Edgar Filing: GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

Date: August 8, 2018

/s/ Lorie L. Tekorius

Lorie L. Tekorius

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

8-K

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) August 8, 2018

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File No. 1-13146

Oregon

001-13146

93-0816972

(State of

Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


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

(503) 684-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 8, 2018, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (“Greenbrier”) issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 announcing that Greenbrier-AstraRail, Greenbrier’s European subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with Rayvag Vagon Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (“Rayvag”) to take an approximately 68% ownership stake in Rayvag. Rayvag is a railcar manufacturer and provider of railcar repair and parts services based in Adana, Turkey.

The information under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in the press release shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:



99.1		Press Release dated August 8, 2018 of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. announcing the agreement with Rayvag

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.