Form 144 - Robert J. Brooks

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 144

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

ATTENTION:  Transmitfor filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker

   SEC USE ONLY
   DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
   CUSIP NUMBER
   WORK LOCATION

 

1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)

WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

  

(b) IRS IDENT. NO.

25-1615902

     

(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.

001-13782

  

(e) TELEPHONE NO.

412-825-1000

 

1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER

  

STREET

    

CITY

    

STATE

    

ZIP CODE

    

1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE

        WILMERDING      PA      15148     

 

2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD

  (b) IRS IDENT NO.   (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER  

(d) ADDRESS STREET

C/O WABTEC

  CITY   STATE   ZIP CODE

ROBERT J. BROOKS

  Not Required   DIRECTOR   1001 AIR BRAKE AVE   WILMERDING   PA   15148

INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.

 

3 (a)

   (b)   SEC USE ONLY   (c)   (d)   (e)   (f)   (g)
Title of the
Class of
Securities
to be Sold
   Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities   Broker-Dealer
File Number
  Number of Shares
or Other Units
to be Sold
(See instr. 3(c))
  Aggregate Market
Value
(See instr. 3(d))
  Number of
Shares
or Other Units
Outstanding
(See instr. 3(e))
  Approximate Date of Sale
(See instr. 3(f))
(MO. DAY YR.)
  Name of Each
Securities
Exchange
(See instr. 3(g))
Common Stock   

PNC BANK

222 DELAWARE AVE.

WILMINGTON, DE 19801

    100,000   $3,627,000
as of 5/17/06
  48,523,913   BEGINNING 05-19-06   NYSE

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. (a)      Name of Issuer
  (b) Issuer’s I.R.S. Identification Number
  (c) Issuer’s S.E.C. file number, if any
  (d) Issuer’s address, including zip code
  (e) Issuer’s telephone number, including area code

 

  2. (a)       Name of Person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  (b) Such person’s I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
  (c) Such person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  (d) Such person’s address, including zip code

 

  3. (a)      Title of the class of securities to be sold
  (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
  (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
  (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
  (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
  (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold


TABLE I – SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

 

Title of

the Class

 

Date you

Acquired

   Nature of Acquisition
Transaction
  

Name of Person from Whom Acquired

(If gift, also give date donor acquired)

  

Amount of
Securities Acquired

   Date of
Payment
   Nature of Payment

Common Stock

  6/16/95    INITIAL PUBLIC
OFFERING
   WESTINGHOUSE
AIR BRAKE COMPANY
   814,285    6/16/95    CASH

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

  

2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.

 


TABLE II – SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

 

Name and Address of Seller

   Title of Securities Sold    Date of Sale    Amount of Securities Sold    Gross Proceeds

 

INSTRUCTIONS:   ATTENTION:
See the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.   The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.

                        May 18, 2006                        

                                      /s/ Robert J. Brooks                                    

DATE OF NOTICE

  SIGNATURE

The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)