UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

Form  i 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)  i September 1, 2022

 

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Oregon		i 001-13146		i 93-0816972
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

i One Centerpointe Drive,  i Suite 200,  i Lake Oswego,  i OR		i 97035
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 i (503)  i 684-7000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

 

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):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common Stock without par value		i GBX		i 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 company    i ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

 

 

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 1, 2022, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the appointment of a new President of Global Manufacturing Operations.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated September 1, 2022 of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. announcing the election of a new President of Global Manufacturing Operations.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

				THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.
Date: September 1, 2022				By:		/s/ Martin R. Baker
						Martin R. Baker
						Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel