UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM  i 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)  i April 16, 2024

 

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 i Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

i 1-13703		i 13-3995059
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

i 1000 Ballpark Way  i Suite 400
i Arlington,  i Texas		i 76011
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 i (972)  i 595-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common stock, $0.025 par value per share		i SIX		i 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 Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company  i ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 16, 2024, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (the “Company,” “Six Flags,” “we,” “us” or “our”) issued a press release announcing that Six Flags and its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. (“SFTP”), intend to offer, as co-issuers, subject to market conditions and other factors, up to an aggregate principal amount of $850.0 million of Senior Secured Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

As previously announced, on November 2, 2023, Six Flags entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement” and the merger transactions contemplated thereby, the “Mergers”) with Cedar Fair, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Cedar Fair”), CopperSteel HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HoldCo”), and CopperSteel Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of HoldCo. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Cedar Fair and Six Flags will each merge with and into HoldCo, with HoldCo continuing as the surviving entity.

Prior to the consummation of the Mergers, or in the event the Mergers are not consummated, Six Flags and SFTP will be the co-issuers of the Notes. Following the consummation of the Mergers (if the Mergers are consummated), HoldCo will assume the obligations of Six Flags in its capacity as a co-issuer under the Notes and the related indenture, and will thereafter become a co-issuer of the Notes. In addition, if the Mergers are consummated, Canada’s Wonderland Company, Magnum Management Corporation and Millennium Operations LLC (collectively, the “Cedar Fair Co-Issuers”), each of which is a subsidiary of Cedar Fair, will become a co-issuer of the Notes. As a result, if the Mergers are consummated, each of SFTP, HoldCo and the Cedar Fair Co-Issuers (together, the “Co-Issuers”) will be co-issuers of the Notes.

Prior to the consummation of the Mergers, or in the event the Mergers are not consummated, the Notes will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of Six Flags’ current and future wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than SFTP, which will be a co-issuer of the Notes) that guarantee Six Flags’ senior secured credit agreement or the existing senior notes issued by Six Flags or SFTP (the “Six Flags Subsidiary Guarantors”), subject to certain exceptions. Following the consummation of the Mergers (if the Mergers are consummated), the Six Flags Subsidiary Guarantors, each entity that was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cedar Fair immediately prior to the consummation of the Mergers (other than the Cedar Fair Co-Issuers) that guarantees indebtedness under Cedar Fair’s

new revolving credit facility (the “Cedar Fair Subsidiary Guarantors”), and any other direct and indirect restricted subsidiaries of HoldCo that guarantees indebtedness under the new senior secured credit facilities to be entered into by HoldCo (together with the Six Flags Subsidiary Guarantors and the Cedar Fair Subsidiary Guarantors, collectively, the “Guarantors”). The Notes and the related guarantees will be secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Six Flags, SFTP and the Six Flags Subsidiary Guarantors, subject to certain exceptions, prior to the consummation of the Mergers. Following the consummation of the Mergers, the Notes and the related guarantees will be secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors, subject to certain exceptions.

A copy of the press release relating to the Notes offering is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Six Flags intends to apply the net proceeds from the Notes offering towards (i) the principal amounts outstanding under Six Flags’ existing term loan facility and revolving credit facility and (ii) a portion of the outstanding 7.000% Senior Secured Notes due July 1, 2025 issued by SFTP. The remainder of the net proceeds from the Notes offering are expected to be used (together with other sources of cash) for general corporate purposes, including but not limited to working capital, operating expenses, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, the payment of the special dividend in connection with the Mergers, and the payment of fees and expenses related to the Mergers.

The Notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to certain persons outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws and foreign securities laws. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits hereto, is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase any of the Notes or any other securities.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, dated April 16, 2024, related to the Notes offering.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Cautionary Statement as to Forward-Looking Information

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “may,” “should,” “could” and variations of such words or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include (i) the adequacy of our cash flows from operations, available cash and available amounts under our credit facilities to meet our liquidity needs, (ii) the risk that the proposed Mergers disrupt current plans and operations of the Company and the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Mergers on the business relationships, operating results and business generally of

the Company, (iii) our expectations regarding the timing, costs, benefits and results of our strategic plan, (iv) the impact of macro-economic conditions, including inflation on consumer spending, (v) our ability to implement our capital plans in a timely and cost effective manner, and our expectations regarding the anticipated costs, benefits and results of such capital plans, (vi) the extent to which having parks in diverse geographical locations protects our consolidated results against the effects of adverse weather and other events, (vii) our ongoing compliance with laws and regulations, and the effect of, and cost and timing of compliance with, newly enacted laws and regulations, (viii) our ability to obtain additional financing and the increased cost of capital due to rising interest rates, (ix) our expectations regarding the effect of certain accounting pronouncements, (x) our expectations regarding the cost or outcome of any litigation or other disputes, (xi) our annual income tax liability and the availability and effect of net operating loss carryforwards and other tax benefits, and (xii) our expectations regarding uncertain tax positions.

Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are, by their nature, subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. A more complete discussion of these factors and other risks applicable to our business is contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2024. While we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we make no assurance that such expectations will be realized and actual results could vary materially. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation, except as required by applicable law, to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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.

Date: April 16, 2024