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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Blue Bird Corp (BLBD)

Blue Bird Closes $600 Million Credit Facility, Extends Maturity to 2031

Positive Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Blue Bird Corporation entered into a Second Amendment to its Credit Agreement, raising total committed facilities to $600 million from $250 million and extending maturity to September 30, 2031. Pricing falls to SOFR plus 1.25% to 2.25%, based on leverage, from SOFR plus 1.75% to 3.25%, and the new delayed draw term loan can fund capital projects, research and development, working capital, or refinance existing debt. The maximum total net leverage ratio rises to 3.25x, and the company also closed a separate Canadian dollar line for its Micro Bird unit.

Key points

  • Total facilities rise to $600 million from $250 million, including a $300 million revolver (up from $150 million) and a $300 million delayed draw term loan
  • Maturity extended from November 17, 2028 to September 30, 2031
  • Margin lowered to SOFR plus 1.25% to 2.25% from SOFR plus 1.75% to 3.25%; 0.10% credit spread adjustment eliminated
  • At closing, about $86 million was carried over as drawn debt, with $214 million available to draw under the Borrower's facilities and $670+ million of liquidity per the press release

The filing

CompanyBlue Bird Corp (BLBD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 6, 2026, 8:39 AM ET
Accession number0001589526-26-000053

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 06, 2026.

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