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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)  August 4, 2011

 

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

(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.)

 

 

 

924 Avenue J East

 

 

Grand Prairie, Texas

 

75050

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(972) 595-5000

(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):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 8.01

 

Other Events.

 

On August 4, 2011, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend for the third quarter.  Shareholders of record as of September 6, 2011 will receive six cents per share of common stock, payable on September 19, 2011.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

(d)

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

Press Release of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, dated August 4, 2011

 

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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 ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lance C. Balk

 

 

Name: Lance C. Balk

 

 

Title:  Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

Date:  August 4, 2011

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, dated August 4, 2011

 

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