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): October 24, 2016 (October 19, 2016)
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
| 033-90866 |
25-1615902 | |
| (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.)
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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 October 19, 2016, Mr. Gary C. Valade, a director of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the “Company”), retired from the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with the Company’s mandatory retirement policy as set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. Mr. Valade’s retirement was not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
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: October 24, 2016
| WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ David L. DeNinno | |
| David L. DeNinno | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||