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 4, 2006
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
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 4, 2006, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the Company) issued a press release disclosing, among other things, updated multi-year backlog information. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein 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 4, 2006 (regarding the matter referenced in Item 8.01). |
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: January 6, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number |
Description |
Method of Filing | ||
99.1 | Press release dated January 4, 2006 | Filed herewith |