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 8, 2017
 
BLUE BIRD CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
001-36267
46-3891989
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
402 Blue Bird Boulevard, Fort Valley, Georgia
31030
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(478) 822-2801
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

(a)
On March 8, 2017, Blue Bird Corporation, a Delaware 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.


(b) and (d)
The only matter voted upon by stockholders at the annual meeting was the election of directors. Two nominees for election as directors to Class III of the Company’s classified board were elected for three-year terms (until the 2020 annual meeting), with the results of the voting as follows:
Nominee
 
Term Expires
(at annual meeting of stockholders)
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
Phil Horlock
 
2020
 
19,215,530

 
1,275,223

Michael Sand
 
2020
 
17,170,857

 
3,319,896


There were no abstentions and no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.

As indicated in the above table, Phil Horlock and Michael Sand were elected as Class III directors for terms expiring at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. The terms of the following Class I directors will continue until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders: Germinder Bedi, Kevin Penn and Alan Schumacher. The terms of the following Class II directors will continue until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders: Chan Galbato, Adam Gray and Daniel Hennessy.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
                        
 
 
BLUE BIRD CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: March 8, 2017
 
By:
/s/ Paul Yousif
 
 
 
Name:
Paul Yousif
 
 
 
Title:
General Counsel and Corporate Treasurer