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 15, 2013 (May 14, 2013)

WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(412) 825-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 14, 2013, the Board of Directors of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Albert J. Neupaver to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Raymond T. Betler to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Neupaver was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Mr. Betler was previously Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Neupaver succeeds William E. Kassling as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Kassling will remain on the Board in the role of Lead Director. The information required by Item 5.02(c)(2) is incorporated by reference herein from the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, dated April 1, 2013. Reference is made to the Press Release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company on May 14, 2013, management proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4 were approved. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 1, 2013, for its Annual Meeting.

The final results are as follows:

Continuing as directors, with terms expiring in 2014, are Emilio A. Fernandez, Lee B. Foster and Gary C. Valade.

Continuing as directors, with terms expiring in 2015, are Brian P. Hehir, Michael W. D. Howell and Nicholas W. Vande Steeg.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 14, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one split of the Company’s common stock. Each stockholder of record of the Company at the close of business on June 3, 2013 will receive one additional share of common stock for every outstanding share of common stock held on such date. The Company expects that the additional shares will be distributed by the transfer agent on June 11, 2013.

On May 14, 2013, the Board of Directors also increased the Company’s regular quarterly, post-split dividend to 4 cents per share of common stock from 2.5 cents per share of common stock. The new dividend rate will be payable initially on August 30, 2013 to shareholders of record as of August 16, 2013. Reference is made to the Press Release filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:

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.

Date: May 15, 2013

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