Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) Form 8-K — May 18, 2026
Blue Bird Corp entered into an agreement with Pacific Life to terminate its frozen defined benefit pension plan by transferring obligations for 2,044 participants via group annuity contracts. The transaction is funded entirely by existing plan assets, meaning no additional cash funding is required from the company. The company previously paid approximately $13 million in lump-sum distributions in April 2026, leaving roughly $94 million in remaining liabilities to be settled through the annuity purchase.
Key figures
- Lump sum payments
- $13 million
- Monthly retiree payments
- $0.7 million
- Transferred participants
- 2044
- Remaining plan liabilities
- $94 million
Price after filing
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