Bright Horizons (NYSE: BFAM) COO trades 1,200 shares under 10b5-1 plan
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. reports that officer Mary Lou Burke, COO North America Center Ops, sold 1,200 shares of Common Stock on August 3, 2026 at $75.57 per share in an open-market or private transaction.
After this sale she directly holds 32,145 shares and also reports separate indirect holdings as UTMA custodian for her daughter. The sale was executed under a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted on March 10, 2026.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 1,200 shares
Net Sell
3 txns
Insider
Burke Mary Lou
Role
COO North America Center Ops
Sold
1,200 shs ($91K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock F1 | 1,200 | $75.57 | $91K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 32,145 shares (Direct);
Common Stock — 2,640 shares (Indirect, UTMA Custodian for daughter)
Footnotes (1)
- F1. This transaction was made pursuant to a trading plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c) previously adopted by the Reporting Person on March 10, 2026.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 1,200 shares
Sale price: $75.57 per share
Direct holdings after sale: 32,145 shares
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Shares sold
1,200 shares
Common Stock sale by Mary Lou Burke on August 3, 2026
Sale price
$75.57 per share
Reported price for the August 3, 2026 Common Stock sale
Direct holdings after sale
32,145 shares
Direct Common Stock held by Mary Lou Burke following the sale
10b5-1 plan adoption date
March 10, 2026
Date Burke adopted the Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan covering this transaction
Key Terms
Rule 10b5-1(c), UTMA Custodian, open market or private transaction
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Rule 10b5-1(c) regulatory
"transaction was made pursuant to a trading plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c)"
Rule 10b5-1(c) is an SEC guideline that lets company insiders set up a written, pre-planned schedule to buy or sell their company stock when they are not in possession of material, nonpublic information. For investors, it matters because such plans can reduce the appearance of insider trading by separating decisions from inside knowledge—like putting your trades on autopilot—while also requiring scrutiny since pre-planned trades can still affect market confidence and share value.
UTMA Custodian financial
"nature of ownership is reported as UTMA Custodian for daughter"
open market or private transaction financial
"transaction code description notes a Sale in open market or private transaction"
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FAQ
What insider stock sale did BFAM disclose for Mary Lou Burke?
Mary Lou Burke, COO North America Center Ops, sold 1,200 Bright Horizons shares on August 3, 2026 at $75.57 per share. The sale was reported as an open-market or private transaction and executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan.
Was the BFAM insider sale by Mary Lou Burke under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?
Yes. The filing states the transaction was made under a trading plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c), which Mary Lou Burke adopted on March 10, 2026. Such plans pre-schedule trades, limiting the role of later discretionary timing decisions.