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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-352533"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KLC"
cik: "0001873529"
company_name: "KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-14T21:00:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-14T21:02:24.779958+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KinderCare restructures master lease: 545 sites split into 6 schedules, terms extended to 2033-2042

## Summary
- A&R Fifth Amendment effective Aug 11, 2026 splits 545 sites into 6 schedules; 13 Schedule 1 sites transferred to KCP RE II LLC.
- Schedule 1 new master lease: annual rent $2,016,130, term ends Dec 31, 2029.
- Remaining sites: Schedule 2 (51) to 2033, Schedule 3 (37) to 2036, Schedule 4 (177) to 2038, Schedule 5 (237) to 2040, Schedule 6 (30) to 2042.
- Escalation Percentage cap raised from 10% to 12.5% for rent adjustments on adjustment dates.
- One 5-year extension option for Schedules 4, 5, 6; no extension options for Schedules 2 and 3.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-352533
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KLC
- cik: 0001873529
- company_name: KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-14T21:00:06+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1873529/000119312526352533/0001193125-26-352533-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1873529/000119312526352533/d389054d8k.htm

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