8-K

 

 

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): August 15, 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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8–K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a–12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a–12)

 

¨ Pre–commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d–2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d–2(b))

 

¨ Pre–commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e–4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e–4(c))

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 15, 2014, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing plans to build new, first-of-its kind, killer whale environments and to fund new programs to protect ocean health and killer whales in the wild. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Company also posted updated 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 updated materials from time to time in meetings with the investment community and for general marketing purposes.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “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 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 No.

   

Description

Exhibit 99.1    Press release of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. dated August 15, 2014.

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: August 15, 2014     By:  

/s/ G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor

    Name:   G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor
    Title:   Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer,
      General Counsel and Corporate Secretary