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) May 6, 2009
Six Flags, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-13703 | | 13-3995059 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1540 Broadway, 15th Floor | | |
New York, New York | | 10036 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(212) 652-9403
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 6, 2009, Six Flags, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the commencement of an exchange offer and consent solicitation relating to its 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Convertible Notes”) as part of a previously announced restructuring plan with respect to the Convertible Notes and its 87/8% Senior Notes due 2010, its 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 2013, its 95/8% Senior Notes due 2014 and its Preferred Income Equity Redeemable Shares. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release contains forward-looking statements and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Six Flags, Inc. Press Release, dated May 6, 2009. |
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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.
| SIX FLAGS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ James M. Coughlin |
| | Name: James M. Coughlin |
| | Title: General Counsel |
Date: May 6, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Six Flags, Inc. Press Release, dated May 6, 2009. |
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