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Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “BFAM.”
−Removed: As of February 14, 2025, there were 12 holders of record of our common stock.
+Added: As of February 13, 2026, there were four holders of record of our common stock.
This figure does not include a substantially greater number of “street name” holders or beneficial holders of our common stock, whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers and other financial institutions.
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−Removed: (1) The Company purchased an aggregate of 3,129 shares during the three months ended December 31, 2024, which shares were withheld for tax payments due upon the vesting of employee restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards.
−Removed: The shares were valued using the transaction date and closing stock price for purposes of such tax withholdings.
−Removed: Shares retired in connection with the payment of tax withholding obligations are not included in, and are not counted against, our share repurchase authorization.
−Removed: (2) The board of directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program of up to $400 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock effective December 16, 2021.
+Added: (1) The board of directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program of up to $500 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock effective June 3, 2025.
The Company purchased 1,187,068 shares under the board-authorized program during the three months ended December 31, 2025.
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We determined that an equity index for companies with similar market capitalization and growth objectives would provide for an appropriate peer group and we believe the Russell Midcap Growth Index provides the best means of comparison to the Company.
−Removed: The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index and is composed of select companies from the 800 smallest companies of the Russell 1000 Index (Russell Midcap Index) that display higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
+Added: The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index and is composed of select companies from approximately 800 of the smallest companies of the Russell 1000 Index (Russell Midcap Index) that display higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The graph assumes that $100 was invested in our common stock, and in the indices noted above, and that all dividends, if any, were reinvested.
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