BLBD offering history
Every offering-related filing in Blue Bird Corp’s recent SEC record — registrations (announced capacity) kept separate from pricing documents (executed sales). Reviewed 886 filings back to Oct 18, 2013.
| Date | Filing | What it means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| Dec 23, 2024 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Feb 15, 2024 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Dec 14, 2023 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Sep 11, 2023 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jan 5, 2022 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Dec 23, 2021 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Nov 16, 2021 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Feb 24, 2020 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Feb 21, 2020 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Feb 11, 2020 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Jul 15, 2016 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jul 15, 2016 | 424B7 → | UPDATE | Resale prospectus — existing holders registering to sell |
| Jun 17, 2016 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jun 17, 2016 | 424B7 → | UPDATE | Resale prospectus — existing holders registering to sell |
| Sep 18, 2015 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Sep 18, 2015 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Sep 8, 2015 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Apr 29, 2015 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Apr 27, 2015 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Apr 23, 2015 | S-3/A → | REGISTERED | S-3/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 18, 2015 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| Mar 16, 2015 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 2, 2015 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| Feb 19, 2015 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| Sep 24, 2014 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| Jan 17, 2014 | 424B4 → | EXECUTED | Final prospectus — offering priced (typical for IPOs and marketed share deals) |
| Jan 16, 2014 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Jan 16, 2014 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Jan 13, 2014 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Jan 7, 2014 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Jan 6, 2014 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
Two honest limits. (1) A 424B takedown can price shares or notes— EDGAR’s metadata doesn’t say which, so open the document: large investment-grade filers use these mostly for bond deals (no dilution), small-caps mostly for shares. (2) At-the-market (ATM) programs sell shares gradually and individual sales are not separately filed — the visible footprint is the enabling shelf and its 424B5; actual ATM share counts surface later in the 10-Q/10-K share count. Educational information from public filings, not investment advice.
BLBD offering FAQ
When did BLBD last execute an offering?
Per SEC filings, Blue Bird Corp's most recent priced offering document is a 8-K filed 2026-04-02. Note a 424B takedown can price shares or notes (debt) — the linked document says which.
When did BLBD last announce or register an offering?
The most recent registration is a S-3ASR filed 2024-12-23. A registration is capacity to sell shares — not a sale.
Does an offering always mean dilution?
Registered direct offerings and shelf takedowns issue new shares and dilute existing holders. Resale registrations (424B3/B7) let existing holders sell and do not create new shares. Secondary sales by insiders also do not dilute. Each row here is labeled with what it is.