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In focus for $KLC: an August 11 restructuring of the master lease covering all 545 childcare centers operated by KinderCare Education LLC, the company's wholly-owned operating subsidiary.
The Amended and Restated Fifth Amendment to the agreement with landlord KCP RE LLC staggers expiration dates across six site groups and raises the rent-escalation ceiling from 10% to 12.5%, a change that feeds directly into the company's long-term cost structure.
The definitive agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K dated August 14, 2026.
The document supersedes a Fifth Amendment signed April 8, 2026, which was conditioned on the landlord's repayment and release of a mortgage loan covering the sites.
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