<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000923120-21-000046.txt : 20210818
<SEC-HEADER>0000923120-21-000046.hdr.sgml : 20210818
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210818164328
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000923120-21-000046
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210816
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210818

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WASHBURN DONALD A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001229298

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13146
		FILM NUMBER:		211187152

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		222 SW HARRISON STREET
		STREET 2:		APT 23C
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97201

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000923120
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RAILROAD EQUIPMENT [3743]
		IRS NUMBER:				930816972
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CENTERPOINTE DR
		STREET 2:		STE 200
		CITY:			LAKE OSWEGO
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97035
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5036847000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CENTERPOINTE DR
		STREET 2:		STE 200
		CITY:			LAKE OSWEGO
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97035
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        <issuerCik>0000923120</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GBX</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>WASHBURN DONALD A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE CENTERPOINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LAKE OSWEGO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>OR</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>97035</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2021-08-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6979</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>44.8706</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>35489</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $44.55 to $45.175, 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.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Kim Moore, Attorney-In-Fact For: Donald A. Washburn</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-08-18</signatureDate>
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