Form 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): October 9, 2015

 

 

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 October 9, 2015, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it will review its options in light of the California Coastal Commission’s approval of the Company’s Blue World Project at SeaWorld San Diego with certain conditions. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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 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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

Exhibit 99.1    Press release of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., dated October 9, 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.

 

      SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: October 9, 2015     By:  

/s/ G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor

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