Coliseum School Bus Form 4 Blue Bird / Adam Gray ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Coliseum Capital Management, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

METRO CENTER

1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR SOUTH

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Blue Bird Corp [ BLBD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/08/2017		S		400,187	D	$17	1,831,419	I	See Footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock	03/09/2017		S		194,234	D	$17	1,637,185	I	See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Coliseum Capital Management, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

METRO CENTER

1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR SOUTH

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Shackelton Christopher S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

METRO CENTER

1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR,

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Coliseum Capital, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

METRO CENTER

1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR,

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

COLISEUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

METRO CENTER

1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR,

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Coliseum Capital Partners II, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

METRO CENTER

1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR,

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Gray Adam

(Last) (First) (Middle)

METRO CENTER

1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR,

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Coliseum School Bus Holdings, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

METRO CENTER

1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are held directly by (a) Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P. ("CCP"), an investment limited partnership of which Coliseum Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CC"), is general partner and for which Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CCM"), serves as investment adviser, (b) Coliseum Capital Partners II, L.P. ("CCP2" and, together with CCP, the "Funds"), an investment limited partnership of which CC is general partner and for which CCM serves as investment adviser, (c) Coliseum School Bus Holdings, LLC ("CSB") and (d) a separate account investment advisory client of CCM (the "Separate Account").

2. Christopher Shackelton ("Shackelton") and Adam Gray ("Gray") are managers of CCM and CC. CSB is a company through which CCP, CCP2 and Separate Account have invested in the Issuer's 7.625% Series A Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock. CCM is the manager of CSB. Each of Shackelton, Gray, CCP, CCP2, the Separate Account, CC, CSB and CCM disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of that person's pecuniary interest therein.

3. Following the transactions reported herein, CCP, CCP2, the Separate Account and CSB directly owned 1,181,068; 163,120; 292,997; and 0 shares of common stock, respectively.

Remarks:

Adam Gray is a director of the Blue Bird Corporation (the "Issuer"). As a result, the following persons may be deemed directors by deputization of the Issuer solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: Coliseum Capital Management, LLC; Coliseum Capital, LLC; Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P.; Coliseum Capital Partners II, L.P.; Coliseum School Bus Holdings, LLC and Christopher Shackelton.

	Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact	03/10/2017
	Christopher Shackelton, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact	03/10/2017
	Coliseum Capital, LLC, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact	03/10/2017
	Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P., By: Coliseum Capital, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact	03/10/2017
	Coliseum Capital Partners II, L.P. By: Coliseum Capital, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact	03/10/2017
	Adam Gray, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact	03/10/2017
	Coliseum School Bus Holdings, LLC, By: Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, its Manager By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact	03/10/2017
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