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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 11-K
 
FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS
 
AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
         x  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended    December 31, 2011 
 
          o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                                                                     to                                                           
 
Commission file number 001-07283                                                                                                           
 
 
A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
 
 
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
200 State Street
 
Beloit, Wisconsin 53511

 
 
B.
Name of issuer of securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
 
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
 
200 State Street
 
Beloit, Wisconsin 53511

 
 

 


 
REQUIRED INFORMATION
 
The Regal Beloit Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (“Plan) is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Attached hereto is a copy of the most recent financial statements and schedule of the Plan prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA.





 
 

 


 

 

REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 

Financial Statements as of and for the Years
Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010,
Supplemental Schedule as of December 31, 2011
and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 
 

 

REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN



TABLE OF CONTENTS
   
     
   
Page
     
REPORT  OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM      
 
1
     
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
   
     
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits - December 31, 2011 and 2010
 
2
     
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits - Years Ended
December 31, 2011 and 2010
 
 
3
     
Notes to Financial Statements
 
4-11
     
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE:
   
     
Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End
of Year) as of December 31, 2011
 
 
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All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.
   
     
     




 
 

 


 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
 
To the Trustees and Participants of
Regal Beloit Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
 
 

 
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Regal Beloit Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
 
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedule listed in the table of contents is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  The schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Such schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2011 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
 
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Milwaukee, WI
June 28, 2012

 
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REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010


   
2011
   
2010
 
ASSETS:
           
 Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 572,622     $ 212,536  
 Investments, at fair value:
               
  Mutual Funds
    172,105,256       101,808,768  
  Common Collective Trust and Pooled Funds
    83,863,602       54,215,496  
  Investment in Regal Beloit Corporation Common Stock
    20,640,862       27,786,380  
                 
Total investments
    276,609,720       183,810,644  
                 
Receivables:
               
  Employer contributions
    1,083,155       415,298  
  Unico proceeds receivable
    2,088,235       -  
  Participant contributions
    -       299,297  
  Notes Receivable
    6,023,973       4,173,132  
  Pending trades receivable
    36,307       -  
  Accrued interest and dividends
    73,002       6,108  
                 
Total receivables
    9,304,672       4, 893,835  
                 
Total assets
    286,487,014       188,917,015  
                 
LIABILITIES:
               
Accrued administrative fees
    3,100       3,100  
                 
Total liabilities
    3,100       3,100  
                 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT
               
FAIR VALUE
    286,483,914       188,913,915  
                 
Adjustments from fair value to contract value for fully
               
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (1,649,869 )     (866,847 )
                 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 284,834,045     $ 188,047,068  
See notes to financial statements.




 
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REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010


   
2011
   
2010
 
CONTRIBUTIONS:
           
Employer contributions
  $ 6,444,463     $ 5,062,129  
Unico proceeds
    2,088,235       -  
Participant contributions
    13,011,666       10,496,445  
Participant rollovers
    344,722       297,521  
Total contributions
    21,889,086       15,856,095  
                 
INVESTMENT (LOSS) INCOME:
               
Net (depreciation) appreciation in fair value of investments
    (11,067,795 )     18,805,832  
Interest and dividend income
    3,203,882       3,228,409  
                 
Total investment (loss) income
    (7,863,913 )     22,034,241  
                 
DEDUCTIONS:
               
Benefits paid to participants
    17,817,944       19,295,235  
Administrative fees
    61,709       81,172  
                 
Total deductions
    17,879,653       19,376,407  
                 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE
    (3,854,480 )     18,513,929  
                 
Transfers/Mergers in from other Plans
    100,641,457       -  
                 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
               
Beginning of year
    188,047,068       169,533,139  
                 
End of year
  $ 284,834,045     $ 188,047,068  
See notes to financial statements.




 
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REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

1.
DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

The following description of the Regal Beloit Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only.  More complete information regarding the Plan’s provisions may be found in the Plan document.  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).

Effective March 1, 2011 the Unico, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan merged into the Plan; as a result of this merger $17,365,434 was transferred into the Plan.  Effective April 1, 2011 the Unico, Inc. Employees’ Profit Sharing Plan merged into the Plan; as a result of this merger $31,929,719 was transferred into the Plan.  Effective November 1, 2011 account balances of former A.O. Smith employees who became employees of Regal Beloit Corporation subsequent to the acquisition of A.O. Smith Corporation’s Electrical Products Company (EPC) were transferred to the Plan.  As a result participant balances of $564,702 and $50,781,602 were transferred from the A.O. Smith Savings Plan and the A.O. Smith Retirement Security Plan, respectively.

General – The Plan is a defined contribution plan which allows eligible employees to defer compensation as permitted under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”). The Plan covers substantially all US based employees of Regal Beloit Corporation (the “Company”).

Plan Administration – On December 1, 2010 Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust (the “Trustee”) became the trustee, custodian, and recordkeeper for the Plan.  Prior to December 1, 2010, Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company was the trustee, custodian, and record keeper for the Plan.  Overall responsibility for administering the Plan rests with the Retirement Plan Committee.

Contributions – Eligible employees can contribute an amount of up to 100% of eligible compensation as defined by the Plan subject to certain limitations under the IRC.  Union employees may be subject to limitations under their collective bargaining agreements.  The Plan also allows “catch-up” contributions for those participants age 50 or over, in addition to the actual deferral amount.

Participating non-union Regal Beloit Corporation employees receive an employer match contribution equal to 100% of the first 1% contributed by the employee and a 50% match on the next 5% percent of the employee’s deferral.

Employees who were previously participating in the Regal Beloit Corporation Value Added Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan receive an additional 2% contribution of their qualifying annual salary each year.

Employees who were participants of the Unico Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan are eligible to receive contributions based on the final purchase price and earn-out as agreed between Unico, Inc. and Regal Beloit Corporation.

Employees who participated in the RBC Manufacturing Corporation Salaried Employees’ Pension Plan and had 10 or more years of vesting service but fewer than 20 years of vesting service receive an additional contribution of 1% of their qualifying annual salaries.  Employees with 20 or more years of vesting service but fewer than 25 years of vesting service receive an additional contribution of 2% of their qualifying annual salaries.
 

 
 
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For Wausau employees represented by Local 1791 I.B.E.W., the Company makes a matching contribution of 50% of a participant’s deferral up to 5% of pretax eligible income, if hired before September 1, 2007 and if hired on or after September 1, 2007, the Company makes a 50% matching contribution of the participant’s deferral up to 6% of pretax annual eligible income.  For employees represented by Teamsters 662, the Company makes a 50% matching contribution of the participant’s deferral up to 5% of pretax annual eligible income.  For Bowling Green employees represented by Local 1076 I.B.E.W., the Company makes a matching contribution of 50% of a participant’s deferral up to 5% of pretax annual eligible income through May 31, 2010 and 50% of a participant’s deferral up to 6% of pretax annual income effective June 1, 2010.  Production employees of Hub City receive a Company match of 50% up to 5% of a participant’s deferral through November 13, 2011 and a Company match of 50% up to 6% of a participants deferral effective November 14, 2011.  Union employees at the Mt. Sterling location receive a Company match of 25% up to 6% of a participant’s deferral.  Union employees at the Tipp City location receive a Company match of 50% up to 3% of a participant’s deferral.

The Plan has implemented the Automatic Enrollment feature as allowed pursuant to the Pension Protection Act of 2007.  This auto enrollment is applicable to all employees newly eligible to participate in the Plan.  These participants are auto enrolled for a 3% payroll deferral.  The deferral rates for participants who were auto enrolled increases by 1% each year until it reaches a maximum contribution of 6%, unless otherwise directed by the participant.  These contributions are defaulted in the Vanguard Lifestyle fund based on the employee’s age absent an investment fund election.

Vesting – Participants at all times have a fully vested interest in individual contribution accounts.  Company matching and discretionary contributions are subject to a two year cliff vesting.  For Wausau employees represented by Local 1791 I.B.E.W., Bowling Green employees represented by Local 1076 I.B.E.W., and production employees at Hub City Company contributions are subject to a three year cliff vesting. Union employees at the Mt. Sterling location are subject to a vesting schedule of 40% after two years, 60% after three years, 80% after four years, and 100% after five years on Company contributions.  Corporate and Mechanical Group Profit Sharing balances and Added Value Nonelective Contribution balances have a six year step vesting.  EPC employees who are eligible for employer nonelective contributions were credited with years of vesting service with A.O. Smith Corporation.  All participant accounts become fully vested at the time of death or disability.

Forfeited Accounts – At December 31, 2011 and 2010 forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $162,565 and $89,199, respectively.  In the event of a forfeited account, the forfeitures are used to reduce employer contributions in the Plan year following the Plan year in which the forfeitures occur. There were no forfeitures used during 2011.  Forfeitures used during 2010 were $149,199.

Benefit Payments – Participants may withdraw their account balance upon retirement, death, disability, termination of employment, or attainment of age 59-1/2.  Participants having any immediate and heavy financial hardship without any other source of funds may request a hardship withdrawal of their 401(k) contributions.  Participant’s vested and nonforfeitable balances will be distributable to the participant upon termination of employment if the balance is less than $1,000.  If the vested balance exceeds $1,000, but it is less than $5,000, the Plan must transfer to an Individual Retirement Account unless the participant elects to receive a distribution.  If the vested balance exceeds $5,000, distribution will be made only if the participant consents.

Participant Accounts – Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant.  Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, any Company matching contribution, allocations of Company discretionary contributions and Plan earnings, and charged with withdrawals and an allocation of Plan losses and administrative expenses.  Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined in the Plan document.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 

 
 
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Investment Options – Participants are able to change their investment options in 1% increments, 12 times per quarter.  A complete listing of investment options is available in the attached supplemental schedule: Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year).

Notes Receivable – The Plan permits a participant to borrow from his or her individual account an amount limited to 50% of the vested account balance, up to $50,000.  The minimum loan amount is $1,000.  Interest at prevailing market rates (ranging from 3.25% to 9.50% as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010) is charged on the loan.  Only one loan is allowed at any time, and the maximum term is five years, unless the loan is used for the acquisition of the participant’s primary residence, for which the term of the loan may be extended beyond the five year period.

2.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting – The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Use of Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Plan’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of Plan assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties – The Plan invests in various investment instruments, including mutual funds, a common collective trust, a pooled fund, and Company common stock.  Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of certain investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition – The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value.  Shares of stock and mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end.  The common collective trust fund and pooled fund are stated at fair value as determined by the issuer of the common collective trust or pooled funds based on the fair market value of the underlying investments.  The common collective trust fund with underlying investments in benefit-responsive investment contracts is valued at the fair value of the underlying investments and then adjusted by the issuer to contract value.  Participant loans are valued at the outstanding loan balances.

The Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund is a stable value fund.  The Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund is primarily invested in traditional and synthetic guaranteed investment contracts.  Traditional contracts are typically issued by insurance companies or banks and are essentially nonmarketable deposits with the issuing entity.  The issuer is contractually obligated to repay the principal and stated interest.  The repayment of a traditional contract is the sole responsibility of the issuing entity.  In the case of a synthetic guaranteed investment contract, the fund purchases high-quality debt obligations and enters into contractual arrangements with third parties to provide a guarantee of book (contract) value and specified interest.  Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.  Contract value represents contributions made to the fund, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals.

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946 , Financial Statements – Investment Companies and FASB ASC 962, Plan Accounting – Defined Contribution Pension Plans, investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.  The Plan invests in fully benefit-responsive guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) and synthetic investment contracts (“synthetic GICs”).  As required by generally accepted accounting principles, the statements of net assets available for benefits present the fair value of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and the adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.
 

 
 
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Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.  Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Benefit Payments – Benefit payments to participants are recorded when paid.  There were no amounts payable to participants who elected to withdraw from the Plan but had not been paid at December 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010.

Administrative Expenses – The Plan pays all administrative expenses.

Plan Termination – The Company may terminate the Plan at any time.  Distribution upon termination or complete discontinuance of contributions will be made in a manner selected by the Trustee.  Presently, the Company has no intention to terminate the Plan.  In the event that the Plan is terminated, participants would become 100% vested in their accounts.

Notes Receivable from Participants – Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Delinquent participant loans are recorded as distributions based on the terms of the plan document.

 
3.
INVESTMENTS

The following presents investments that represent five percent or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.  All investments are participant directed.
   
2011
   
2010
 
Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund*
  $ 65,087,719     $ 40,258,206  
                 
Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund
    22,034,082       20,068,295  
                 
Regal Beloit Corporation Common Stock*
    20,640,862       27,786,386  
                 
Pimco Total Return Fund
    18,775,882       13,957,290  
                 
Fidelity Contrafund #22
    17,683,239       -  
                 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2015
    17,259,073       5,109,559  
                 
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund
    17,125,978       13,143,089  
                 
American Growth Fund of America
    -       11,530,694  
                 
*Represents a party-in-interest
               




 
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During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses in investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) (depreciated) appreciated in value as follows:
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Regal Beloit Corporation Common Stock*
  $ (6,089,789 )   $ 6,385,147  
Common Collective Trust and Pooled Funds*
    1,564,684       5,605  
Pooled Separate Account           7,570   
Mutual Funds
   
(6,542,690
)    
12,407,510
 
    $ (11,067,795 )   $ 18,805,832  
*Represents a party-in-interest.
               

 
4.
PLAN INVESTMENT CLASSIFICATIONS

In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s statement on Fair Value Measurements, the Plan classifies its investments into Level 1, which refers to securities valued using quoted prices from active markets for identical assets, Level 2, which refers to securities not traded on an active market but for which observable market inputs are readily available, and Level 3, which refers to securities valued based on significant unobservable inputs.  As required by the statement on Fair Value Measurements, at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Plan’s portfolio investments were classified as follows based on fair values:

   
Assets Held Inside the Plan
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting
Date Using
 
   
12/31/2011
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Registered investment companies:
                       
    U.S. equity funds
  $ 133,608,500     $ 131,382,922     $ 2,225,578     $ -  
    International equity funds
    11,794,434       11,794,434       -       -  
    Fixed income funds
    4,668,240       4,668,240       -       -  
    Balanced funds
    22,034,082       22,034,082       -       -  
Common collective trust and
  pooled funds:
                               
    Fixed income funds
    83,863,602       -       83,863,602       -  
Regal Beloit Corporation
    Common Stock
    20,640,862       20,640,862       -       -  
Money market funds
    572,622       -       572,622       -  
  Total
  $ 277,182,342     $ 190,520,540     $ 86,661,802     $ -  

   
Assets Held Inside the Plan
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting
Date Using
 
   
12/31/2010
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Registered investment companies:
                       
    U.S. equity funds
  $ 72,971,663     $ 72,971,663     $ -     $ -  
    International equity funds
    8,768,810       8,768,810       -       -  
    Balanced funds
    20,068,295       20,068,295       -       -  
Common collective trust and
  pooled funds:
                               
    Fixed income funds
    54,215,496       -       54,215,496       -  
Regal Beloit Corporation
    Common Stock
    27,786,380       27,786,380       -       -  
Money market funds
    212,536       212,536       -       -  
  Total
  $ 184,023,180     $ 129,807,684     $ 54,215,496     $ -  

 
 
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The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan’s Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2010:

   
Pooled
separate
account
 
Balance, December 31, 2009
  $ 155,268  
Gains and disbursements (net)
    4,465  
Transfers out
    (159,733 )
Balance, December 31, 2010
  $ -  

The following table summarizes the fair value measurements of investments held in the Plan that were calculated using a net asset value per share:

 
 
   
Fair Value Estimated Using Net Asset Value per Share
   
December 31, 2011
               
Redemption
         
Unfunded
 
Redemption
Notice
Investment
 
Fair Value
   
Commitment
 
Frequency
Period
                 
Common collective trust and
pooled funds (a)
  $ 83,863,602     $ -  
Immediate
None
                     
    $ 83,863,602     $ -      

(a)  
This category includes investments in the Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund and the Pimco Total Return Fund.  The Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund invests in securities and intermediate-term dollar bonds to obtain a high level of current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.  The Pimco Total Return Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments to seek maximum total return with preservation of capital and prudent investment management

5.
PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTING

Participant recordkeeping is performed by Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust (Wells Fargo) as of December 1, 2010.  Prior to December 1, 2010 participant recordkeeping was performed by Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company (“M&I”).  For all investment programs other than the Regal Beloit Corporation Unitized Stock Fund (the “Fund”), Wells Fargo maintains participant balances on a share method.  Participant investments in the Fund are accounted for on a unit value method.  The unit value for the Fund is computed based on the share price, dividend information, and the value of the Fund’s short term investments.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Plan held 326,976 units and 334,367 units, respectively, of the Fund.  The Fund invests in shares of Regal Beloit Corporation common stock and held 404,961 shares and 416,213 shares at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  In addition to Regal Beloit Corporation common stock, the Fund also invests in the Wells Fargo Short Term Investment Fund.  Dividend income recorded by the fund for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $278,575 and $207,001, respectively.

 
6.
INCOME TAX STATUS

The Plan received a favorable IRS determination letter from the IRS on June 3, 2010.  The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter.  The Company and Plan’s management believe that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and the Plan and related trust continue to be tax-exempt.  Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
 

 
 
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Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken
an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service.  The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2011, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2008.

7.
EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds, a pooled fund and a common collective trust fund that are managed by Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust.  Wells Fargo is the trustee of the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions.  Fees paid by the Plan for investment management and recordkeeping service are included as a reduction of the return earned by each fund.  In addition, the Plan invests in securities of the Company.  These transactions are not considered prohibited transactions by statutory exemption under ERISA regulations.

8.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective January 1, 2012 Bowling Green employees represented by Local 1076 I.B.E.W. will receive a Company match contribution of equal to 100% of the first 1% contributed by the employee and a 50% match on the next 5% percent of the employee’s deferral.

Effective January 1, 2012 disability pay became a component of eligible compensation.





 
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9.      RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following table reconciles the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets available for Benefits to the Form 5500.

   
Year Ended
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Total Net Assets Per Form 5500
  $ 286,427,951     $ 188,907,952  
Adjustments from fair value to contract value for fully
               
  benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (1,649,869 )     (866,847 )
Defaulted Loans
    59,063       9,063  
Accrued Administrative Fees
    (3,100 )     (3,100 )
                 
Net Assets Per Statement of Net Assets
               
Available for Benefits
  $ 284,834,045     $ 188,047,068  
                 
   
Year Ended
         
      2011          
Net Decrease Per Form 5500
  $ (3,121,458 )        
                 
Defaulted Loans
    50,000          
Adjustments from fair value to contract value for fully
               
  benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (783,022 )        
                 
Net Decrease Per Statements of Changes in Net Assets
               
Available for Benefits
  $ (3,854,480 )        
* * * * * *


 
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

FURNISHED PURSUANT TO

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S RULES AND REGULATIONS
 



 
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REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS
(HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011

Identity of Issue, Borrower,
Lessor, or Similar Party
 
Description of Investment
 
Fair Value
 
Wells Fargo Short Term Investment Fund*
Money Market
  $ 572,622  
Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund*
Common Collective Trust Fund
    65,087,719  
Pimco Total Return Fund*
Pooled Fund
    18,775,882  
Regal Beloit Corporation Common Stock*
Common Stock
    20,640,862  
Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund
Mutual Fund
    22,034,083  
Fidelity Contrafund #22
Mutual Fund
    17,683,239  
Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 FD
Mutual Fund
    17,259,073  
Vanguard Institutional Index FD
Mutual Fund
    17,125,978  
Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund Cl A
Mutual Fund
    10,960,356  
Nuveen Dividend Value Fund
Mutual Fund
    10,767,570  
Baron Growth Fund
Mutual Fund
    10,610,227  
Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 FD
Mutual Fund
    9,699,202  
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund
Mutual Fund
    9,642,604  
Dodge & Cox International Stock FD
Mutual Fund
    6,189,733  
Fidelity Inflation Protected Bond Fund
Mutual Fund
    4,668,240  
Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap FD
Mutual Fund
    4,610,216  
American Funds Europac Growth
Mutual Fund
    4,144,503  
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 FD
Mutual Fund
    3,904,441  
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund
Mutual Fund
    3,886,827  
Vanguard Target Retirement  2020 FD
Mutual Fund
    3,540,438  
Vanguard Target Retirement 2005 FD
Mutual Fund
    2,654,906  
Vanguard Target Retirement  2030 FD
Mutual Fund
    2,644,206  
Vanguard Target Retirement  2010 FD
Mutual Fund
    2,473,392  
Fidelity Group TR for Employee
Mutual Fund
    2,225,578  
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 FD
Mutual Fund
    1,842,429  
Artisan International FD
Mutual Fund
    1,460,198  
Vanguard Target Retirement  2040 FD
Mutual Fund
    1,165,039  
Vanguard Target Retirement FD
Mutual Fund
    509,249  
Vanguard Target Retirement  2050 FD
Mutual Fund
    370,629  
Vanguard Target Retirement  2055 FD
Mutual Fund
    32,901  
Notes Receivable (Interest rates ranging
from 3.25% to 9.50%, maturing through 03/31/2025)*
Notes Receivable
    6,023,973  
TOTAL ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
  $ 283,206,315  
*Represents a party-in-interest.
       

 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:
June 28, 2012
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
       
   
By:
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
RETIREMENT PLAN COMMITTEE
       
   
By:
/s/ Charles A. Hinrichs
     
Charles A. Hinrichs
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 

 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
 
FORM 11-K
 
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
 
Exhibit No.
Description
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm