RBC: Leadership change

Item 5.02(b). Director Retirement. Frederick J. Elmy retired from the Board of Directors of RBC Bearings Incorporated (the “Company”) on September 3, 2026. Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on September 3, 2026, the stockholders (1) elected all of the Company’s nominees for director, (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2027, and (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. Shares were voted on these proposals as follows: 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 27,410,015 733,424 10,119 1,313,077 Dolores J. Ennico 21,681,115 6,459,846 12,597 1,313,077 Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2027: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 29,148,374 310,987 7,274 0 Proposal 3. The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 26,967,486 1,172,452 13,620 1,313,077 1 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: September 9, 2026 RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED By: /s/ John J. Feeney Name: John J. Feeney Title: Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary 2