UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): November
2, 2005
REGAL-BELOIT
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Wisconsin
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1-7283
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39-0875718
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(State
of 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
(Address
of principal executive office)
(608)
364-8800
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
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Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers.
On
November 2, 2005,
the Board of Directors of REGAL-BELOIT CORPORATION (the “Company”) approved the
appointment of Jeffery P. Swoyer, Vice President of Human Resources, as a Vice
President of the Company. Mr. Swoyer, age 52, joined the Company August 15,
2005. Prior to Joining the Company, Mr. Swoyer was Vice President of Human
Resources for Alcoa Flexible Packaging, a business unit of Alcoa, Inc., from
October 2002 to August 2005. In that position, Mr. Swoyer had responsibility
for
worldwide human resource functions and marketing communications for the Flexible
Packaging business. From September 2001 to October 2002, Mr. Swoyer led the
Alcoa Business System and Organizations Development organization where he was
responsible for the deployment of Alcoa Business Systems (Lean Manufacturing
and
Continuous Improvement). From January 1999 to September 1999, Mr. Swoyer was
Vice President of Human Resources for Alcoa Extruded Construction Products
where
he had responsibility for the business unit human resources
functions.
Mr.
Swoyer replaces Fritz Hollenbach as an officer of the Company. Mr. Hollenbach
remains with the Company as Vice President of Human Resources Administration.
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.
| REGAL-BELOIT CORPORATION | ||
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| Date: November 4, 2005 | By: | /s/ David A. Barta |
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| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||