UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of report: May 23, 2007 (Date of earliest event reported:  May 22, 2007)
 
RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
Delaware
333-124824
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, Including  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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Item 8.01. Other Events.
 
On May 22, 2007, RBC Bearings Incorporated (the “Company”) announced that it has acquired Phoenix Bearings Limited in Gloucestershire, England for approximately $4.3 million in cash. A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits
 
                Exhibit 99.1    Press Release of RBC Bearings Incorporated dated May 22, 2007.
 
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: May 23, 2007.
 
 
RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED
 
 
 
 
By:
 /s/ Thomas J. Williams                                  
 
 
Name:  Thomas J. Williams
 
 
Title: Corporate General Counsel & Secretary
 

 
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