Regal Beloit Declares Dividend


January 30, 2012 (Beloit, WI): Mark J. Gliebe, president and Chief Executive Officer of
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION (NYSE:RBC), announced that the Board of Directors,
at their regular quarterly meeting held on January 27, 2012, declared a dividend of $.18
per share payable on April 13, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business
on March 30, 2012. The dividend represents the 207 th consecutive dividend declared
by the Company.

Regal Beloit Corporation is a leading manufacturer of electric motors, mechanical and
electrical motion controls and power generation products serving markets throughout
the world. Regal Beloit is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, and has manufacturing,
sales and service facilities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and
Asia. Regal Beloit's common stock is a component of the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index and
the Russell 2000 Index.

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