Filing Details

Blue Bird Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of class of securities)

095306106

(CUSIP Number)

June 12, 2023

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

CUSIP No. 095306106

13D

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CUSIP No. 095306106

13D

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	AMERICAN SECURITIES PARTNERS VII, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☒
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	N/A
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	7,805,150 (See Item 5)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	24.3% (See Item 5)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	AMERICAN SECURITIES PARTNERS VII(B), L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☒
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	N/A
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	7,805,150 (See Item 5)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	24.3% (See Item 5)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	AMERICAN SECURITIES PARTNERS VII(C), L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☒
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	N/A
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	7,805,150 (See Item 5)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	24.3% (See Item 5)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATES VII, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☒
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	N/A
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	7,805,150 (See Item 5)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	24.3% (See Item 5)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☒
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	N/A
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	New York
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0 (See Item 5)
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			7,805,150 (See Item 5)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	7,805,150 (See Item 5)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	24.3% (See Item 5)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IA

This Amendment No. 6 (“Amendment No. 6”) amends the Schedule 13D initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on June 10, 2016, as amended (the “Schedule 13D”), and is filed by and on behalf of (i) ASP BB Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), (ii) ASP BB Investco LP (“Investco”), (iii) American Securities Partners VII, L.P. (“ASP VII”), (iv) American Securities Partners VII(B), L.P. (“ASP VII(B)”), (v) American Securities Partners VII(C), L.P. (“ASP VII(C)” and, with ASP VII and ASP VII(B), the “Sponsors,” the owners of limited partnership interests in Investco), (vi) American Securities Associates VII, LLC, the general partner of each Sponsor (“GP”), and (vii) American Securities LLC, which provides investment advisory services to each Sponsor (the “Advisor”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”), with respect to the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Blue Bird Corporation (“Blue Bird” or the “Issuer”).  Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Schedule 13D.

 

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is supplemented as follows:

 

On June 12, 2023, Holdings sold 1,725,000 shares of Common Stock at $20 per share to the underwriters named in the underwriting agreement dated June 7, 2023 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), in a public offering.  In connection with the offering, Holdings entered into a customary lock-up agreement with the underwriters (the “Lock-up Agreement”) pursuant to which Holdings generally agreed, subject to certain exception, not to (i) offer, pledge, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Lock-up Securities”), or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers the economic consequence of ownership of the Lock-up Securities, in each case, for a period ending on the date that is 60 days from the date of the Underwriting Agreement.

 

 

Items 5(a)-(c) of Schedule 13D are supplemented as follows:

 

(a) and (b)  The responses of the Reporting Persons to rows (7) through (13) of the cover pages of this Amendment No. 6, as of June 14, 2023, are incorporated herein by reference.  As of June 14, 2023, Holdings was the direct record owner of, and had the power to vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of, 7,805,150 shares of Common Stock, representing 24.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (based on 32,092,836 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 30, 2023, as reported in the Issuer’s prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Issuer on June 14, 2023).  As a result of their relationship to Holdings, Investco, the Sponsors, GP and Advisor also may be deemed to be beneficial owners of such shares.  None of the Scheduled Persons own any shares of Common Stock as of June 14, 2023.

 

(c)  Except as described in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 6, no other transactions with respect to the shares of Common Stock were effected during the past sixty days by any of the Reporting Persons or by any of the Scheduled Persons.

 

 

Item 6 of Schedule 13D is supplemented as follows:

 

The information provided or incorporated by reference in Item 4 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.  The foregoing references in this Amendment No. 6 to, or descriptions of, the Underwriting Agreement and Lock-up Agreement, do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of such agreements, copies of which are included as Exhibit 5 to this Amendment No. 6 (with a form of Lock-up Agreement attached as Exhibit A to the Underwriting Agreement), and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 6 of Schedule 13D is supplemented as follows:

 

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.  Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1), each of the undersigned agrees that this statement is filed on behalf of each of us.

 

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