<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001589526-22-000002.txt : 20220203
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001589526-22-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220103

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Blue Bird Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001589526
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TRUCK & BUS BODIES [3713]
		IRS NUMBER:				463891989
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1002

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3920 ARKWRIGHT ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			MACON
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			31210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		478-822-2801

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3920 ARKWRIGHT ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			MACON
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			31210

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20131017
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i75dafdeb1bfe43859a4bf09ca53c39c8_1"></div><div style="min-height:58.5pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BLUE BIRD CORPORATION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">3920 Arkwright Road</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Suite 200</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Macon, GA 31210</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">January 3, 2022</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Division of Corporate Finance</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">100 F Street, NE </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Washington, D.C.  20549-3561<br>Attn&#58; Gregory Herbers</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Re&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Blue Bird Corporation </font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Registration Statement</font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">on Form S-3 (No. 333-261858)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:108pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Ladies and Gentlemen&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">We refer to the registration statement on Form S-3 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Registration Statement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;) of Blue Bird Corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;), relating to the registration of the Company&#8217;s securities.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Securities Act</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;), the Company hereby respectfully requests the acceleration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement so that it may become effective at 5&#58;00 p.m. (Eastern time) on January 5, 2022 or as soon as practicable thereafter. In making this request, the Company acknowledges that it is aware of its responsibilities under the Securities Act.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Please call Faiza N. Rahman at (212) 310-8235, of Weil, Gotshal &#38; Manges LLP, to confirm the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.</font></div><div style="height:58.5pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i75dafdeb1bfe43859a4bf09ca53c39c8_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-indent:72pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:216pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Very truly yours,</font></div><div style="text-indent:216pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:216pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Blue Bird Corporation</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:216pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:216pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Paul Yousif&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Paul Yousif</font></div><div style="padding-left:270pt;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title&#58;  &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;General Counsel and Corporate Treasurer</font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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