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) January 29, 2010

 

 

WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-13782		25-1615902
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

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

(412) 825-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(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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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On January 29, 2010, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release updating its 2009 guidance for earnings per diluted share to $2.37-$2.41, with revenues of about $1.4 billion. The Company also issued 2010 earnings per diluted share guidance of $2.35-$2.50, with revenues expected to be flat to slightly up. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and the first two paragraphs discussing 2009 and 2010 guidance are incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

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

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated January 29, 2010.

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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: January 29, 2010

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number		Description		Method of Filing
99.1		Press release dated January 29, 2010		Filed herewith.