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FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the fiscal year ended April 3 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , DC 20549 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share One Tribology Center , Oxford , CT ( Address of principal executive offices ) to Commission file number 333-124824 RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 95-4372080 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 06478 ( Zip Code ) ( 203 ) 267-7001 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Nasdaq NMS Trading Symbol ROLL Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes 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 ) : Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 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 . □ 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 26 , 2020 ( based on the September 25 , 2020 closing sales price of $ 119.31 of the registrant's Common Stock , as reported by the Nasdaq National Market ) was approximately $ 2,994,734,690 . Number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock at May 14 , 2021 : 25,226,055 Shares of Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share . 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 8 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .