New insider Sorhondo Lindsay Curley claimed ownership of 139,916 shares (SEC Form 3)
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| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 11/11/2025 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. [ KLC ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock | 139,916(1) | D | |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (2) | 05/17/2032 | Common Stock | 19,281 | $20.7 | D | |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (3) | 02/23/2032 | Common stock | 20,353 | $20.61 | D | |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (4) | 03/14/2035 | Common Stock | 27,075 | $16.37 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Includes (i) 1,137 restricted stock units ("RSUs") vesting as to 569 units on November 23, 2025 and 568 units on February 23, 2026; and (ii) 13,537 RSUs, vesting as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the award on the first anniversary of the grant date (March 14, 2026), and as to the remainder vesting ratably on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, such that a hundred percent (100%) of the award will be fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the grant date (March 14, 2029), subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through the applicable vesting dates. Each RSU represents a contingent right to recieve one unit of the Issuer's common stock. |
| 2. The options are exercisable immediately. |
| 3. Includes (i) 17,808 options already vested and exercisable immediately and (ii) 2,545 options which will vest on February 23, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through the vesting date. |
| 4. The options vests as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the award on the first anniversary of the grant date (March 14, 2025 and as to the remainder vests ratably on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, such that one hundred percent (100%) of the award will be fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through the applicable vesting dates. |
| /s/ Ferdinand Ruplin, Attorney-in-Fact for Lindsay Sorhondo | 11/14/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||