UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 17, 2013
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35883 | 27-1220297 | ||
| (State or Other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 9205 South Park Center Loop, Suite 400 | ||
| Orlando, Florida | 32819 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(407) 226-5011
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
The previously announced underwritten secondary offering (the “Offering”) by the selling stockholders (the “Selling Stockholders”) affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. of 18,000,000 shares of common stock of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”), at a price of $30.00 per share, closed on December 17, 2013. The Selling Stockholders received all of the net proceeds from the Offering. No shares were sold by the Company.
Concurrently with the closing of the Offering, the Company repurchased 1,500,000 shares of its common stock directly from the Selling Stockholders in a private, non-underwritten transaction at a price price per share equal to the price per share that was paid to the Selling Stockholders by the underwriters in the Offering.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 17, 2013 | By: | /s/ G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor | ||||
| Name: | G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||