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) April 26, 2007
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):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On April 26, 2007, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting, among other things, the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. 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, and as set forth in Item 8.01 herein.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 26, 2007, the Company issued a press release providing, among other things, updated earnings guidance for fiscal year 2007. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and the portion entitled “2007 Guidance Increased” is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is furnished and portions thereof are filed (as decribed in 8.01) with this report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 26, 2007. |
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/ Alvaro Garcia-Tunon | |
| Alvaro Garcia-Tunon | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: April 26, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number | Description |
Method of Filing | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 26, 2007. | Filed herewith. |