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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
on April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>62-1742957</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>200 Talcott Avenue South<BR>
Watertown, Massachusetts</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>02472</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.<BR>
Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Elizabeth J. Boland<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.<BR>
200 Talcott Avenue South<BR>
Watertown, Massachusetts 02472</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(617)&nbsp;673-8000</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount to be</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering price per</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>aggregate offering</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registered</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>share (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>price (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registration fee</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">750,000 shares</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">29.955</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">22,466,250</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,066.90</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s
common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on April&nbsp;8, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration of Additional Securities</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form&nbsp;S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, $.01
par value, of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the &#147;Registrant&#148;), for the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-60023)
previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on July&nbsp;28, 1998 is hereby incorporated by reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</FONT>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to
the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 filed on June&nbsp;17,
1998 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-57035))</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3 of the Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on
November&nbsp;12, 1999)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
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Specimen Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 of the Form&nbsp;8-K filed on July&nbsp;28,
1998)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 of the Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on November&nbsp;14, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-2</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Watertown, State of Massachusetts, on this 12th
day of April, 2002.
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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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By: /s/ Elizabeth J. Boland</FONT></TD>
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Elizabeth J. Boland
Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Elizabeth J. Boland and Stephen I. Dreier, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David H. Lissy
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David H. Lissy</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Elizabeth J. Boland
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Elizabeth J. Boland</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial
Officer (Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
Director and
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Roger H. Brown
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Roger H. Brown</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Executive Chairman
of the Board
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Mary Ann Tocio
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Mary Ann Tocio</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director, President
and Chief Operating
Officer
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Linda A. Mason
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Linda A. Mason</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Marguerite W. Sallee
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Marguerite W. Sallee</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-3</FONT>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joshua Bekenstein
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Joshua Bekenstein</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JoAnne Brandes
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JoAnne Brandes</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William H. Donaldson
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William H. Donaldson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ E. Townes Duncan
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E. Townes Duncan</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Fred K. Foulkes
<HR size="1" noshade>
Fred K. Foulkes</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TR></TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
<HR size="1" noshade>
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TR></TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert D. Lurie
<HR size="1" noshade>
Robert D. Lurie</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TR></TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ian M. Rolland
<HR size="1" noshade>
Ian M. Rolland</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;12, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-4</FONT>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to
the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 filed on June&nbsp;17,
1998 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-57035))</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TR></TD>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3 of the Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on
November&nbsp;12, 1999)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TR></TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 of the Form&nbsp;8-K filed on July&nbsp;28,
1998)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TR></TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 of the Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on November&nbsp;14, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)</FONT></TD>
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s-8
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 12, 2002
Registration No. 333-_________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
62-1742957
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 Talcott Avenue South
Watertown, Massachusetts
02472
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Elizabeth J. Boland
Chief Financial Officer
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
200 Talcott Avenue South
Watertown, Massachusetts 02472
(Name and address of agent for service)
(617) 673-8000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
share (1)
price (1)
registration fee
Common Stock
750,000 shares
$
29.955
$
22,466,250
$
2,066.90
(1)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's
common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on April 8, 2002.
Registration of Additional Securities
This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, $.01
par value, of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Registrant"), for the Registrant's Amended and Restated 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan.
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-60023)
previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on July 28, 1998 is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to
the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on June 17,
1998 (Registration No. 333-57035))
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
November 12, 1999)
4.3
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Form 8-K filed on July 28,
1998)
4.4
Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2001)
5
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)
II-2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Watertown, State of Massachusetts, on this 12th
day of April, 2002.
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Elizabeth J. Boland
Elizabeth J. Boland
Chief Financial Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Elizabeth J. Boland and Stephen I. Dreier, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ David H. Lissy
David H. Lissy
Director and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
April 12, 2002
/s/ Elizabeth J. Boland
Elizabeth J. Boland
Chief Financial
Officer (Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
Director and
April 12, 2002
/s/ Roger H. Brown
Roger H. Brown
Executive Chairman
of the Board
April 12, 2002
/s/ Mary Ann Tocio
Mary Ann Tocio
Director, President
and Chief Operating
Officer
April 12, 2002
/s/ Linda A. Mason
Linda A. Mason
Director
April 12, 2002
/s/ Marguerite W. Sallee
Marguerite W. Sallee
Director
April 12, 2002
II-3
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Joshua Bekenstein
Joshua Bekenstein
Director
April 12, 2002
/s/ JoAnne Brandes
JoAnne Brandes
Director
April 12, 2002
/s/ William H. Donaldson
William H. Donaldson
Director
April 12, 2002
/s/ E. Townes Duncan
E. Townes Duncan
Director
April 12, 2002
/s/ Fred K. Foulkes
Fred K. Foulkes
Director
April 12, 2002
/s/ Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Director
April 12, 2002
/s/ Robert D. Lurie
Robert D. Lurie
Director
April 12, 2002
/s/ Ian M. Rolland
Ian M. Rolland
Director
April 12, 2002
II-4
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to
the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on June 17,
1998 (Registration No. 333-57035))
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
November 12, 1999)
4.3
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Form 8-K filed on July 28,
1998)
4.4
Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2001)
5
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)