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8-K filed February 17, 2026, 6:59 PM ET ticker BLBD CIK 0001589526
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Blue Bird to acquire full ownership of Micro Bird JV for ~$200M

Blue Bird Corp

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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 1.0

Blue Bird Corp entered into Share Purchase Agreement with Girardin Group valued at Purchase price $198,237,010: 30% cash at closing, 70% paid through issuance of 2,702,180 exchangeabl (effective 2026-02-15).

Action
entry
Agreement
equity purchase
Counterparty
Girardin Group
Value
Purchase price $198,237,010: 30% cash at closing, 70% paid through issuance of 2,702,180 exchangeabl
Effective
2026-02-15
Exact text from the filing
On February 15, 2026, Blue Bird entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), with (i) the AG 2014 Trust (“ AG Trust ”), the SG 2014 Trust (“ SG Trust ”), and the DG 2014 Trust (“ DG Trust ” and collectively with AG Trust and SG Trust, the “ Trusts ”), Groupe Autobus Girardin Ltée, a corporation existing under the federal laws of Canada (“ GAG ”), Girardin Minibus JV 2 Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Québec (the “ MB US Seller ” and together with the Trusts and GAG, the “ Sellers ” and each, a “ Seller ”), to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of Girardin Minibus JV Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Québec (“ MB Canada Target ”) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of Girardin Minibus JV 2 USA Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ MB US Target ”)(together with MB Canada Target, the “ Micro Bird Targets ” and each, a “ Target ”) in exchange for an aggregate purchas
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accession 0001589526-26-000010
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