UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): July 26, 2021
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-35883 | 27-1220297 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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6240 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida | 32821 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (407) 226-5011
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | SEAS | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 26, 2021, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (the “Issuer”), a subsidiary of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) issued (i) a conditional notice of partial redemption (the “Conditional Notice of Partial Redemption”) for the Issuer’s 9.500% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) and (ii) a conditional notice of full redemption for the Notes not purchased pursuant to the Conditional Notice of Partial Redemption (the “Conditional Notice of Full Redemption,” together with the Conditional Notice of Partial Redemption, the “Redemption Notices”).
The Conditional Notice of Partial Redemption states that $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes will be redeemed on August 25, 2021 at a price equal to the sum of (i) 103% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. The Conditional Notice of Full Redemption states that $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes will be redeemed on August 25, 2021 at a price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium (as defined in the indenture governing the Notes) as of the redemption date plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The redemptions pursuant to the Redemption Notices are conditioned on the completion of a financing, which may be notes, loans or other securities, or a combination thereof, on or prior to the redemption date, by the Issuer on terms satisfactory to the Issuer and in an aggregate principal amount satisfactory to the Issuer.
The information under this Item 7.01 of this report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or 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.
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. |
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Date: July 26, 2021 | | By: | | /s/ G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor |
| | Name: | | G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor |
| | Title: | | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
