Filing Details

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

Blue Bird Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

095306106

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2016

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

	☒	Rule 13d-1(b)
	☐	Rule 13d-1(c)
	☐	Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Tappan Street Partners, LLC   I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) EIN: 45-2662859
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a) ☐ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United State of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 1,302,150*
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,302,150*
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,302,150*
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.8%*+
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA

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*As of December 31, 2016, Tappan Street Partners Fund L.P. (the “Fund”) owned in aggregate 1,302,150 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. Tappan Street Partners LLC is the investment manager of the Fund in which such shares referred to above are held. As a result, Tappan Street Partners LLC possesses the power to vote and dispose or direct the disposition of all the shares owned by the Fund. Thus, Tappan Street Partners LLC may be deemed to beneficially own a total of 1,302,150 shares.

 

+ Based on a total of 22,605,678 Shares outstanding as of December 9, 2016, as set forth in the Issuer’s most recent Form 10-K, filed December 15, 2016.

 

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Item 1(a).		Name of Issuer: Blue Bird Corporation
Item 1(b).		Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: 402 Blue Bird Boulevard Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
Item 2(a).		Name of Person Filing: Tappan Street Partners, LLC
Item 2(b).		Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
		200 Park Avenue South, Suite 1116, New York, NY 10003
Item 2(c).		Citizenship:
		United States
Item 2(d).		Title of Class of Securities:
		Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
Item 2(e).		CUSIP Number: 095306106
Item 3.	If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
	(a)	☐	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	☐	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	☐	Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	☐	Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
	(e)	☒	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

 

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	(f)	☐	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	☐	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G);
	(h)	☐	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	☐	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	☐	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4.	Ownership.
	Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
	(a)	Amount beneficially owned: 1,302,150*
	(b)	Percent of class: 5.8%*+
	(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:
		(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote  1,302,150*
		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote  0
		(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,302,150*
		(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0

 

 

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Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
	Not applicable
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
	Not applicable
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
	Not applicable
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.
	Not applicable
Item 10.	Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

	Date:	January 3, 2017
	Signature:	/s/  Richard Reyes
	Name:	Richard Reyes
	TAPPAN STREET PARTNERS, LLC
	Date:	January 3, 2017
	By:	/s/ Richard Reyes
	Name:	Richard Reyes
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer