Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-136014
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 8
(To Prospectus dated August 9, 2006, as supplemented
by Prospectus Supplement No. 1 dated August 25, 2006,
by Prospectus Supplement No. 2 dated September 22, 2006,
by Prospectus Supplement No. 3 dated October 11, 2006,
by Prospectus Supplement No. 4 dated November 2, 2006,
by Prospectus Supplement No. 5 dated December 1, 2006,
by Prospectus Supplement No. 6 dated February 22, 2007, and
by Prospectus Supplement No. 7 dated May 21, 2007)
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.
$100,000,000
2.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026
This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus dated August 9, 2006, as supplemented by
prospectus supplement no. 1 dated August 25, 2006, by prospectus supplement no. 2 dated September
22, 2006, by prospectus supplement no. 3 dated October 11, 2006, by prospectus supplement no. 4
dated November 2, 2006, by prospectus supplement no. 5 dated December 1, 2006 , by prospectus
supplement no. 6 dated February 22, 2007, and by prospectus no. 7 dated May 21, 2007 (together, the
prospectus) of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. relating to the resale by certain of our
securityholders (and their transferees, pledgees, donees and successors) of our 2.375% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2026 and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes. You should read
this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus, and this prospectus supplement is
qualified by reference to the prospectus, except to the extent that the information in this
prospectus supplement supersedes the information contained in the prospectus. This prospectus
supplement is not intended to be used without, and should not be delivered except in conjunction
with, the prospectus.
SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
The following table supplements the table of selling securityholders and related footnotes
appearing under the caption Selling Securityholders in the prospectus by adding or modifying
information with respect to the selling securityholder named below. The information set forth
below in the table and related footnotes is based upon information provided by or on behalf of the
selling securityholder to us and is as of the date specified by the selling securityholder. The
selling securityholder may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of all or a portion of its
notes since the time it provided us information regarding its holdings. As of the date of this
prospectus supplement, $100 million aggregate principal amount of the notes remained outstanding.
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Name of Selling Securityholder |
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Notes Owned |
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Banc of America Securities LLC** (3)
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330,000 |
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6,868.13 |
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This selling securityholder is a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act. This selling securityholder has represented to us that it purchased the
notes in the ordinary course of business, and at the time it purchased the notes, it had no
agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the
notes or the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes. |
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Assumes a conversion rate of 20.8125 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount
of the notes and a cash payment in lieu of any fractional interest. This initial
conversion rate is subject to adjustment as described elsewhere in the prospectus, such
that the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes may
increase or decrease in the future. |
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We calculated the percentage of common stock outstanding for each securityholder
pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 using 16,373,250
shares of common stock outstanding as of January 30, 2008 and the number of shares of
common stock issuable upon conversion of only that particular securityholders notes and
not any other securityholders notes. |
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Banc of America Securities LLC served as a joint book-running manager in connection
with the sale of the notes. In addition, it has engaged in, and may in the future engage
in, other investment banking and commercial dealings with us in the ordinary course of
business. As of January 19, 2008, Banc of America Securities LLC also beneficially owned
$3,908,000 principal amount of 2.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 previously
registered for resale. |
You should carefully consider the matters discussed under the caption Risk Factors beginning
on page 11 of the prospectus dated August 9, 2006 prior to investing in the notes.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement is truthful
or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The
date of this prospectus supplement is January 31, 2008