| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/19/2016 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Six Flags Entertainment Corp [ SIX ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share | 3,101 | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (1) | 09/24/2020 | Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share | 13,500 | 11.01 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (2) | 08/24/2021 | Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share | 6,000 | 16.81 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (3) | 08/24/2022 | Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share | 6,000 | 27.76 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (4) | 08/24/2023 | Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share | 3,000 | 34.49 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (5) | 08/24/2024 | Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share | 3,500 | 37.54 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (6) | 08/24/2025 | Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share | 3,000 | 42.34 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. One-fourth of the options will vest on each of the first four anniversaries of September 24, 2010, if the reporting person has been continuously employed with the Issuer through such date, subject to accelerated vesting in certain events, including certain terminations or upon a change of control, or as provided for by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors. |
| 2. One-fourth of the options will vest on each of the first four anniversaries of August 24, 2011, if the reporting person has been continuously employed with the Issuer through such date, subject to accelerated vesting in certain events, including certain terminations or upon a change of control, or as provided for by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors. |
| 3. One-fourth of the options will vest on each of the first four anniversaries of August 24, 2012, if the reporting person has been continuously employed with the Issuer through such date, subject to accelerated vesting in certain events, including certain terminations or upon a change of control, or as provided for by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors. |
| 4. One-fourth of the options will vest on each of the first four anniversaries of August 24, 2013, if the reporting person has been continuously employed with the Issuer through such date, subject to accelerated vesting in certain events, including certain terminations or upon a change of control, or as provided for by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors. |
| 5. One-fourth of the options will vest on each of the first four anniversaries of August 24, 2014, if the reporting person has been continuously employed with the Issuer through such date, subject to accelerated vesting in certain events, including certain terminations or upon a change of control, or as provided for by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors. |
| 6. One-fourth of the options will vest on each of the first four anniversaries of August 24, 2015, if the reporting person has been continuously employed with the Issuer through such date, subject to accelerated vesting in certain events, including certain terminations or upon a change of control, or as provided for by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Mario L. Centola | 02/26/2016 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
