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GATX · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed May 21, 2026

Gatx Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
May 21, 2026
Period
May 21, 2026
Ticker
GATX
Accession
0001193125-26-234463
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GATX extends term on its credit facility to 2031 and reduces borrowing margins and facility fees.

About Gatx Corp
Market cap
$6.0B
1Y TSR
+16.7%
3Y TSR
+14.5%
Board grade
B-
Sector
Industrials
CEO
Robert C Lyons
Last annual meeting: Apr 24, 2026 · View full Gatx Corp profile →
8-K
 
 

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): May 21, 2026

 

 

GATX Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   1-2328   36-1124040

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

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:

 

Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock   GATX   New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock   GATX   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

On May 21, 2026, GATX Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) among the Company, the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders parties thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, to its existing Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2024 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, Citibank, N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent. Pursuant to the Amendment, (i) the termination date of the Credit Agreement has been extended from May 21, 2030 to May 21, 2031, (ii) the applicable margin for borrowings bearing interest based on either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or alternative base rate (ABR) was decreased such that revolving loans are priced by reference to a grid based on the Company’s public credit rating with the margins ranging from 80.5 basis points to 130 basis points (for borrowings bearing interest based on SOFR) and 0 basis points to 30 basis points (for borrowings bearing interest based on ABR) and (iii) the facility fee payable by the Company to the lenders under the Credit Agreement was decreased such that it is priced by reference to a grid based on the Company’s public credit rating with the applicable percentage ranging from 7 basis points to 20 basis points.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is 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

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Credit Agreement and the Amendment is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

10.1    Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2026, by and among GATX Corporation, as borrower, the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders parties thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent.
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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.

 

GATX CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/ Thomas A. Ellman

Thomas A. Ellman

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 21, 2026

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When did Gatx Corp file this 8-K?
Gatx Corp (GATX) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on May 21, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-234463.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
GATX extends term on its credit facility to 2031 and reduces borrowing margins and facility fees. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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