1 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): July 22, 1999 (July 20, 1999) BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-24699 62-1742957 - ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ --------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) One Kendall Square, Building 200 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 AND 209 Tenth Avenue South, Suite 300 Nashville, Tennessee 37203-4173 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 577-8020 and (615) 256-9915 Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 2 Item 5. Other Events - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A copy of the press release, dated July 21, 1999, announcing the approval of a stock repurchase program by the board of directors of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. on July 20, 1999 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 2 3 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 hereunto duly authorized. BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. Date: July 22, 1999 By: /s/ Elizabeth Boland -------------------------------------- Elizabeth Boland Chief Financial Officer 3 4 EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 Press Release, dated July 21, 1999, announcing the approval of the stock repurchase program. 4