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 Earliest Event reported): June 10, 2015

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.)

9205 South Park Center Loop, Suite 400

Orlando, Florida 32819

(407) 226-5011

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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:

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

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) (b)

On June 10, 2015, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (“the Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A quorum was present at the meeting, as required by the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws. The immediately following charts set forth the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions votes and broker non-votes, with respect to each matter voted upon by the stockholders.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The following three individuals were elected to the Board of Directors to serve as directors for a term expiring in 2018 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Jim Atchison		68,224,623		3,712,023		7,091,337
William Gray		70,055,100		1,881,546		7,091,337
Thomas E. Moloney		70,396,097		1,540,549		7,091,337

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2015

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified.

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained
78,684,216	205,208	138,559

Proposal 3 – Non-binding Vote on Executive Compensation

The stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
70,961,016	910,874	64,756	7,091,337

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: June 12, 2015	By:	/s/ G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor
	Name:	G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor
	Title:	Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary