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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549-1004 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES , INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Oregon ( State of Incorporation ) For the fiscal year ended August 31 , 2021 or Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to Commission File No. 1-13146 Title of Each Class Common Stock without par value One Centerpointe Drive , Suite 200 , Lake Oswego , OR 97035 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 503 ) 684-7000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) GBX 93-0816972 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ No º Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes No 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 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 Emerging growth company Smaller reporting company Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 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 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . < Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No Aggregate market value of the registrant's Common Stock held by non - affiliates as of February 28 , 2021 ( based on the closing price of such shares on such date ) was $ 1,502,646,519 . The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock on October 20 , 2021 was 32,484,998 without par value . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement prepared in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on January 7 , 2022 are incorporated by reference into Parts II and III of this Report .