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107 to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation&#x2019;s (the &#x201c;Company&#x201d;)
Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-299570), in
accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
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issued by the Company will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and
severally, on an unsecured basis by each of the Company&#x2019;s current and future
subsidiaries that guarantee indebtedness under the amended and restated credit
agreement, dated as of April 23, 2025, by and among the Company, Wabtec
Transportation Netherlands B.V. and the other borrowing subsidiaries party
thereto, the lenders party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as
administrative agent, or any other debt of the Company or any other guarantor.
Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate filing fee is
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