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 (Date of earliest event reported): April 12, 2020
 
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-35883	27-1220297	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	(Commission
File Number)	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
 	 	 	
6240 Sea Harbor Drive Orlando, Florida 	32821	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 	(Zip Code)	
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (407) 226-5011
Not Applicable
(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	
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	SEAS	New York Stock Exchange	
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 12, 2020, in connection with a review of compensation matters, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”), approved certain equity awards designed to recognize employees for their extraordinary contributions and continued expected contributions to the Company and its long term goals during the global COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, time based restricted stock unit awards with the following values were granted: $1,500,000 to Marc Swanson, $1,312,500 to Walter Bogumil, $1,176,000 to G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor, $975,000 to Christopher (Chris) Dold, $937,500 to Elizabeth Gulacsy and $910,000 to Sharon (Sherri) Nadeau on April 13, 2020. The restricted stock units will vest 50% on each of the first two anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the recipient’s continued employment on each such vesting date with the number of units determined based upon the volume weighted share price over the 10 previous trading days.

 
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.
 
 	 	 	 	SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.	
 	 	 	 	 	
Date: April 14, 2020	 	By:	 	/s/ G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor	
 	 	Name:	 	G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor	
 	 	Title:	 	Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary