WAB: New financial obligation

wab-20261001 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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): October 1, 2026 WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 003-90866 (Commission File No.) 25-1615902 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 30 Isabella Street Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 15212 (Zip Code) ( 412 ) 825-1000 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable (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.): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share WAB New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth compa