---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-138058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GBX"
cik: "0000923120"
company_name: "GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:04:32.377293+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Greenbrier increases quarterly dividend 6% to $0.34 per share

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share, up 6% from $0.32.
- Dividend payable May 11, 2026 to holders of record as of April 20, 2026.
- This is Greenbrier's 48th consecutive quarterly dividend.
- Bylaws amended to clarify presiding officer authority and advance notice deadlines.
- Shareholder proposal deadline for 2027 Annual Meeting: Sept 9 to Oct 9, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-138058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GBX
- cik: 0000923120
- company_name: GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312526138058/0001193125-26-138058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312526138058/gbx-20260331.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC: Amended bylaws to clarify presiding officer's authority to adjourn meetings without shareholder vote and revised advance notice deadlines for shareholder proposals and director nominations (effective 2026-03-31).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2026-03-31
  source text: On March 31, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted amendments (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as so amended, the “Amended Bylaws”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312526138058/0001193125-26-138058-index.htm

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