bearings Incorporated had 29,211,612 shares of Common Stock and 4,600,000 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference:

Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement to be filed within 120 days of the close of the registrant’s fiscal year in connection with the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held September 5, 2024, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

Auditor Firm ID: 00042Auditor Name: Ernst & Young LLPAuditor Location: Stamford, CT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I
Item 1Business1
Item 1ARisk Factors8
Item 1BUnresolved Staff Comments16
Item 1CCybersecurity16
Item 2Properties17
Item 3Legal Proceedings17
Item 4Mine Safety Disclosures17
PART II
Item 5Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities18
Item 6[Reserved]20
Item 7Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations20
Item 7AQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk32
Item 8Financial Statements and Supplementary Data33
Item 9Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure66
Item 9AControls and Procedures66
Item 9BOther Information68
Item 9CDisclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections68
PART III
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