---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-075082"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBC"
cik: "0001324948"
company_name: "RBC Bearings INC"
filed_at: "2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T22:37:23.496391+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RBC Bearings annual meeting: Director Ennico elected with 47% opposition; say-on-pay gets 45% dissent

## Summary
- Dr. Michael J. Hartnett re-elected with 26.5M For (96.9% of votes cast excluding broker non-votes).
- Dolores J. Ennico re-elected with 14.3M For vs 13.0M Against/Withheld (47% opposition).
- Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for FY2024: 27.4M For, 414K Against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation: 14.8M For, 12.2M Against (45% dissent), non-binding.
- Shareholders approved 'every year' frequency for say-on-pay vote (27.0M votes for 1 year).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-075082
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBC
- cik: 0001324948
- company_name: RBC Bearings INC
- filed_at: 2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390023075082/0001213900-23-075082-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390023075082/ea184893-8k_rbcbearing.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  RBC Bearings INC shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-09-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-07
  source text: Proposal 4 . The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 14,801,089 12,153,147 394,195 445,205
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390023075082/0001213900-23-075082-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  RBC Bearings INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of holding a stockholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation at the 2023-09-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-07
  source text: Proposal 3 . The approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of holding a stockholder advisory vote on the Company’s named executive officer compensation. 1 year 2 years 3 years Abstain 27,010,477 2,024 335,400 530
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390023075082/0001213900-23-075082-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  RBC Bearings INC shareholders approved Election of two directors in Class III to serve a term of three years at the 2023-09-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-07
  source text: Proposal 1. The election of two directors in Class III to serve a term of three years: Nominees For Against Withheld Broker Non-Vote Dr. Michael J. Hartnett 26,487,475 856,355 4,601 445,205 Dolores J. Ennico 14,321,619 13,017,741 9,071 445,205
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390023075082/0001213900-23-075082-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  RBC Bearings INC shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 at the 2023-09-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-07
  source text: Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 27,377,868 414,744 1,024 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390023075082/0001213900-23-075082-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.