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 22, 2015 (October 22, 2015)
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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 22, 2015, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting, among other things, the Company’s 2015 third quarter results. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 22, 2015, the Company issued a press release which, among other things, affirmed the previously provided earnings guidance. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and the second paragraph discussing the affirmed earnings guidance and the revised 2015 revenue guidance are incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibit. |
The following exhibit is furnished with this report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 22, 2015 | |
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.
| WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Patrick D. Dugan | |
| Patrick D. Dugan | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: October 22, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibits | ||
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation on October 22, 2015. | |