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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Oregon</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">93-0816972</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lorie L. Tekorius </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>President and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(503) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">684-7000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Danielle Benderly </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Perkins Coie LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1120 NW
Couch Street, Tenth Floor </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Portland, Oregon 97209 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(503) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">727-2000</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Emerging&nbsp;growth&nbsp;company</TD>
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period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided&nbsp;pursuant&nbsp;to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) is filing this Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> for the purpose of registering an aggregate 797,607 shares of common stock, without par value, that were previously subject to awards granted under The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2017 Amended and Restated Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;2017 Plan&#148;) or The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;2021 Plan&#148; and, together with the 2017 Plan, the &#147;Plans&#148;), but that lapsed, expired, terminated or were
canceled prior to the issuance of the underlying shares or that were withheld by or tendered to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to an award and, in each case, are or will become available for issuance for future awards
under the 2021 Plan in accordance with its terms. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company&#146;s annual report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000095017023055208/gbx-20230831.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;25, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)
The Company&#146;s quarterly reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended November&nbsp;30, 2023 and February&nbsp;
29, 2024, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000095017024002449/gbx-20231130.htm">January&nbsp;
5, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000095017024042261/gbx-20240229.htm">April&nbsp;5, 2024</A>, respectively. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Company&#146;s current reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312523259925/d564217d8ka.htm">October&nbsp;20,
 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312523280718/d608416d8k.htm">November&nbsp;
20, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312524004618/d74437d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
9, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312524004806/d55365d8k.htm">January&nbsp;9, 2024</A> (excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished under
Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a current report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and any exhibits included with such Items). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The
description of our common stock included in our registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;13, 1994, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description,
including <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312519277713/d759252dex43.htm">Exhibit&nbsp;4.3</A> to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on
October&nbsp;29, 2019. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof
(excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a current report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and any exhibits included with such Items), and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all the securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters the securities offered hereby then remaining unsold, will also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;5. Interests of Named Experts and
Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6. Indemnification of
Directors and Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Oregon Business Corporation Act (the &#147;OBCA&#148;) authorizes that an individual made a party to a proceeding because
the individual is or was a director or officer may be indemnified against certain liability incurred in the proceeding if: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the individual reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or at least not opposed to its best interests; and
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A director or officer&#146;s conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose the director or officer reasonably believed to be in the interests
of the participants in and beneficiaries of the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of (b)&nbsp;above. Furthermore, the termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent is not, of itself, determinative that the director or officer did not meet the standard of conduct described herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the OBCA, a
corporation may not indemnify an individual against liability incurred in a proceeding to which the individual was made a party because the individual is or was a director or officer if: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) in the case of any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the individual was adjudged liable to the corporation; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) in connection with any proceeding (other than a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation) charging improper personal benefit to the individual,
the individual was adjudged liable on the basis that he or she improperly received personal benefit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless limited by a corporation&#146;s articles of
incorporation, the OBCA mandates indemnification of directors and officers who are wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director or officer was a party because of being a director or officer of
the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with the proceeding. The OBCA also authorizes a court to order indemnification, whether or not the above standards of conduct have been met, if the court determines that the
director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances. The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation permit, and the Company&#146;s Bylaws require, the Company to indemnify directors and
officers to the fullest extent permissible by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Bylaws provide that the Company will pay the expenses incurred by its directors or
officers in any proceeding (other than a proceeding brought for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale by the director or officer of securities of the corporation within the meaning of Section&nbsp;16(b) of the Exchange Act or
similar provision of any state statutory law or common law) in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding at the written request of the director or officer, if the director or officer: (a)&nbsp;furnishes the corporation a written affirmation
of the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s good faith belief that the director or officer is entitled to be indemnified under the Bylaws, and (b)&nbsp;furnishes the corporation a written undertaking to repay the advance to the extent that it is
ultimately determined that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The OBCA further provides that the articles of
incorporation of a corporation may provide that no director will be personally liable to a corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as a director, except that such provision does not eliminate the liability of a director
(i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (iii)&nbsp;for any
unlawful distribution as defined under the OBCA; or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation provide that, to the fullest extent permissible by law, no
director will be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to the indemnification and exculpation provided
by the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain officers. The indemnification agreements provide that no director or officer will have a monetary
liability of any kind in respect of the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s errors or omissions in serving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, shareholders or related enterprises, so long as such errors are not shown by clear and convincing
evidence to have involved: (i)&nbsp;any </P>
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breach of the duty of loyalty to such entities; (ii)&nbsp;any act or omission not in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (iii)&nbsp;any
transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; (iv)&nbsp;any unlawful corporate distribution; or (v)&nbsp;profits made from the purchase and sale by the director or officer of securities of the Company within
the meaning of Section&nbsp;16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Furthermore, regardless of the theory of liability asserted and to the fullest extent permitted by law, no director or officer will have personal liability for
(a)&nbsp;punitive, exemplary or consequential damages; (b)&nbsp;treble or other damages computed based upon any multiple of damages actually and directly proved to have been sustained; (c)&nbsp;fees of attorneys, accountants, expert witnesses or
professional consultants; or (d)&nbsp;civil fines or penalties of any kind or nature whatsoever. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification agreements also require the Company
to indemnify any director or officer who is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any proceeding, against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the director or officer in
connection with such proceeding, if the director or officer: (i)&nbsp;acted in good faith and in a manner the director or officer reasonably believed was in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to any
criminal proceeding, the director or officer also had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. In any proceeding charging a director or officer with improper personal benefit to the director or officer, the Company will
indemnify the director or officer if the appropriate court determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification agreements also provide indemnity to a director or officer in proceedings brought by or in the right of the Company, as long as the
director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company. If a director or officer is adjudged liable to the Company, he or she will not be indemnified
unless the appropriate court determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance under which the Company&#146;s directors and officers are insured against claims
for errors, neglect, breach of duty and other matters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits. </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d819574dex51.htm">Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the common stock being registered. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312521003163/d103415dex991.htm">The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed January&nbsp;6, 2021).</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus
required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Oswego, State of Oregon, on April&nbsp;9,
2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Lorie L. Tekorius</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lorie L. Tekorius</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and
Chief Executive Officer</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Lorie L. Tekorius and Christian M. Lucky
his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of substitution for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments or
post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto such attorney and agent full power and authority to do any and
all acts and things necessary or advisable in connection with such matters, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that the attorney and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
April&nbsp;9, 2024: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas B. Fargo, Chair of the Board</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Wanda F. Felton</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wanda F.
Felton, Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Lorie L. Tekorius</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lorie L. Tekorius</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ James R. Huffines</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James R.
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2024
Registration No. 33-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oregon
93-0816972
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Lorie L. Tekorius
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
(503)
684-7000
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
Danielle Benderly
Perkins Coie LLP
1120 NW
Couch Street, Tenth Floor
Portland, Oregon 97209
(503)
727-2000
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition
period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (the "Registrant" or the "Company") is filing this Registration Statement on Form
S-8
for the purpose of registering an aggregate 797,607 shares of common stock, without par value, that were previously subject to awards granted under The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2017 Amended and Restated Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2017 Plan") or The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2021 Plan" and, together with the 2017 Plan, the "Plans"), but that lapsed, expired, terminated or were
canceled prior to the issuance of the underlying shares or that were withheld by or tendered to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to an award and, in each case, are or will become available for issuance for future awards
under the 2021 Plan in accordance with its terms.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement:
(a) The Company's annual report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on October 25, 2023.
(b)
The Company's quarterly reports on Form
10-Q
for the quarters ended November 30, 2023 and February 
29, 2024, filed with the Commission on
January 
5, 2024
and
April 5, 2024
, respectively.
(c) The Company's current reports on Form
8-K,
filed with the Commission on
October 20,
 2023
,
November 
20, 2023
,
January 
9, 2024
and
January 9, 2024
(excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished under
Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a current report on Form
8-K
and any exhibits included with such Items).
(d) The
description of our common stock included in our registration statement on Form
8-A
filed with the SEC on June 13, 1994, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description,
including
Exhibit 4.3
to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the Commission on
October 29, 2019.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof
(excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a current report on Form
8-K
and any exhibits included with such Items), and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all the securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters the securities offered hereby then remaining unsold, will also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and
Counsel.
None.
Item 6. Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.
The Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "OBCA") authorizes that an individual made a party to a proceeding because
the individual is or was a director or officer may be indemnified against certain liability incurred in the proceeding if:
(a) the conduct of the individual was in good faith;
(b) the individual reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or at least not opposed to its best interests; and
(c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
A director or officer's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose the director or officer reasonably believed to be in the interests
of the participants in and beneficiaries of the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of (b) above. Furthermore, the termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent is not, of itself, determinative that the director or officer did not meet the standard of conduct described herein.
Under the OBCA, a
corporation may not indemnify an individual against liability incurred in a proceeding to which the individual was made a party because the individual is or was a director or officer if:
(a) in the case of any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the individual was adjudged liable to the corporation; and
(b) in connection with any proceeding (other than a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation) charging improper personal benefit to the individual,
the individual was adjudged liable on the basis that he or she improperly received personal benefit.
Unless limited by a corporation's articles of
incorporation, the OBCA mandates indemnification of directors and officers who are wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director or officer was a party because of being a director or officer of
the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with the proceeding. The OBCA also authorizes a court to order indemnification, whether or not the above standards of conduct have been met, if the court determines that the
director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances. The Company's Articles of Incorporation permit, and the Company's Bylaws require, the Company to indemnify directors and
officers to the fullest extent permissible by law.
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company will pay the expenses incurred by its directors or
officers in any proceeding (other than a proceeding brought for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale by the director or officer of securities of the corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or
similar provision of any state statutory law or common law) in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding at the written request of the director or officer, if the director or officer: (a) furnishes the corporation a written affirmation
of the director's or officer's good faith belief that the director or officer is entitled to be indemnified under the Bylaws, and (b) furnishes the corporation a written undertaking to repay the advance to the extent that it is
ultimately determined that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.
The OBCA further provides that the articles of
incorporation of a corporation may provide that no director will be personally liable to a corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as a director, except that such provision does not eliminate the liability of a director
(i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (iii) for any
unlawful distribution as defined under the OBCA; or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that, to the fullest extent permissible by law, no
director will be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages.
In addition to the indemnification and exculpation provided
by the Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain officers. The indemnification agreements provide that no director or officer will have a monetary
liability of any kind in respect of the director's or officer's errors or omissions in serving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, shareholders or related enterprises, so long as such errors are not shown by clear and convincing
evidence to have involved: (i) any
breach of the duty of loyalty to such entities; (ii) any act or omission not in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (iii) any
transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; (iv) any unlawful corporate distribution; or (v) profits made from the purchase and sale by the director or officer of securities of the Company within
the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Furthermore, regardless of the theory of liability asserted and to the fullest extent permitted by law, no director or officer will have personal liability for
(a) punitive, exemplary or consequential damages; (b) treble or other damages computed based upon any multiple of damages actually and directly proved to have been sustained; (c) fees of attorneys, accountants, expert witnesses or
professional consultants; or (d) civil fines or penalties of any kind or nature whatsoever.
The indemnification agreements also require the Company
to indemnify any director or officer who is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any proceeding, against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the director or officer in
connection with such proceeding, if the director or officer: (i) acted in good faith and in a manner the director or officer reasonably believed was in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; and (ii) with respect to any
criminal proceeding, the director or officer also had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. In any proceeding charging a director or officer with improper personal benefit to the director or officer, the Company will
indemnify the director or officer if the appropriate court determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances.
The indemnification agreements also provide indemnity to a director or officer in proceedings brought by or in the right of the Company, as long as the
director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company. If a director or officer is adjudged liable to the Company, he or she will not be indemnified
unless the appropriate court determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances.
The Company maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance under which the Company's directors and officers are insured against claims
for errors, neglect, breach of duty and other matters.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the common stock being registered.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (provided on the signature page hereto).
99.1
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Form
S-8
filed January 6, 2021).
107
Filing Fee Table.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus
required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Oswego, State of Oregon, on April 9,
2024.
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.
By
/s/ Lorie L. Tekorius
Lorie L. Tekorius
President and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Lorie L. Tekorius and Christian M. Lucky
his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments or
post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto such attorney and agent full power and authority to do any and
all acts and things necessary or advisable in connection with such matters, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that the attorney and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
April 9, 2024:
/s/ Thomas B. Fargo
Thomas B. Fargo, Chair of the Board
/s/ Wanda F. Felton
Wanda F.
Felton, Director
/s/ Lorie L. Tekorius
Lorie L. Tekorius
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Antonio Garza
Antonio Garza, Director
/s/ James R. Huffines
James R.
Huffines, Director
/s/ Graeme A. Jack
Graeme A. Jack, Director
/s/ Patrick J. Ottensmeyer
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, Director
/s/ Wendy L. Teramoto
Wendy L. Teramoto, Director
/s/ Kelly M. Williams
Kelly M. Williams, Director
/s/ Matthew J. Meyer
Matthew J. Meyer, Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)