SEC Form 4
| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC [ GBX ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common stock - GBX | 12/31/2016 | M | 6,894(1) | A | $0.00 | 6,894 | D | |||
| Common stock - GBX | 12/31/2016 | F | 2,752(2) | D | $41.55 | 4,142 | D | |||
| Common stock - GBX | 12/31/2016 | M | 3,775(1) | A | $0.00 | 10,592 | I | By Reliance Trust Company as Trustee for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Employees | ||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (3) | 12/31/2016 | M | 10,669 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 10,669 | $0.00 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements dated May 5, 2014, May 22, 2015 and the terms of the Separation and Consulting Agreement dated May 10, 2016 (the "Separation Agreement"), 1,568 and 4,333 time-based vesting restricted stock units, respectively, vested upon retirement of the Reporting Person on December 31, 2016. Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, 4,768 performance-based restricted stock units granted on May 22, 2015 vested at target levels with a pro-rata number of shares issued to the Reporting Person based on the 22-month period of the performance period during which the Reporting Person remained employed. Receipt of 3,775 of these common shares were deferred by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Receipt of 3,775 of these common shares were deferred by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. |
| 2. Pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements dated May 5, 2014, May 22, 2015 and the terms of the Separation and Consulting Agreement dated May 10, 2016, common shares otherwise issuable to the Reporting Person upon vesting of the award were surrendered to the Company to settle the statutory withholding tax obligation incurred upon vesting of the award. |
| 3. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of GBX common stock. |
| 4. Pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements dated May 5, 2014, May 22, 2015 and the terms of the Separation and Consulting Agreement dated May 10, 2016 (the "Separation Agreement"), 1,568 and 4,333 time-based vesting restricted stock units, respectively, vested upon retirement of the Reporting Person on December 31, 2016. Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, 4,768 performance-based restricted stock units granted on May 22, 2015 vested at target levels with a pro-rata number of shares issued to the Reporting Person based on the 22-month period of the performance period during which the Reporting Person remained employed. Receipt of 3,775 of these common shares were deferred by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. |
| Remarks: |
| s/ James T. Sharp By Feng C. Grove Attorney-in-fact | 01/03/2017 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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