---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001589526-23-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T14:34:13.374825+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird director Jared Sperling resigns; Dan Thau elected

## Summary
- Jared Sperling resigned as Class III director effective May 19, 2023; no disagreement with company.
- Dan Thau, Vice President at American Securities, elected to fill vacancy and appointed to Compensation and Governance committees.
- Thau's director compensation will be assigned to American Securities per prior disclosed arrangement.
- No transactions between Thau and Blue Bird requiring Item 404(a) disclosure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-23-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000057/0001589526-23-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000057/blbd-20230519.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-23-000057
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-23-000057.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-23-000057.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dan Thau was elected as Class III director at Blue Bird Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Class III director
  source text: On May 19, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Dan Thau as a Class III director of the Company, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jared Sperling.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000057/0001589526-23-000057-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jared Sperling resigned as Class III director at Blue Bird Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Class III director
  source text: On May 19, 2023, Jared Sperling, a Class III director of Blue Bird Corporation (the “Company”), tendered his resignation from our Board of Directors, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000057/0001589526-23-000057-index.htm

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