Blue Bird Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 14, 2025
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| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On March 14, 2025, Blue Bird Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. The Company solicited proxies for the meeting pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As of the record date of January 15, 2025, there were 32,111,078 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, a total of 27,661,497 shares, or 86.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock, were voted by proxy or in person.
(b) The following matters were voted upon by stockholders at the annual meeting:
(1) Proposal One - Election of Directors. Three nominees for election as directors to Class II of the Company’s classified board were elected for three-year terms (until the 2028 annual meeting), with the results of the voting as follows:
| Nominee | Term Expires (at annual meeting of stockholders) | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Mark Blaufuss | 2028 | 23,766,097 | 1,273,004 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Julie A. Fream | 2028 | 21,987,297 | 3,051,804 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Simon J. Newman | 2028 | 24,381,936 | 657,165 | - | - | ||||||||||||
The terms of the following Class I directors will continue until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders: Edward T. Hightower, Kevin Penn and John F. Wyskiel. The terms of the following Class III directors will continue until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders: Douglas Grimm, Philip Horlock and Dan Thau.
(2) Proposal Two - Ratification of Appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2025. Proposal Two was approved, as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 27,268,735 | 277,056 | 114,626 | - | ||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BLUE BIRD CORPORATION | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Ted Scartz | |||||||
| Name: | Ted Scartz | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||||
Dated: March 17, 2025