Paul Dana Thompson - Dec 3, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC)

Role: Chief Executive Officer
Signature: /s/ Anthony Amandi, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: KLC
Transactions as of: Dec 3, 2024
Transactions value $: -$63,523
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/18/2025, 08:50 PM
Previous filing: Oct 9, 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KLC	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$37.8K	-1.68K	-0.19%	$22.46	863K	Dec 3, 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	KLC	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$25.8K	-1.31K	-0.15%	$19.70	862K	Feb 23, 2025	Direct	F2
transaction	KLC	Common Stock	Award	$0	+70.9K	+8.23%	$0.00	933K	Mar 14, 2025	Direct
holding	KLC	Common Stock						97.9K	Dec 3, 2024	By Trust	F3
holding	KLC	Common Stock						97.9K	Dec 3, 2024	By Trust	F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KLC	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Award	$0	+142K		$0.00	142K	Mar 14, 2025	Common Stock	142K	$16.37	Direct	F5

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on November 23, 2024, which were delivered to the Reporting Person on December 3, 2024.
F2	Shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and delivery of restricted stock units on February 23, 2025.
F3	Shares held of record by the Alexis M. Thompson Irrevocable Family Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F4	Shares held of record by the Collin D. Thompson Irrevocable Family Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F5	These options vest with respect to 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date, and thereafter, quarterly in equal installments, subject to the reporting person's continued employment on the applicable vesting date.