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At BLUE BIRD CORP.'s shareholder meeting held March 13, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 65 asset managers reported how they voted on 3 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 543 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR… — BLUE BIRD CORP.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 99% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: BLUE BIRD CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and BLUE BIRD CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed March 13, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of March 13, 2024: 3 items on BLUE BIRD CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed March 13, 2024: 1 approved · 2 without a stated outcome.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are BLUE BIRD CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed March 13, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Gurminder S. Bedi | 24,594,585 | -- | 453,120 | 0 | 0 | 100% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Kevin Penn | 19,954,514 | -- | 5,093,191 | 0 | 0 | 100% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Ratification of Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2024 | 27,434,049 | 283,633 | 579,229 | -- | 0 | 99% | Approved | — |
Source: BLUE BIRD CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 65 asset managers that disclosed a BLUE BIRD CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
100% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect the following two (2) Class I directors to serve for a three-year term until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Gurminder S. Bedi
BLUE BIRD CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gurminder S. Bedi”): 24,594,585 for, 0 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed March 13, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 100% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 63 asset managers below reported 7,452,193 for, 75,680 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,500,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 983,899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 711,433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 655,208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 484,093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 388,914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 286,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 262,731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 204,597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 192,693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 167,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SCM Trust | 160,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Managed Portfolio Series | 156,193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 153,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 151,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 47,715 | 0 | 0 | 75,680 | Mixed |
| State Street | 84,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 84,214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brinker Capital Destinations Trust | 75,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 69,012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 67,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 65,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lord Abbett | 43,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 39,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 39,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. All 63 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
100% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect the following two (2) Class I directors to serve for a three-year term until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Kevin Penn
BLUE BIRD CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kevin Penn”): 19,954,514 for, 0 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed March 13, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 100% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 63 asset managers below reported 5,293,519 for, 2,188,803 withheld, 45,551 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,500,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 983,899 | Withhold |
| First Trust | 711,433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 655,208 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 479,416 | 0 | 0 | 4,677 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 388,914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 286,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 262,731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204,597 | Withhold |
| Federated Hermes | 192,693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 167,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SCM Trust | 160,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Managed Portfolio Series | 143,580 | 0 | 12,613 | 0 | Mixed |
| Pacific Life | 142,926 | 0 | 0 | 10,172 | Mixed |
| Equitable | 106,659 | 0 | 0 | 44,563 | Mixed |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 47,715 | 0 | 0 | 75,680 | Mixed |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84,368 | Withhold |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 84,214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brinker Capital Destinations Trust | 75,222 | 0 | 0 | 488 | For |
| Dimensional | 69,012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 67,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 65,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lord Abbett | 43,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 39,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 39,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. All 63 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR.
BLUE BIRD CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2024”): 27,434,049 for, 283,633 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal Two was approved, as follows: The terms of the following Class II directors will continue until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders: Mark Blaufuss, Julie A. Fream and Simon J. Newman.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 65 asset managers below reported 7,576,930 for, 10,904 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,500,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 983,899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 711,433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 655,208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 484,093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 388,914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 286,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 262,731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 204,597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 192,693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 167,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SCM Trust | 160,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Managed Portfolio Series | 156,193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 153,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 151,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 123,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 84,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 84,214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brinker Capital Destinations Trust | 75,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 69,012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 67,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 65,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 49,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lord Abbett | 43,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 39,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. All 65 are in the interactive database (link above).
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 32,198,592 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 4.66% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.06% |
| 3 | First Trust | 2.21% |
| 4 | TIAA | 2.03% |
| 5 | Fidelity | 1.50% |
| 6 | AllianceBernstein | 1.21% |
| 7 | OBERWEIS FUNDS | 0.89% |
| 8 | New York Life | 0.82% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.64% |
| 10 | Federated Hermes | 0.60% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC | 15.03% | 13G |
| ASP BB Holdings LLC | 12.56% | DEF14A |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 12.07% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 7.49% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 5.92% | 13F |
| American Century Investment Management, Inc. | 5.67% | 13G |
| Alliance Bernstein L.P. | 5.25% | DEF14A |
| T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 5.24% | DEF14A |
| Wellington Management | 5.19% | 13F |
| JPMorgan Chase | 2.88% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 32,198,592 shares outstanding, as reported by BLUE BIRD CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated February 2, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from BLUE BIRD CORP.’s 10-Q dated February 2, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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