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.
On October 25, 1996, Blue Bird Body Company (the
"Company") entered into agreements (the "Repurchase
Agreements") with certain holders of an aggregate principal
amount of $45.5 million of the Company's outstanding 11-3/4%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2002, Series B (the "Notes"),
pursuant to which such holders agreed, subject to certain
conditions, to sell their Notes to the Company for cash at a
price based upon a premium over the applicable U.S. Treasury
rate. In connection with their agreement to sell their Notes
to the Company, such holders have also consented to amendments
to the indenture governing the Notes that would eliminate
substantially all of the restrictive covenants relating to the
Notes. The transactions contemplated by the Repurchase
Agreements are expected to close in mid-November, 1996, in
connection with the financing currently contemplated by the
Company.
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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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