SEC FORM 4

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^*

RITTENBAUM MARK J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

ONE CENTERPOINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200

(Street)

LAKE OSWEGO

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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP, Commercial & Leasing

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/22/2018

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common stock - GBX	05/22/2018		M		3,166	A	$0.00	71,892	D
Common stock - GBX	05/22/2018		F		1,056⁽¹⁾	D	$52.2	70,836	D
Common stock - GBX	05/24/2018		S⁽²⁾		2,100	D	$49.5833⁽³⁾	68,736	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	05/22/2018		M			3,166	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	3,166	$0.00	55,349	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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.

2. Sale of shares was executed pursuant to a sales plan adopted May 15, 2018 and intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $49.15 to $49.85, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., any security holder of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of GBX common stock.

5. Pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated May 22, 2015, 3,166 restricted stock units vested on May 22, 2018.

Remarks:

	/s/ Mark J. Rittenbaum By Feng C. Grove Attorney-in-fact	05/24/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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