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): October 14, 1997 GATX CAPITAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 94-1661392 (State of other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) Four Embarcadero Center San Francisco, California 94111 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 955-3200 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Page 1 of 3 Pages Exhibit Index on Page 4 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On October 14, 1997, GATX Capital Corporation (the "Company") entered into a Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 14, 1997 (the "Third Supplemental Indenture") with The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, that supplements and amends an Indenture dated as of July 31, 1989, as supplemented and amended by a Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 18, 1991 and a Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 2, 1996. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. 4.1 Indenture dated as of July 31, 1989 between GATX Capital Corporation (formerly named GATX Leasing Corporation) and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the Company's Form S-3 Registration Statement No.33- 30300). 4.2 Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 18, 1991 between GATX Capital Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Form S-3 Registration Statement No.33-64474). 4.3 Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 2, 1996 between GATX Capital Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee. 4.4 Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 14, 1997 between GATX Capital Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee. 3 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. GATX CAPITAL CORPORATION Dated: October 15, 1997 By: /s/ Michael E. Cromar ---------------------------------- Name: Michael E. Cromar Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 4 EXHIBIT INDEX GATX CAPITAL CORPORATION Current Report on Form 8-K Exhibit No. Description Page No. - ----------- ----------- -------- 4.1 Indenture dated as of July 31, 1989 between GATX Capital Corporation (formerly named GATX Leasing Corporation) and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the Company's Form S-3 Registration Statement No.33-30300). 4.2 Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 18, 1991 between GATX Capital Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Form S-3 Registration Statement No.33-64474). 4.3 Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 2, 1996 between GATX Capital Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee. 4.4 Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 14, 1997 between GATX Capital Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee.