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) May 12, 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 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”) on May 12, 2010, management proposals 1 and 2 were approved. The proposals below are described in detail in Wabtec’s definitive proxy statement, dated March 31, 2010, for its Annual Meeting.

The results are as follows:

1. The election of three directors for a three-year term expiring in 2013:

 

Name of Director		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Vote
Robert J. Brooks		38,281,537		1,282,804		2,606,079
William E. Kassling		39,005,565		558,776		2,606,079
Albert J. Neupaver		38,820,254		744,087		2,606,079

Continuing as directors, with terms expiring in 2011, are Emilio A. Fernandez, Lee B. Foster, II and James V. Napier. Continuing as directors, with terms expiring in 2012, are Brian P. Hehir, Michael W.D. Howell, Gary C. Valade and Nickolas W. Vande Steeg.

2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010:

 

For		Against		Abstained		Broker Non-Vote
41,774,384		390,587		5,449		0

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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, 2010