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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Schedule 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO
FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
109195 10 7
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
Page 1 of 5 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 109195 10 7 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
Linda A. Mason
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
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OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 760,462
REPORTING
PERSON --------- -------------------------------------------------
WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
760,462
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
760,462
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* (a) [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 109195 10 7 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Bright Horizons Family Solutions,
Inc. ("BFAM")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's 209 Tenth Avenue South
Principal Executive Suite 300
Offices or, if None, Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Residence
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Linda A. Mason
Item 2(b). Address of Principal One Kendall Square
Business Office: Building 200
Cambridge, MA 02139
Item 2(c). Organization/Citizenship: United States citizen.
Item 2(d). Title of Class Common stock, $.01 par value
of Securities: ("Common Stock")
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 109195 10 7
Item 3. Inapplicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
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Shared
Total Shares Percent Sole Shared Sole Power
of Common Stock of Voting Voting Power to to
Person Beneficially Owned Class(1) Power Power Dispose Dispose
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Linda A. 760,462(2) 6.4% -- 760,462 -- 760,462
Mason
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(1) Based on approximately 11,552,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding as
of December 31, 1998, plus 333,944 shares of Common Stock subject to
options beneficially held by Ms. Mason, which are exercisable within 60
days of December 31, 1998.
(2) Includes 213,261 shares held by Ms. Mason as trustee of the Linda A.
Mason Trust, 212,423 shares held by her spouse as trustee of the Roger
H. Brown Trust, 834 shares held by Ms. Mason's minor daughter and
333,944 shares which Ms. Mason had the right to beneficially acquire
within 60 days of December 31, 1998 upon exercise of options (228,509
of which were held by her spouse).
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CUSIP NO. 109195 10 7 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Inapplicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
Inapplicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
Inapplicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Inapplicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Inapplicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Inapplicable.
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CUSIP NO. 109195 10 7 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and
correct.
02/16/99
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Date
/s/ Linda A. Mason
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(Signature)
Linda A. Mason, Chairman of the Board of BFAM
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(Name/Title)
