Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Gliebe Mark Joseph
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REGAL BELOIT CORP [RBC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President/COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 STATE STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2009
(Street)

BELOIT, WI 53511
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               577 (2) I Retirement Savings Plan
Common Stock 05/08/2009   A(1)   8,000 (1) A $ 0 30,019 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
Non-Qualified Stock Options $ 29             01/03/2006(3) 01/03/2015 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options $ 36.36             01/27/2007(3) 01/27/2016 Common Stock 35,000   35,000 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights $ 48.05             02/06/2009(4) 02/06/2017 Common Stock 35,000   35,000 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights $ 42.28             05/02/2010(5) 05/02/2018 Common Stock 35,000   35,000 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights $ 42.65 05/08/2009   A   35,000   05/08/2011(5) 05/08/2019 Common Stock 35,000 $ 0 35,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Gliebe Mark Joseph
200 STATE STREET
BELOIT, WI 53511
  X     President/COO  

Signatures

 Mark J. Gliebe   05/12/2009
**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) Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted to the reporting person under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. RSUs vest 100% on May 8, 2012. Each RSU is equal to one share of Common Stock and is payable only in stock.
(2) Balance reflects the most current data available with regard to holdings in the Regal-Beloit Corporation Retirement Savings Plan.
(3) Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. The option vests and becomes exercisable 40% on the second anniversary of the date of grant, 60% on third anniversary, 80% on fourth anniversary and 100% on fifth anniversary.
(4) Granted as stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. The SARs vest and become exercisable 40% on the second anniversary of the date of grant, 60% on third anniversary, 80% on fourth anniversary and 100% on fifth anniversary.
(5) Granted as stock-settled SARs under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. The SARs vest and become exercisable 40% on the second anniversary of the date of grant, 60% on third anniversary, 80% on fourth anniversary and 100% on fifth anniversary.

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