8-K 1 form8-k2019annualmeeting.htm 8-K Document


 
 
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) May 1, 2019
 
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):
 
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 1, 2019, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, three proposals were voted on and, with approximately 90% percent of the shares voted, the final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

1.     Election of Directors. The following seven nominees were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve for the ensuing year and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

Nominee
 
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker Non-Votes
Kurt M. Cellar
 
62,123,061

 
6,260,640

 
7,097,895

Nancy A. Krejsa
 
67,957,897

 
425,804

 
7,097,895

Jon L. Luther
 
66,536,756

 
1,846,945

 
7,097,895

Usman Nabi
 
58,732,307

 
9,651,394

 
7,097,895

Stephen D. Owens
 
66,441,780

 
1,941,921

 
7,097,895

James Reid-Anderson
 
66,943,758

 
1,439,943

 
7,097,895

Richard W. Roedel
 
52,553,997

 
15,829,704

 
7,097,895


 2.    Advisory Vote to Ratify Independent Accounting Firm. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified on an advisory basis.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
73,237,414

 
2,054,280

 
189,902

 
3.    Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. The compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
47,294,467

 
20,840,512

 
248,722

 
7,097,895

Item 8.01    Other Events.
 
     On May 1, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.82 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable June 10, 2019 to stockholders of record as of May 30, 2019. 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
 

 

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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: May 3, 2019
 
 


 
 


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