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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001589526-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T14:48:11.965501+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird shareholders approve 900K-share increase in equity plan, extend term to 2035

## Summary
- Stockholders voted 23.6M for vs 2.3M against to ratify amended omnibus equity plan raising reserve from 5.2M to 6.1M shares.
- Full value award cap increased from 2.5M to 3.4M shares; plan term extended from Dec 2029 to Nov 2035.
- Directors Douglas Grimm and Dan Thau were elected for three-year terms (Class III) with over 21.9M and 24.6M votes for, respectively.
- Officer exculpation amendment approved (22.1M for), say-on-pay passed (24.6M for), and one-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes adopted.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952626000013/0001589526-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952626000013/blbd-20260311.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-26-000013.txt

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