Form 8-K

 

 

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): November 8, 2017

 

 

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)

200 Talcott Avenue South

Watertown, MA

  02472
(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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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).

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Underwriting Agreement

On November 8, 2017, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. (the “Underwriters”) and the selling stockholders listed on Schedule I thereto (the “Selling Stockholders”), relating to the underwritten offering of 4,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Offering”). All of the Shares are being sold by the Selling Stockholders. The Underwriters have agreed to purchase the Shares from the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement at a price of $87.26 per share. In addition, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has agreed to purchase from the Underwriters 1,000,000 Shares being sold by the Selling Stockholders to the Underwriters, at a price per share equal to the price being paid by the Underwriter to the Selling Stockholders, resulting in an aggregate purchase price of $87,260,000 (the “Share Repurchase”). The Company intends to fund the Share Repurchase with cash on hand and borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

An automatic shelf registration statement (including a prospectus) relating to the offering of common stock was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 10, 2017, and became effective upon filing (Registration No. 333-217847) (the “Registration Statement”). A prospectus supplement relating to the Offering was filed with the SEC on November 13, 2017. The closing of the Offering and the Share Repurchase is expected to take place on November 14, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Company, has issued an opinion to the Company, dated November 13, 2017, regarding the Shares to be sold in the Offering. A copy of the opinion is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Certain information relating to Part II, Item 14 “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Registration Statement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated November 8, 2017, by and among the Company, the Underwriters and the Selling Stockholders
  5.1    Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP
23.1    Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above)
99.1    Information relating to Part II, Item 14 “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Registration Statement


SIGNATURE

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.
By:  

/s/ Elizabeth Boland

Name:   Elizabeth Boland
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 13, 2017