Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BERGERON DANIEL A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RBC Bearings INC [ROLL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
129 PEACEABLE STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/20/2012
(Street)

REDDING, CT US 06896		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/20/2012   F(9)   432 (9) D (9) $ 43.61 21,182 (2) (5) (7) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to purchase Common Stock $ 31.91             02/12/2009(1) 02/12/2015 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Option to purchase Common Stock $ 20.37             11/11/2009(3) 11/11/2015 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Option to purchase Common Stock $ 22.73             11/16/2010(4) 11/16/2016 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock $ 37.66             10/06/2012(6) 10/06/2018 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock $ 44.6             06/04/2013(8) 06/04/2019 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BERGERON DANIEL A
129 PEACEABLE STREET
REDDING, CT US 06896		       VP and CFO  

Signatures

 Thomas J. Williams /attorney in fact/   11/20/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Options to purchase shares of common stock are subject to the following vesting schedule: 1/5 vest on 2/12/09, 1/5 vest on 2/12/10, 1/5 vest on 2/12/11, 1/5 vest on 2/12/12 and 1/5 vest on 2/12/13.
(2) 600 shares of the reported Common Stock are Restricted Shares. The Restrictions lapse on 2/12/13. Unvested shares of Restricted Stock (i) may be immediately forfeited to the Company at the time the grantee ceases to be an officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services for, the Company or its subsidiaries under certain circumstances or (ii) may lapse upon the happening of certain events.
(3) Options to purchase shares of common stock are subject to the following vesting schedule: 1/3 vested on 11/11/09, 1/3 vest on 11/11/10 and 1/3 vest on 11/11/11.
(4) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock are subject to the following vesting schedule: 1/5 vest on 11/16/2010, 1/5 vest on 11/16/2011, 1/5 vest on 11/16/2012, 1/5 vest on 11/16/2013 and 1/5 vest on 11/16/2014
(5) 7,500 shares of the reported Common Stock are Restricted Shares. The Restrictions lapse in accordance with the following schedule: 1/5 lapse on 10/06/2012, 1/5 lapse on 10/06/2013, 1/5 lapse on 10/06/2014, 1/5 lapse on 10/06/2015 and 1/5 lapse on 10/06/2016. Unvested shares of Restricted Stock (i) may be immediately forfeited to the Company at the time the grantee ceases to be an officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services for, the Company or its subsidiaries under certain circumstances or (ii) may lapse upon the happening of certain events.
(6) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock are subject to the following vesting schedule: 1/5 vest on 10/06/2012, 1/5 vest on 10/06/2013, 1/5 vest on 10/06/2014, 1/5 vest on 10/06/2015 and 1/5 vest on 10/06/2016. Options expire 7 years from grant date.
(7) 4,500 shares of the reported Common Stock are Restricted Shares. The Restrictions lapse in accordance with the following schedule: 1/3 lapse on 6/4/2013, 1/3 laspe on 6/4/2014 and 1/3 lapse on 6/4/2015. Unvested shares of Restricted Stock (i) may be immediately forfeited to the Company at the time the grantee ceases to be an officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services for, the Company or its subsidiaries under certain circumstances or (ii) may lapse upon the happening of certain events.
(8) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock are subject to the following vesting schedule: 1/5 vest on 6/4/2013, 1/5 vest on 6/4/2014, 1/5 vest on 6/4/2015, 1/5 vest on 6/4/2016 and 1/5 vest on 6/4/2017. Options expire 7 years from grant date.
(9) Represents shares withheld by the Company to pay tax liability related to the vesting of restricted stock.

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