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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 * Crainer Thomas C   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 General Manager (Last) (First) (Middle) 51 OLD COUNTY ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/16/2009 (Street) OXFORD, CT US 06478 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 11/16/2009   F(7)   315 (7) D $ 22.73 9,514 (2) (4) (6) D   Common Stock 11/16/2009   A(9)   3,000 (9) A (9) $ 22.73 12,514 (2) (4) (6) (9) 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(3)

02/12/2015

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Option to purchase Common Stock

$ 12

07/01/2002

07/01/2012

Common Stock

12,500

12,500

D

Option to purchase Common Stock

$ 22.66

07/12/2007(1)

07/12/2013

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Option to purchase Common Stock

$ 20.37

11/11/2008(5)

11/11/2015

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Option to purchase Common Stock

$ 22.73

11/16/2009

A(8)

25,000 (8)

11/16/2010(8)

11/16/2016

Common Stock

25,000

$ 22.73

25,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Crainer Thomas C 51 OLD COUNTY ROAD OXFORD, CT US 06478			VP and General Manager

Signatures

Thomas J. Williams /attorney in fact/		11/18/2009
**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 vested on 7/12/07, 1/5 vest on 7/12/08, 1/5 vest on 7/12/09, 1/5 vest on 7/12/10 and 1/5 vest on 7/12/11.
(2)	2,000 shares of the reported Common Stock are Restricted Shares. The Restrictions lapse in accordance with the following schedule: 1/2 lapse on 7/12/10 and 1/2 lapse on 7/12/11. 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: 1/5 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.
(4)	2,400 shares of the reported Common Stock are Restricted Shares. The Restrictions lapse in accordance with the following schedule: 1/4 lapse on 2/12/10, 1/4 lapse on 2/12/11, 1/4 lapse on 2/12/12 and 1/4 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.
(5)	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.
(6)	2,000 shares of the reported Common Stock are Restricted Shares. The Restrictions lapse in accordance with the following schedule: 1/2 lapse on 11/11/10 and 1/2 lapse on 11/11/11. 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.
(7)	Represents shares withheld by the Company to pay tax liability related to vesting of restricted stock
(8)	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
(9)	3,000 shares of the reported Common Stock are Restricted Shares. The Restrictions lapse in accordance with the following schedule: 1/3 lapse on 11/16/2010, 1/3 lapse on 11/16/2011 and 1/3 lapse on 11/16/2012. 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

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