SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TUCKER LAWRENCE C

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
140 BROADWAY

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10005

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENESEE & WYOMING INC [ GWR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/28/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 05/28/2004 C 3,668,478 A (1) 3,668,478 I See footnote(2)
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 06/01/2004 S(3) 3,668,478 D $21.5 0 I See footnote(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Senior Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (4) 05/28/2004 C 25,000 (5) (6) Class A Common Stock 3,668,478(1) (1) 0 I See footnote(2)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The 25,000 shares of Preferred Stock were convertible into 3,668,478 shares of Class A Common Stock. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
2. By The 1818 Fund III, L.P. (the "1818 Fund III"). The Reporting Person is a general partner of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH"), the general partner of the 1818 Fund III, and, as such, his pecuniary interest in the securities is limited to his percentage interest in BBH's interst in such securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.
3. These shares were sold by the 1818 Fund III under Genessee & Wyoming Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-115088) and the Prospectus Supplement prepared in connection with such Registration Statement. The $21.50 sale price is the public offering price. This price does not reflect the underwriters' discount or other transactional costs.
4. $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock divided by the conversion price, set at approximately $6.815, but subject to adjustment.
5. Immediate.
6. Not Applicable.
/s/ Lawrence C. Tucker 07/15/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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