Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Lazzerini Robert A.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/03/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REGAL BELOIT CORP [RBC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 STATE STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BELOIT, WI 53511		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,758
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights 05/04/2013(1) 05/04/2021 Common Stock 750 $ 72.29 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 05/03/2014(1) 05/03/2022 Common Stock 240 $ 63.56 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 05/02/2015(2) 05/02/2023 Common Stock 380 $ 64.99 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 05/07/2016(2) 05/07/2024 Common Stock 475 $ 75.76 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 05/12/2017(2) 05/12/2025 Common Stock 1,050 $ 78.15 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 05/11/2018(2) 05/11/2026 Common Stock 1,660 $ 57.43 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Lazzerini Robert A.
200 STATE STREET
BELOIT, WI 53511		       Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Thomas E. Valentyn as Power of Attorney 04/10/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Granted as stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. The SARs vest and become exercisable 40% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant, 60% on the third anniversary of the date of the grant, 80% on the fourth anniversary of the date of the grant and 100% on the fifth anniversary of the date of the grant.
(2) Granted as stock-settled SARs under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. The SARs vest and become exercisable 40% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant, 60% on the third anniversary of the date of the grant, 80% on the fourth anniversary of the date of the grant and 100% on the fifth anniversary of the date of the grant.

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