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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 27, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the size of the Board from ten to eleven members and elected Patrick J. Ottensmeyer to serve on its Board beginning on June 29, 2023. Mr. Ottensmeyer has not yet been appointed to serve as a member of any Board committee.
Mr. Ottensmeyer will participate in the Company’s compensation program for directors, as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2022.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 28, 2023, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the election of Mr. Ottensmeyer to the Greenbrier Board of Directors.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 28, 2023 of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. announcing Patrick J. Ottensmeyer’s election to the Greenbrier Board of Directors | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 28, 2023 | By: | /s/ Adrian J. Downes | ||||
| Adrian J. Downes | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||