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) December 13, 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)
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-laws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Effective December 13, 2007, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) approved certain changes to the Company’s By-laws to allow the Company to issue shares of stock in the Company in either certificated or uncertificated form. The changes to the By-laws include:
Article V – Stock
| • | AmendedSection 1 to allow shares of stock of the Company to either be represented by certificates or to be uncertificated, to the extent described inSection 5 andSection 6 (as discussed below). |
| • | RevisedSection 3 to allow the Company to issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate previously issued by it that is alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed. |
| • | Eliminated fromSection 4 the requirement that the Company issue a new certificate upon transfer of a certificate. AmendedSection 4 to include a provision regarding the transfer of uncertificated shares. |
| • | Added a newSection 5 to allow all or part of the shares of stock of the Company to be uncertificated to the extent determined by the Board from time to time. In no event, however, will shares represented by a certificate be deemed uncertificated until the certificate is surrendered to the Company. |
| • | Added a newSection 6 to allow the Board (or an officer or other person designated by the Board) from time to time to make rules, policies and procedures as it, he or she may deem appropriate concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Company, whether certificated or uncertificated. |
| • | Moved the originalSection 5 entitled “Record Date” to a newSection 7. |
| • | Moved the originalSection 6 entitled “Beneficial Owners” to a newSection 8. |
The foregoing summary of such amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Company’s By-laws, as amended and restated effective December 13, 2007, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Amended and Restated By-laws as of December 13, 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: December 14, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | Description | Method of Filing | ||
| 3.1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Amended and Restated By-laws as of December 13, 2007. | Filed herewith. |