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0001256535
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001324948
RBC BEARINGS INC.
001-40840
One Tribology Center
Oxford
CT
06478
203-267-7001
MICHAEL J HARTNETT
Officer
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
11341
3260750.71
29229863
09/16/2024
NYSE
Common
09/16/2024
Exercise of options under a registered plan
Issuer
N
11341
09/16/2024
Cash
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One Tribology Center
Oxford
CT
06478
Common
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MICHAEL J HARTNETT
One Tribology Center
Oxford
CT
06478
Common
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Oxford
CT
06478
Common
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CT
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Oxford
CT
06478
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