BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 26, 2026
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
Financial statements: All financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Financial statement schedules: All other financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is provided in the consolidated financial statements or notes described in Item 15(a)(1) above.
Exhibits: The following is an index of the exhibits included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or incorporated by reference.
| ExhibitNumber | Exhibit Title |
| 3.1 | Form of Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-35780, filed June 7, 2024) |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-35780, filed June 7, 2024) |
| 4.1 | Description of Registrant's Securities registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, File No. 001-35780, filed February 27, 2025) |
| 10.1.1 | Credit Agreement, as amended and restated as of November 7, 2016, by and among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the Lenders and other parties thereto, as previously named (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3(2) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 1, 2017) |
| 10.1.2 | Amendment Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2021, including the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, by and among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., certain other subsidiaries of the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer, Bank of America, N.A., as the 2021 Term B Lender, and the other Lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 24, 2021) |
| 10.1.3 | First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated December 21, 2022, by and among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., certain other subsidiaries of the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer, Bank of America, N.A., as the 2021 Term B Lender, and the other Lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2023) |
| 10.1.4 | Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2024, by and among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., certain other subsidiaries of the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other Lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-35780, filed December 11, 2024) |
| 10.1.5 | Refinancing Amendment, dated as of April 17, 2025, by and among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, as Borrower, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., certain other subsidiaries of the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, the Refinancing Revolving Lenders party thereto and the Refinancing Issuing Banks party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-35780, filed April 21, 2025) (1) |
| 10.1.6 | Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2025, by and among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., certain other subsidiaries of the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-35780, filed August 21, 2025) |
| 10.2† | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 27, 2020) |
| 10.3† | Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (Directors) under 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(1) to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed November 9, 2012) |
| 10.4† | Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (Employees) under 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(2) to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed November 9, 2012) |
| 10.5† | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective as of June 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 7, 2017) |
| 10.6† | Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and Elizabeth Boland (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |
| 10.7† | Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |
| 10.8† | Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 2, 2015) |
| 10.9† | Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and Mary Lou Burke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 1, 2017) |
| ExhibitNumber | Exhibit Title |
| 10.10† | 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated effective as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 30, 2019) |
| 10.11† | Sub-Plan for U.K. Employees under 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 9, 2019) |
| 10.12† | Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (Employees) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 30, 2019) |
| 10.13† | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Employees) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 30, 2019) |
| 10.14† | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Directors) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 30, 2019) |
| 10.15† | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 2, 2015) |
| 10.16† | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Directors) under 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 2, 2015) |
| 10.17† | Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and Stephen Kramer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 2, 2015) |
| 10.18† | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 2, 2015) |
| 10.19† | Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (Employees) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of June 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 7, 2017) |
| 10.20† | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Directors) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of June 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 7, 2017) |
| 10.21† | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of June 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 7, 2017) |
| 10.22† | Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and John Casagrande (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 27, 2020) |
| 10.23† | Amended and Restated Service Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited and Rosamund Marshall, dated as July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2023) |
| 10.24† | Severance Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and Mandy Berman, dated as of February 21, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2023) |
| 10.25 | Share Sale Agreement, by and among Nemo (BC) Cayman, LP, BlueTang OpCo Pty Ltd and Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, dated May 3, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 5, 2022) (1) |
| 10.26† | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (U.S. Employees) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 8, 2023) |
| 10.27† | Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (U.S. Employees) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 8, 2023) |
| 10.28† | Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement (U.S. Employees) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 8, 2023) |
| 10.29† | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Non-U.S. Employees) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 8, 2023) |
| ExhibitNumber | Exhibit Title |
| 10.30† | Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (Non-U.S. Employees) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 8, 2023) |
| 10.31† | Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement (Non-U.S. Employees) under the 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 8, 2023) |
| 19.* | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. Amended and Restated Insider Trading Policy. |
| 21.1* | Subsidiaries of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. |
| 23.1* | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP. |
| 31.1* | Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 31.2* | Principal Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 32.1** | Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 32.2** | Principal Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 97. | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. Compensation Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 27, 2024) |
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101) |
| * | Exhibits filed herewith. |
| ** | Exhibits furnished herewith. |
| † | Management contract or compensatory plan. |
| (1) | Schedules (or similar attachments) have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules (or similar attachments) upon request by the SEC. |
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