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): February 27, 2014
GATX Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 1-2328 | 36-1124040 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
222 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606-5314
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(312) 621-6200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement
GATX Corporation (“GATX”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), dated February 27, 2014, pursuant to which GATX agreed to sell and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to and upon terms and conditions set forth therein, $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.250% Senior Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”), $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.500% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2044 (the “2044 Notes” and, together with the 2017 Notes and the 2019 Notes, the “Notes”) as described in the prospectus supplement dated February 27, 2014 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) filed pursuant to GATX’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-190682 (the “Registration Statement”).
The Notes will be issued under the Indenture dated as of February 6, 2008 between GATX and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee, and an officers’ certificate providing for the issuance of the Notes. The Underwriters are expected to deliver the Notes against payment on March 4, 2014.
Copies of the Underwriting Agreement and other documents relating to this transaction are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
See Item 1.01
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated February 27, 2014, between GATX and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP as to the validity of the securities being offered. |
| 23.1 | Consent of Mayer Brown LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). |
SIGNATURE
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.
| GATX CORPORATION |
| (Registrant) |
/s/ Robert C. Lyons |
| Robert C. Lyons |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
| (Duly Authorized Officer) |
Date: February 28, 2014