8-K
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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 22, 2022

 

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 22, 2022, 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 28, 2022.

Proposal One: Election of Directors

All of the Board’s nominees for director were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of three years, as follows:

 

Nominee

  

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

Lawrence M. Alleva

   54,492,276    1,309,761    35,440    697,572

Joshua Bekenstein

   50,940,878    4,863,030    33,569    697,572

David H. Lissy

   53,905,989    1,838,787    92,701    697,572

Proposal Two: Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

50,243,448

 

5,547,397

 

46,632

 

697,572

Proposal Three: Ratification of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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, 2022, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

54,609,295   1,893,528   32,226

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 23, 2022

    By:  

/s/ Elizabeth J. Boland

        Elizabeth J. Boland
        Chief Financial Officer