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 - August 9, 2004 (Date of Earliest Event Reported) SIX FLAGS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File No. 1-13703 Delaware 13-3995059 - ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 11501 Northeast Expressway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73131 - ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (405) 475-2500 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. - ------- ---------------------------------- (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release of Six Flags, Inc., dated August 9, 2004. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. - -------- ---------------------------------------------- This information 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. On August 9, 2004, a news release was issued on the subject of second quarter consolidated earnings by Six Flags, Inc. The news release did not include certain financial statements, related footnotes and certain other financial information that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of Six Flags' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. A copy of the press release relating to such announcement, dated August 9, 2004, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. 2 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. By: /s/ James F. Dannhauser ------------------------------ Name: James F. Dannhauser Title: Chief Financial Officer Date: August 9, 2004 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated August 9, 2004. 4