UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 30, 2009
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 1-13146
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Oregon
(State of Incorporation) | | 93-0816972
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Item 5.02 | | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Certain officers and employees of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) have surrendered for cancellation unvested shares of the Company’s common stock that had been awarded under the Company’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan subject to performance-based vesting. The number of shares surrendered by the Company’s named executive officers and the original grant date of those share awards are listed below:
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| | | Number of Shares | | | | |
| | | Surrendered for | | Effective Date of | | Date of Grant of |
| Name | | Cancellation | | Cancellation of Shares | | Surrendered Shares |
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| Robin D. Bisson | | 4,000 | | | | May 6, 2009 | | April 7, 2008 |
| Alejandro Centurion | | 4,000 | | | | April 30, 2009 | | April 7, 2008 |
| William A. Furman | | 100,000 | | | | April 30, 2009 | | January 8, 2008 |
| Timothy A. Stuckey | | 4,000 | | | | April 30, 2009 | | April 7, 2008 |
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.
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| | THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.
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| Date: May 6 , 2009 | By: | /s/ Mark J. Rittenbaum | |
| | | Mark J. Rittenbaum | |
| | | Executive Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial
Officer) | |
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