form8k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of
Report
(Date
of
earliest
event
reported): July
18, 2007
Regal-Beloit
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin
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1-7283
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39-0875718
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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200
State Street, Beloit, Wisconsin
53511-6254
(Address
of principal executive offices, including Zip code)
(608)
364-8800
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
5.02. Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
July
18, 2007, the Board of Directors of Regal Beloit Corporation (the “Company”)
appointed Rakesh Sachdev as a director of the Company. Mr. Sachdev is
Senior Vice President and President of Asia/Pacific for ArvinMeritor, Inc.
with
responsibility for managing ArvinMeritor’s existing customer relationships,
developing new business and running its operations in China, India, Australia,
Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and
Vietnam.
Mr.
Sachdev has been named to the Corporate Governance and Director Affairs
Committee the Company’s Board of Directors. There are no arrangements or
understandings pursuant to which Mr. Sachdev was selected as a director, and
there are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Sachdev required to be
disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A
copy of the news release the Company issued on July 19, 2007 announcing the
appointment of Mr. Sachdev is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
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Exhibits. The
following exhibit is being furnished
herewith:
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99.1
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News
Release of Regal Beloit Corporation dated July 19,
2007.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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REGAL
BELOIT
CORPORATION |
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Date:
July
19, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Paul
J.
Jones |
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Paul
J.
Jones |
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Vice
President,
General Counsel and Secretary |
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REGAL
BELOIT CORPORATION
Exhibit
Index to Report on Form 8-K
Dated
July 18, 2007
Exhibit
Number
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Exhibit
Description
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99.1
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News
Release of Regal Beloit Corporation dated July 19,
2007.
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