GATX CORP false 0000040211 0000040211 2026-11-02 2026-11-02
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 2, 2026
GATX Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| New York |
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(State or other jurisdiction
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233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606-7147
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(312) 621-6200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
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GATX |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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NYSE Texas, Inc |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement
GATX Corporation (“GATX”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), dated November 2, 2026, pursuant to which GATX agreed to sell and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to and upon terms and conditions set forth therein, $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.950% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Notes”), as described in the prospectus supplement, dated November 2, 2026 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), filed pursuant to GATX’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-286436.
The Notes were issued under the Indenture, dated as of February 6, 2008, between GATX and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, and an officers’ certificate providing for the issuance of the Notes. GATX issued and delivered the Notes to the Underwriters against payment therefor on November 6, 2026. The above description of the Underwriting Agreement is a summary and is not complete. The above summary is qualified by reference to the terms of the full Underwriting Agreement. Copies of the Underwriting Agreement and other documents relating to this transaction are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
See Item 1.01.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Underwriting Agreement, dated November 2, 2026, between GATX and BofA Securities, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |
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Form of 5.950% Senior Notes due 2036. |
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Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP as to the validity of the securities being offered. |
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Consent of Mayer Brown LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). |
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The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
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Certain exhibits omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. GATX agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however, that GATX may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedules or exhibits so furnished. |
SIGNATURE
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, hereunto duly authorized.
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| GATX CORPORATION |
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| /s/ Thomas A. Ellman |
| Thomas A. Ellman |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Date: November 6, 2026
