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: October 17, 2024 (Date of earliest event reported: October 15, 2024)

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 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 15, 2024, each then-outstanding share of the 5.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) of RBC Bearings Incorporated (the “Company”) convert into 0.4413 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”). The conversion rate was based on a value for the Common Stock equal to the lower of (i) the average of the daily VWAPs in the 20-trading-day period through October 14, 2024 (the daily VWAP is the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange for a given trading day as reported by Bloomberg) or (ii) $226.63. Because the VWAP average for the 20 trading days through October 14 was $292.55, the $226.63 Common Stock value was utilized to produce the conversion rate of 0.4413 shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock. This is known as the “Minimum Conversion Rate” in the Certificate of Designations defining the terms of the Preferred Stock.

The dividend on the Preferred Stock that accrued through the conversion date was paid on the conversion date to holders of record on October 1, 2024 and therefore was not factored into the conversion rate.

The Company issued 2,029,955 shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock.

Because the Preferred Stock is no longer outstanding, the Company will not pay dividends on the Preferred Stock in the future. This will amount to a cash savings of $23.0 million per year.

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: October 17, 2024

	RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED

	By:	/s/ John J. Feeney
		John J. Feeney
		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

RBC Bearings INC 8-K