{"url_path":"/sec/klc/8-k/2026-06-05/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-05","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1873529/0001193125-26-259547-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-259547","cik":"0001873529","ticker":"KLC","issuer_name":"KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1873529/0001193125-26-259547-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001873529","primary_entity_name":"KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc."},"word_count":453,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders\n\nOn June 4, 2026, KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 112,436,272 shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 94.94% of the 118,428,299 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The following describes the matters considered by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as well as the results of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:\n\n \n\n \n1.\n\nProposal No. 1 – Election of Directors.\n\nClass II Directors\n\nAt the Annual Meeting, Michael Nuzzo and John T. (“Tom”) Wyatt were nominated as Class II directors, to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The results of the votes were as follows:\n\n \n\nNominee\n\n  \nFor\n \n  \nWithhold\n \n  \nBroker Non-Votes\n \n\nMichael Nuzzo\n\n  \n \n102,268,917.03\n \n  \n \n284,139.00\n \n  \n \n9,883,215.97\n \n\nJohn T. (“Tom”) Wyatt\n\n  \n \n102,401,830.03\n \n  \n \n151,226.00\n \n  \n \n9,883,215.97\n \n\nBased on the foregoing votes, Michael Nuzzo and John T. (“Tom”) Wyatt were elected as Class II directors at the Annual Meeting.\n\nClass I Directors\n\nAt the Annual Meeting, Jean Desravines was nominated as a Class I Director, to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:\n\n \n\nNominee\n\n  \nFor\n \n  \nWithhold\n \n  \nBroker Non-Votes\n \n\nJean Desravines\n\n  \n \n94,143,949.00\n \n  \n \n8,409,107.03\n \n  \n \n9,883,215.97\n \n\nBased on the foregoing votes, Jean Desravines was elected as a Class I director at the Annual Meeting.\n\n \n\n \n2.\n\nProposal No. 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.\n\nProposal No. 2 was the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026. The results of the vote were as follows:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n112,306,500.00\n \n120,222.00\n \n9,550.00\n\nBased on the foregoing vote, the ratification of the appointment of PwC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 was approved.\n\n \n\n \n3.\n\nProposal No. 3 – Advisory Vote On Named Executive Officers Compensation.\n\nProposal No. 3 was the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the vote were as follows:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n97,216,652.03\n \n5,333,477.00\n \n2,927.00\n \n9,883,215.97\n\nBased on the foregoing vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis.\n\n \n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant 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.\n\n \n\n \n\n \nKinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.\n\nDate: June 5, 2026\n \n\n \nBy:\n \n\n/s/ Anthony Amandi\n\n \n\n \nName:\n \nAnthony Amandi\n\n \n\n \nTitle\n \nChief Financial Officer"}