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): January 13, 2014
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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On January 13, 2014, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding certain preliminary results for fiscal year 2013. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in this Item 2.02.
The information set forth under this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K including Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 13, 2014, the Company posted new written investor presentation materials on its investor relations website at http://www.seaworldinvestors.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx. The Company intends to use such materials from time to time in meetings with the investment community and for general marketing purposes.
The information set forth under this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., dated January 13, 2014, announcing certain preliminary results for fiscal year 2013. | |
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: January 13, 2014 | By: | /s/ G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor | ||||
| Name: | G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., dated January 13, 2014, announcing certain preliminary results for fiscal year 2013. | |