Form 8-K - Current report

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): December 2, 2024

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WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	033-90866	25-1615902
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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30 Isabella Street Pittsburgh, PA		15212
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  [phone]

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Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $.01 par value per share		WAB		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 2, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec” or the “Company”) elected Juan Perez to the Board, effective January 29, 2025. Mr. Perez will join the class of directors whose term expires in 2025.

Mr. Perez will receive compensation in the same manner as Wabtec’s other non-employee directors, as described in Wabtec’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2024. Effective January 29, 2025, Mr. Perez was also appointed to the Audit Committee, the Governance and Sustainability Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance Subcommittee of the Governance and Sustainability Committee of the Board.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Perez and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Perez was elected as a member of the Board. There are no related person transactions (within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) between Mr. Perez, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other.

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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.

	Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
Date: December 4, 2024	By:	/s/ David L. DeNinno
		David L. DeNinno
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Document and Entity Information	Dec. 02, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 02, 2024
Entity File Number	033-90866
Entity Registrant Name	WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Entity Central Index Key	0000943452
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	25-1615902
Entity Address, Address Line One	30 Isabella Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Pittsburgh
Entity Address, State or Province	PA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	15212
City Area Code	412
Local Phone Number	825-1000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, $.01 par value per share
Trading Symbol	WAB
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false

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