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): May 18, 2015 (May 13, 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 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)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) on May 13, 2015, management proposals 1, 2 and 3 were approved. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, dated April 2, 2015.
The final results are as follows:
| 1. | The election of three directors for a three-year term expiring in 2018: |
Name of Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Brian P. Hehir | 79,725,419 | 3,168,288 | 6,540,864 | |||||||||
Michael W. D. Howell | 79,158,836 | 3,734,871 | 6,540,864 | |||||||||
Nickolas W. Vande Steeg | 79,717,295 | 3,176,412 | 6,540,864 | |||||||||
Continuing as directors, with terms expiring in 2016, are Robert J. Brooks, William E. Kassling and Albert J. Neupaver.
Continuing as directors, with terms expiring in 2017, are Emilio A. Fernandez, Lee B. Foster, II and Gary C. Valade.
| 2. | The approval of an advisory(non-binding) resolution relating to 2014 named executive officers compensation: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 80,755,025 | 1,794,789 | 343,893 | 6,540,864 |
| 3. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 87,782,906 | 1,571,138 | 80,527 | 0 |
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 13, 2015, the Board of Directors also increased the Company’s regular quarterly dividend to 8 cents per share of common stock from 6 cents per share of common stock. The new dividend rate will be payable initially on August 31, 2015 to shareholders of record as of August 17, 2015. Reference is made to the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K which is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 13, 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/ David L. DeNinno | |
| David L. DeNinno | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||
Date: May 18, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | Description | Method of Filing | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 13, 2015 | Filed herewith. | ||