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accession: "0001589526-26-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2026-11-10T21:03:00+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-11-10T21:04:12.583740+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird lifts CEO Wyskiel base salary to $1M and LTIP target to 400% of salary

## Summary
- CEO John F. Wyskiel base salary rises to $1,000,000 effective Dec. 27, 2026; LTIP target raised to 400% of salary from 250% starting with FY2027 awards.
- Wyskiel's FY2026 MIP payment totals $2,709,375, reflecting a 200% program payout on a 125%-of-salary target plus an extra 125% multiplier for long-term growth projects.
- CFO Razvan Radulescu salary to $643,000; LTIP target to 175% from 150%; FY2026 MIP payment of $1,497,600.
- Chief Legal Officer Ted Scartz salary to $500,000 with LTIP target held at 125%; FY2026 MIP payment of $739,375.
- COO Jeffrey Sanfrey salary to $446,000 with LTIP target held at 100%; FY2026 MIP payment of $619,190.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-26-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2026-11-10T21:03:00+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952626000057/0001589526-26-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952626000057/blbd-20261105.htm

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