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accession: "0001589526-25-000093"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2025-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T02:20:06.249038+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird terminates Clean Bus Solutions JV, names Jeff Sanfrey COO

## Summary
- Terminated joint venture Clean Bus Solutions with Generate Capital after failing to generate profitable business; entity winding down.
- Blue Bird contributed $1.68M to JV; expects no further material commitments or adverse financial impact.
- Appointed Jeff Sanfrey as COO and executive officer, overseeing manufacturing, logistics, quality, and lean transformation.
- Sanfrey's base salary $416k; MIP target 65% of base; LTIP equity 50% of base in RSUs with 3-year vesting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-25-000093
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2025-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952625000093/0001589526-25-000093-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952625000093/blbd-20251022.htm

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