---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001589526-21-000094"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2021-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T23:56:18.264126+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird COO Trey Jenkins departing Oct 1; position eliminated

## Summary
- COO Trey Jenkins' employment ends effective October 1, 2021.
- Chief Operating Officer role will not be continued after departure.
- Jenkins receives six months' severance per existing May 2012 agreement.
- 50% vesting of first tranche 2021 LTI and 50% of second tranche 2020 LTI in Dec 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-21-000094
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2021-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952621000094/0001589526-21-000094-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952621000094/blbd-20210929.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-21-000094
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-21-000094.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-21-000094.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Trey Jenkins departed as Chief Operating Officer at Blue Bird Corp.
  - Action: separated
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On September 29, 2021, the Board of Directors of Blue Bird Corporation (the “Company”), approved the separation from employment with the Company of Mr. Trey Jenkins, Chief Operating Officer, effective October 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952621000094/0001589526-21-000094-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.