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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 - JULY 17, 2003
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
SIX FLAGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 0-9789
Delaware 13-3995059
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11501 Northeast Expressway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73131
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (405) 475-2500
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release of Six Flags, Inc., dated July 17, 2003.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure (Information Furnished in this Item 9 is
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Furnished under Item 12).
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In accordance with guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Release No. 33-8126, the following information, which is intended to be
furnished under Item 12, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," is
instead being furnished under Item 9, "Regulation FD Disclosure." 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 July 17, 2003, 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 July 17, 2003, is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
By: /s/ James M. Coughlin
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Name: James M. Coughlin
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel and Assistant
Secretary
Date: July 17, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated July 17, 2003.
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