UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): May 17, 2018 (May 15, 2018)

 

 

WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE

TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		033-90866		25-1615902
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1001 Air Brake Avenue Wilmerding, Pennsylvania		15148
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(412) 825-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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. below):

 

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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).

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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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 15, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) announced the retirement of Board member Nickolas W. Vande Steeg. The information required by Item 5.02(b) is incorporated by reference herein from the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, dated April 5, 2018.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company on May 15, 2018, management proposals 1, 2, and 3 were approved. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, dated April 5, 2018.

The final results are as follows:

 

1.	The election of four directors for a three-year term expiring in 2021:

 

Name of Director		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker  Non-Votes
Erwan Faiveley		73,723,166.2		6,223,304		5,083,176
Linda S. Harty		79,675,452.2		271,018		5,083,176
Brian P. Hehir		77,690,809.2		2,255,661		5,083,176
Michael W.D. Howell		74,326,800.2		5,619,670		5,083,176

Continuing as directors, with terms expiring in 2020, are Philippe Alfroid, Raymond T. Betler, Emilio A. Fernandez and Lee B. Foster.

Continuing as directors, with terms expiring in 2019, are Robert J. Brooks, William E. Kassling, Albert J. Neupaver and Stephane Rambaud-Measson.

 

2.	The approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution relating to 2017 named executive officers compensation:

 

For		Against		Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
74,798,399.2		3,845,328		1,302,743		5,083,176

 

3.	Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018.

 

For		Against		Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
83,814,229.2		1,130,965		84,452		0

Reference is made to the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibit.

The following exhibit is furnished with this report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated May 15, 2018

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 17, 2018

Exhibit 99.1

 

		News Release

Wabtec Shareholders Approve Company

Proposals At Annual Meeting

WILMERDING, PA, May 15, 2018 – Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) shareholders today elected four directors and approved other company proposals at its annual meeting in Pittsburgh. Directors elected were: Erwan Faiveley, Linda S. Harty, Brian P. Hehir and Michael W.D. Howell.

Shareholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year, and approved proposals relating to executive and Board compensation.

Wabtec Corporation (www.wabtec.com) is a leading global provider of equipment, systems and value-added services for transit and freight rail. Through its subsidiaries, the company manufactures a range of products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles. The company also builds new switcher and commuter locomotives, and provides aftermarket services. The company has facilities located throughout the world.

 

 

Tim Wesley		Phone: 412.825.1543 E-mail: twesley@wabtec.com Website: www.wabtec.com		Wabtec Corporation 1001 Air Brake Avenue Wilmerding, PA 15148