UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 6, 2007
 
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 1-13146
     
Oregon
(State of Incorporation) 		  93-0816972
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)
(503) 684-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
 
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
     (a) On November 6, 2007, the Board approved an amendment to the Company’s Bylaws in order to decrease the size of the Board from nine directors to eight directors effective as of January 8, 2008.
     A copy of the Amendment to the Bylaws of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (d)      Exhibits:
3.1   Amendment to the Bylaws of the Greenbrier Companies, Inc., dated November 6, 2007.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
         
  THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.
  		 
Date: November 8, 2007  By:   /s/ Larry G. Brady    
    Larry G. Brady   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   
 

 

 

(THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES LOGO)
Exhibit 3.1
Amendment to the Amended and Restated By-Laws
RESOLVED , that effective January 8, 2008, Article III, Section 1 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company be, and it hereby is, amended to decrease the number of Directors which shall constitute the whole of the Board of Directors from nine Directors to eight Directors.
Adopted by the Board of Directors on November 6, 2007.
         
     
  /s/ Kenneth D. Stephens    
  Kenneth D. Stephens, Secretary