Furman William A Form 4 GREENBRIER COMPANIES / WILLIAM A FURMAN ownership change

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FURMAN WILLIAM A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

ONE CENTERPOINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200

(Street)

LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035-8612

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC [ GBX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/24/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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	10/24/2017		M		51,210(1)	A	$0.00	365,635	I	By William A Furman Revocable Living Trust
Common stock - GBX	10/24/2017		F		26,090(2)	D	$51.65	339,545	I	By William A Furman Revocable Living Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)	10/24/2017		M			30,000(4)	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	30,000	$0.00	186,019	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On May 22, 2015, the Reporting Person was awarded 30,000 performance-based restricted stock units ("RSUs"), including 15,000 RSUs subject to vesting based on the Issuer's achievement of adjusted EBITDA performance objectives and 15,000 RSUs subject to vesting based on the issuer's achievement of ROE performance objectives. The issuer achieved performance at between target and stretch levels against the adjusted EBITDA performance objective and the ROE performance objectives, resulting in the Reporting Person being entitled to receive the number of shares of the Company's common stock equal to 168.4% and 173.0% of the adjusted EBITDA and ROE RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person, respectively. Accordingly, 51,210 shares of the Company's common stock were issued to the Reporting Person as of the determination date, October 24, 2017.

2. Pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated May 22, 2015, 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 Agreement dated May 22, 2015, 30,000 RSUs vested on October 24, 2017.

Remarks:

	/s/ William A. Furman By Feng C. Grove Attorney-in-fact	10/26/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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