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): OCTOBER 25, 1996
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BLUE BIRD CORPORATION BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
(Exact name of Co-Registrant (Exact name of Registrant
as specified in its charter) as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE GEORGIA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
33-49544-01 33-49544
(Commission File Number) (Commission File Number)
13-3638126 58-0813156
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
3920 ARKWRIGHT ROAD 3920 ARKWRIGHT ROAD
MACON, GEORGIA 31210 MACON, GEORGIA 31210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Address of principal executive offices)
(912) 757-7100 (912) 757-7100
(Registrant's telephone number, (Registrant's telephone number,
including area code) including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Blue Bird Body Company (the "Company") is in the
process of making an offering of senior subordinated notes
("Notes") to certain qualified institutional buyers and
certain other potential purchasers, which offering will not
be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"). The Notes, which will be guaranteed
on a senior subordinated basis by Blue Bird Corporation, the
holder of all of the Company's common stock ("BBC"), will
mature in 2006. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes,
together with the proceeds of other currently contemplated
financings, will be used by the Company to, among other things,
refinance certain of its existing indebtedness and fund payment
of a dividend to BBC, which will in turn pay a dividend to its
stockholders.
The Notes offered will not be registered under the
Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an exemption from registration
requirements under applicable federal and state securities
laws.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
BLUE BIRD CORPORATION
By: /s/ William T. Gourley
Name: William T. Gourley
Title: Vice President --
Controller
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
By: /s/ William T. Gourley
Name: William T. Gourley
Title: Vice President --
Controller
Date: November 1, 1996
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