Six Flags Entertainment Corp (Form: 8-K, Received: 04/23/2019 16:11:03)

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) December 1, 2021

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.)


1000 Ballpark Way Suite 400
Arlington, Texas		76011
(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)

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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, $0.025 par value per share	SIX	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

As part of a strategic reorganization, on December 3, 2021, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it eliminated the role of Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer. In connection with the elimination, Laura W. Doerre will depart her role as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer of the Company, effective December 12, 2021 (the “Separation Date”), following a transition of her duties. On December 3, 2021, Ms. Doerre and the Company entered into an Agreement and General Release (the “Doerre Agreement”). Subject to Ms. Doerre’s compliance with certain obligations under the Doerre Agreement, including certain re-execution and non-revocation requirements, the Doerre Agreement provides that Ms. Doerre will be entitled to receive, among other things, (1) payment of her full 2021 annual bonus in accordance with the Company’s procedures for the payment of executive bonuses and payable at such time as bonuses are ordinarily paid; (2) payment of a cash amount equal to the sum of one year’s base salary and target bonus within 60 days of the Separation Date; and (3) accelerated vesting of certain outstanding unvested equity awards held by Ms. Doerre pursuant to the terms of her employment agreement with the Company. The Doerre Agreement also contains a release of claims against the Company and its affiliates.

The foregoing description of the Doerre Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Doerre Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

10.1 Agreement and General Release, dated December 3, 2021, by and between Laura W. Doerre and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

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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/ Sandeep Reddy
		Name:	Sandeep Reddy
		Title:	EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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Date: December 3, 2021

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation New filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits