Edgar Filing: SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Date: August 6, 2015

/s/ G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor

G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor

Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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 6, 2015

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

001-35883

(Commission

File Number)

27-1220297

(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:

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations

On August 6, 2015, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the results of the Company’s operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. 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 in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and 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 (the “Securities Act”), 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 August 6, 2015, 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 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 6, 2015, announcing results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

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.