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): September 2, 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:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On September 2, 2022, Blue Bird Corporation (the “Company”) entered into the Fifth Amendment and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement (“Fifth Amendment”), by and among the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, including Blue Bird Body Company (“Borrower”), and Bank of Montreal, as Administrative Agent and an Issuing Bank, Fifth Third Bank and Truist Bank, each an Issuing Bank, and certain other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”).

The Fifth Amendment amended the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2016 (“Credit Agreement,” as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2018 (“First Amendment”), Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2020 (“Second Amendment”), Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (“Third Amendment”), Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 24, 2021 (“Fourth Amendment”), and as further amended by the Fifth Amendment, collectively the “Amended Credit Agreement”).

The Fifth Amendment, among other things, resulted in the Borrower and Administrative Agent jointly electing an early opt-in to change one of the market interest rate indices that Borrower can elect to accrue interest on outstanding borrowings from the U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”), which is being discontinued subsequent to June 30, 2023, to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“SOFR”). Such change will become effective at the end of the applicable interest period for any LIBOR borrowings outstanding on the Fifth Amendment effective date.

The Fifth Amendment also provides covenant relief, through December 31, 2022, via a waiver of the $20.0 million trailing twelve-month minimum consolidated EBITDA covenant for the fiscal quarter ending October 1, 2022 and the 2,306 minimum units manufactured covenant for the trailing three-month period ending October 1, 2022. Out of an abundance of caution, the Company requested such covenant relief given the supply chain disruptions that challenged the Company throughout its fiscal year.

Finally, the Fifth Amendment requires the Company to provide a rolling thirteen-week cash flow forecast to the Administrative Agent, on a monthly basis, beginning with the fiscal month ended August 27, 2022 and ending with the fiscal month ending April 1, 2023.

The foregoing description of the Fifth Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Fifth Amendment, which will be included as an Exhibit to the Company’s fiscal year 2022 Form 10-K that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2022.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1    Press Release of the Company, datedbluebirdcreditfacilitypres.htmSeptember9, 2022.

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.

Dated: September 9, 2022

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PRESS RELEASE

Blue Bird Announces Amendment of Credit Facility

Amendment Provides Certain Covenant Relief Through December 31, 2022

MACON, Ga. (Sept. 9, 2022) – Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced today that it has entered into a fifth amendment to its credit facility, dated as of December 12, 2016.

The Fifth Amendment provides covenant relief, through December 31, 2022, via a waiver of the trailing twelve-month minimum consolidated EBITDA covenant for the fiscal quarter ending October 1, 2022 and the minimum units manufactured covenant for the trailing three-month period ending October 1, 2022. Out of an abundance of caution, the Company requested such covenant relief given the supply chain disruptions that challenged the Company throughout its fiscal year.

Other terms of the amended credit facility include a) an election to change one of the market interest rate indices that can be selected to accrue interest on outstanding borrowings from the U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offering Rate, which is being discontinued subsequent to June 30, 2023, to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and b) the reporting of a monthly thirteen-week cash flow forecast during an approximate eight-month period.

"We are pleased to have the continued support of our lending partners,” said Matthew Stevenson, President and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation. “We have made substantial changes in the operations at Blue Bird and this amendment provides Blue Bird with financial flexibility while these material improvements in the business continue to take hold even during a time of supply chain volatility.”

Additional details on the terms of the amendment are available in the 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2022.

About Blue Bird Corporation

Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD) is recognized as a technology leader and innovator of school buses since its founding in 1927. Our dedicated team members design, engineer and manufacture school buses with a singular focus on safety, reliability, and durability. Blue Bird buses carry the most precious cargo in the world – the majority of 25 million children twice a day – making us the most trusted brand in the industry. The company is the proven leader in low- and zero-emission school buses with more than 20,000 propane, natural gas, and electric powered buses in operation today. Blue Bird is transforming the student transportation industry through cleaner energy solutions. For more information on Blue Bird's complete product and service portfolio, visit www.blue-bird.com.

Investor Contact

Mark Benfield Blue Bird Corporation (478) 822-2315

Mark.Benfield@blue-bird.com