---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001589526-25-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2025-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T15:35:32.535970+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird holds annual meeting; elects three Class II directors and ratifies auditor

## Summary
- Mark Blaufuss, Julie A. Fream, Simon J. Newman elected to Class II board for three-year terms.
- BDO USA, P.C. ratified as independent auditor for FY2025 with 27,268,735 votes for.
- 86.1% of outstanding shares voted; 27,661,497 shares represented.
- Class I directors continuing: Edward T. Hightower, Kevin Penn, John F. Wyskiel.
- Class III directors continuing: Douglas Grimm, Philip Horlock, Dan Thau.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-25-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2025-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952625000041/0001589526-25-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952625000041/blbd-20250314.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-25-000041.txt

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