8-K

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 9, 2022

BLUE BIRD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

3920 Arkwright Road

2nd Floor

Macon, Georgia 31210

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(478) 822-2801

(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)On March 9, 2022, 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 14, 2022, there were 31,975,274 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, a total of 28,634,728 shares, or 90% 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. Four nominees for election as directors to Class II of the Company’s classified board were elected for three-year terms (until the 2025 annual meeting), with the results of the voting as follows:

The terms of the following Class I directors will continue until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders: Gurminder S. Bedi, Kevin Penn and Alan H. Schumacher. The terms of the following Class III directors will continue until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders: Douglas Grimm, Philip Horlock and Jared Sperling.

(2)    Proposal Two - Ratification of Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2022.

Proposal Two was approved, as follows:

(c)    Not applicable.

(d)    As previously reported, at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders approved holding a “say-on-pay” vote every three years; therefore, the Company will hold its next “say-on-pay” vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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.

Dated: March 9, 2022