Edgar Filing: GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

Date: April 6, 2016

/s/ Lorie L. Tekorius

Lorie L. Tekorius

Senior Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Form 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): April 5, 2016

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File No. 1-13146


Oregon		93-0816972
(State of Incorporation)		(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

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:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01

Other Events

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) has amended the record date and payment date of their recently declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share. The record date has been changed to April 20, 2016 from the previously announced date of April 13, 2016 and the payment date has been changed to May 11, 2016 from the previously announced date of May 4, 2016. This change assures that the dividend record date is consistent with the New York Stock Exchange requirements.

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 hereunto duly authorized.