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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 8-K Report, Shareholder Vote Results (May 20, 2024)

Reports
Shareholder Matters
Filing Date
Filed May 20, 2024
Period End
May 16, 2024
Security
WAB
In the record · 2016–202610-K1110-Q338-K132

WAB filed 11 annual reports (10-K), 33 quarterly reports (10-Q) and 132 current reports (8-K) between 2016 and 2026.

  1. Deal closed8-K · Mar ’17Mar ’17
  2. Leadership change8-K · Jul ’19Jul ’19
  3. Leadership change8-K · Aug ’21Aug ’21
  4. Material agreement8-K · May ’25May ’25

01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed May 20, 2024. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation filed this Current Report under Item 5.07 to disclose the voting results from its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held May 16, 2024.

The filing states that management proposals 1, 2 and 3 were approved. The proposals are described in detail in the company's proxy statement for the meeting, dated April 4, 2024. Stockholders elected three directors, Linda A.

Harty, Brian P. Hehir and Beverley A. Babcock, to three-year terms expiring in 2027.

Stockholders also approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, a resolution relating to 2023 named executive officer compensation. In addition, they ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024.

For the director elections and the compensation resolution, the filing reports 7,908,496 broker non-votes. The 8-K reports vote counts only and does not describe any other corporate actions.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

  1. Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 16, 2024; management proposals 1, 2 and 3 were approved.
  2. Linda A. Harty received 139,291,706 For votes and Brian P. Hehir received 135,903,336 For votes; both were elected as directors for three-year terms expiring in 2027.
  3. Beverley A. Babcock received 148,899,319 For votes and was elected as a director for a three-year term expiring in 2027.
  4. Stockholders approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, a resolution relating to 2023 named executive officer compensation, with 145,314,939 For votes and 6,639,909 Against votes.
  5. Stockholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024, with 151,508,538 For votes and 8,377,954 Against votes.
  6. The filing reports 7,908,496 broker non-votes on the director elections and the compensation resolution.
  7. Full proposal details are in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, dated April 4, 2024.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Which directors were elected at the 2024 Annual Meeting, and for how long?

    Linda A. Harty, Brian P. Hehir and Beverley A. Babcock were elected as directors for three-year terms expiring in 2027.

  2. Did stockholders approve the executive compensation for 2023?

    Yes. Stockholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, a resolution relating to 2023 named executive officer compensation, with 145,314,939 votes For, 6,639,909 Against and 138,675 Abstained.

  3. Who was ratified as the independent auditor for fiscal year 2024?

    Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024, with 151,508,538 votes For, 8,377,954 Against and 115,527 Abstained.

  4. Where can investors find more detail on the proposals voted on?

    The filing states that the proposals are described in detail in the company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, dated April 4, 2024.

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