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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 3, 2026
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35780 | 80-0188269 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||||||||||
| 2 Wells Avenue | |||||||||||||||||
Newton, Massachusetts | 02459 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | ||||||||||||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 673-8000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | BFAM | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | ||||
On June 3, 2026, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders pursuant to notice duly given. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders. For more information about the proposals set forth below, please see the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2026.
Proposal One: Election of Directors
All six director nominees were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for a term of one year, as follows:
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Lawrence M. Alleva | 44,023,783 | 1,373,057 | 7,053 | 2,068,801 | ||||||||||
| Joshua Bekenstein | 42,712,647 | 2,682,164 | 9,082 | 2,068,801 | ||||||||||
| Stephen H. Kramer | 45,043,489 | 353,882 | 6,522 | 2,068,801 | ||||||||||
| David H. Lissy | 43,599,757 | 1,797,614 | 6,522 | 2,068,801 | ||||||||||
| Laurel J. Richie | 41,894,272 | 3,508,437 | 1,184 | 2,068,801 | ||||||||||
| Jennifer Schulz | 45,168,103 | 234,060 | 1,730 | 2,068,801 | ||||||||||
Proposal Two: Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer 2025 Compensation
The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2025 compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers, as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 40,505,698 | 4,888,698 | 9,497 | 2,068,801 | ||||||||
Proposal Three: Ratification of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 46,836,371 | 624,320 | 12,003 | 0 | ||||||||
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to that matter.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: | June 3, 2026 | By: | /s/ Elizabeth Boland | ||||||||
| Elizabeth Boland | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||