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): November 7, 2017 (November 5, 2017)

 

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

(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)

 

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 Instructions A.2. below):

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

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

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Cooperation Agreement with Hill Path Capital LP.

 

On November 5, 2017, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Hill Path Capital LP (“ Hill Path ”) entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “ Cooperation Agreement ”).

 

Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, the Company agreed that, subject to the conditions set forth therein, the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) will appoint Scott I. Ross (the “ Designee ”) to the Board immediately following the execution of the Cooperation Agreement.

 

The Cooperation Agreement provides that the Designee must, at all times while serving as a member of the Board, comply with all current and future policies and guidelines applicable to all Board members (or any applicable subset thereof) (the “ Company Policies ”), including, without limitation, the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and all trading and confidentiality obligations and guidelines; provided , however , that (i) except to the extent the Board reasonably determines is required by applicable law, the Company Policies will not apply to Hill Path and the Hill Path Affiliates (as defined below) after the time the Designee ceases to be a member of the Board and (ii) subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Undertaking Agreement (as defined below), the Designee is permitted to and may provide information to the Hill Path Associates (as defined therein).  

In addition, the Designee agreed, prior to and as a condition to Designee’s appointment to the Board, to execute and provide to the Company an irrevocable resignation letter that will be effective (subject to certain conditions) i f (i) Hill Path ceases to satisfy the Minimum Condition (as defined below) or (ii) the Board reasonably determines that Hill Path breached any of the terms of the Cooperation Agreement or of the Undertaking Agreement, in each case, in any material respect, and such breach is not cured within 15 days after receipt by Hill Path of written notice from the Company specifying such breach.

The “ Minimum Condition ” means, collectively, the beneficial ownership by Hill Path (together with its Affiliates or Associate s (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”); provided , that the term “Associates” in such definition shall be deemed to be preceded by the word “controlled”) (collectively (with Hill Path) and individually, the “ Hill Path Affiliates ”)) of an aggregate Net Long Position of 6,791,203 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”) (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reclassifications, combinations and similar adjustments).  “ Net Long Position ” means such shares of Common Stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, that constitute such person’s net long position as defined in Rule 14e-4 under the Exchange Act, mutatis mutandis , but the “long position” of such person for this purpose shall not include any shares as to which such person does not have the right to vote or direct the vote or as to which such person has entered into a derivative or other agreement, arrangement or understanding that hedges or transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such shares.

If the Designee resigns, is removed or refuses to or cannot serve (due to death or disability) during the Standstill Period (as define d below), Hill Path, in its sole discretion, may select a replacement director, who is reasonably acceptable to the Board (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and who must, among other matters, (A) qualify (x) as an ind ependent director of the Company under the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange and under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and (y) otherwise qualify to serve as a director under the Company’s by-laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines and (B) provide a completed D&O Questionnaire in the form provided to Hill Path by the Company prior to the execution of the Cooperation Agreement.

 


 

Hill Path has agreed to various standstill provisions for the duration of the Standstill Period described b elow , including, among other things, that it will not , and will cause each of the Hill Path Affiliate to not :

make, engage in, or in any way participate in or knowingly and expressly encourage any solicitation of “proxies” or consents or become a “partici pant” in a “solicitation” (as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, but without regard to the exclusion set forth in Rule 14a- 1(l)(2)(iv) of the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents with respect to securities of the Company or an y securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any such securities (collectively, “ securities of the Company ”);

form, join, encourage, influence, advise or in any way participate in any “group” (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than a “group” that includes some or all of the Hill Path Affiliates, but does not include any other entities or persons that are not Hill Path Affiliates as of the date of the Cooperation Agreement) with respect to the securities of the Company;

acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire, any securities of the Company that would result in the ownership by Hill Path and the Hill Path Affiliates (together with any individual or entity that would be deemed to be part of a “group,” as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), an amount in excess of 17.5% or more of the shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time;

sell, offer or agree to sell, through swap or hedging transactions or otherwise, securities of the Company or any rights decoupled from the underlying securities of the Company held by Hill Path or any Hill Path Affiliate to a third party that would result in such third party, together with its affiliates, owning more than 4.9% of the Common Stock outstanding at such time;  

deposit, or otherwise in any manner agree, attempt, seek or propose to deposit, any shares of Common Stock in any voting trust or subject any shares of Common Stock to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of any shares of Common Stock;

seek or submit, or knowingly encourage any person or entity to seek or submit, nomination(s) in furtherance of a contested “solicitation” (as such term is defined or used under the Exchange Act) for the appointment, election or removal of directors with respect to the Company or seek, knowingly encourage or take any other action with respect to the appointment, election or removal of any directors;

make or be the proponent of any stockholder proposal at any annual or special meeting of stockholders or through any referendum of stockholders;

make, effect or seek to effect, any public offer or propose to effect, cause or participate in, or in any way assist or facilitate any third party in making or effecting, an offer of proposal (with or without conditions), with respect to any merger, scheme of arrangements, takeover offer, acquisition, recapitalization, restructuring, disposition, other business combination or other extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or joint ventures or any of their respective securities or a material amount of any of their respective assets or businesses (each, an “ Extraordinary Transaction ”);

make a request for any stockholder list or other Company books and records, whether pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporate Law or similar statutory requirement;

call or seek to call a special meeting of stockholders, including by written consent;

present or seek to present at any annual meeting or any special meeting of the Company’s stockholders;

engage in any short sales or any purchase, sale or grant of any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right or other similar right that relates to or derives any significant part of its value from a decline in the market price or value of the securities of the Company;

advise, encourage, support or influence any person or entity (other than any Hill Path Affiliate) with respect to the voting or disposition of any securities of the Company at any annual or special meeting of stockholder s, except as otherwise permitted by the Cooperation Agreement;

knowingly take any action in support of or make any proposal or request that constitutes controlling, changing or influencing the Board or management of the Company or other otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control or influence the management or policies of the Company; provided, however , that nothing in the Cooperation Agreement shall prohibit Hill Path from engaging in private discussions with the Company in furtherance of any of the foregoing;

 

 


 

institute, solicit, assist or join, as a party, any litigation, arbitration or other proceedings against or

involving the Company or any of its current or former directors or officers, except as otherwise permitted under th e Cooperation Agreement;

make any public disclosure, announcement or statement regarding any intent, purpose, plan or proposal with respect to the Board, the Company, its management, policies or affairs, any of its securities or assets or the Cooperation Agreement that is inconsistent with the provisions of the Cooperation Agreement; and

enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements or understandings with any third party to take any action with respect to any of the foregoing, or advise, assist, knowingly encourage or seek to persuade any third party to take any action or make any statement with respect to any of the various standstill provisions, or otherwise take or cause any action or make any public statement inconsistent with any of the various standstill provisions.

 

Subject to certain conditions, Hill Path is permitted to privately request a waiver of any of the various standstill provisions during the Standstill Period.

Hill Path has also agreed that, during the Standstill Period, it will vote all shares it beneficially owns, and all shares beneficially owned by each Hill Path Affiliate, in favor of the Designee and all directors who are members of the Board as of the date of the Cooperation Agreement who are nominated by the Board for election at each annual meeting of stockholders.  

The Company and Hill Path have agreed that during the Standstill Period they will not make, cause to be made or knowingly encourage any other person to make or cause to be made, any public statement or announcement that constitutes an ad hominem attack on, or otherwise disparages, defames or slanders, in the case of the Company, Hill Path or any Hill Path A ffiliate or any of their respective current or former officers, directors, partners, members, agents or em ployees and, in the case of Hill Path, the Company or affiliates thereof or any of their respective current or former officers, directors or employees.

In addition, the Company has also agreed that it (i) will appoint the Designee to the Revenue Committee (the “Revenue Committee”) and any new executive committee of the Board formed (if any), provided that Designee satisfies the eligibility requirements for membership for the Revenue Committee and any new such committee(s) and (ii) until the end of the Stand still Period, will not increase the size of the Board to more than 13 directors without the consent of the Designee. The Revenue Committee is a new board committee for the development, articulation and execution of the Company's short-term and long-term revenue growth strategies.

The “ Standstill Period ” means the period commencing on the date of the Cooperation Agreement and terminating on the date that is the earliest of (i) the day after the date of the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “ 2018 Annual Meeting ”), (ii) breach by the Company, in any material respect, of its obligations under the Cooperation Agreement which is not cured within 15 days after receipt by the Company of written notice from Hill Path specifying such breach and (iii) the date on which Hill Path delivers written notice to the Company of termination of the Standstill Period; provided , that such notice to terminate the Standstill Period (A) may not be delivered prior to the date that is 30 days prior to the expiration of the Company’s advance notice period for the nomination of directors at the 2018 Annual Meeting and not later than the date of such expiration and (B) shall be accompanied by a duly executed irrevocable resignation letter from the Designee effective as of the date of delivery of such notice.

The Cooperation Agreement will terminate upon the expiration of the Standstill Period. In addition, the Company’ s obligations under the Cooperation Agreement will terminate immediately if (i) Hill Path ceases to satisf y the Minimum Condition or (ii) the Board reasonably determines that Hill Path breached any of the terms of the Cooperation Agreement or of the Undertaking Agreement, in each case, in any material respect, and such breach is not cured within 15 days after receipt by Hill Path of written notice from the Company specifying such breach.  Additionally, certain of the standstill provisions applicable to Hill Path shall cease to apply to Hill Path following such time as the Company enters into an agreement for an Extraordinary Transaction that would result in the Company’s stockholders immediately prior to such transaction holding, directly or indirectly, less than 50% of the common and equivalent equity of the surviving entity resulting from the business combination after such transaction.

 

 


 

The Company has agreed to reimburse Hill Path for its reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including legal expenses) incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of the Cooperation Agreement, not to exceed $ 500,000 .

Pursuant to the requirements of the Cooperation Agreement, the Board approved the potential acquisition by Hill Path or any other Hill Path Affiliates of an aggregate Net Long Position in excess of 15% of the Common Stock then outstand ing and rendered inapplicable to Hill Path the restrictions on “business combinations” for purposes of Article X of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“Article X”) , but only to the extent that Hill Path or the Hill Path Affiliates do not own an aggregate of 17.5% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding. Further acquisitions by Hill Path of the Company’s Common Stock may be subject to the restrictions on “business combinations” set forth in Article X, to the extent that Hill Path becomes the owner of 17.5% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Company without Board approval.

Undertaking Agreement with Hill Path and Scott I. Ross.

On November 5, 2017, Hill Path, the Designee and the Company entered into the Undertaking Agreement.  Pursuant to the Undertaking Agreement, the Designee will, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Undertaking Agreement, by and between the Designee, the Company and Hill Path, dated as of November 5, 2017 (the “ Undertaking Agreement ”), be permitted to and may provide information to certain personnel of Hill Path and certain of Hill Path’s advisors, as described therein.  The undertakings of Hill Path and the Designee pursuant to the Undertaking Agreement are effective for 12 months following the date on which there is no director serving on the Board who is designated by Hill Path.

Side Letter with Respect to Registration Rights Agreement with Hill Path Capital.

The Company also entered into a side letter (the “Side Letter”) with Hill Path which provides that , subject to the conditions set forth therein, if the Company obtains any requisite Board approvals or the consent of Sun Wise (UK) Co., LTD , the Company will execute and deliver to Hill Path, a registration rights agr eement in the form attached as an exhibit to the Side Letter (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), with Hill Path Capital LP, Hill Path Capital Partners LP, Hill Path Capital Co-Investment Partners LP, Hill Path Capital Partners-H LP, Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment E LP, Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment E2 LP, Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment S LP, Hill Path Capital Partners GP LLC, Hill Path Capital Partners E GP LLC, Hill Path Capital Partners S GP LLC, Hill Path Investment Holdings LLC and Hill Path Holdings LLC (together, the “ Hill Path Entities ”).  

In addition, until such time as the Company has offered to execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will take such actions as may be necessary to have two open periods per fiscal year of no less than fourteen consecutive days per period that will be separated by a period of at least 180 days, during which “Insiders” (as defined in the Company’s Securities Trading Policy (the “ Trading Policy ”)) may, subject to compliance with the securities laws of the United States and any of the requirements of the Trading Policy or any other contractual, legal or fiduciary duties applicable to such person, buy or sell Company securities.

The Registration Rights Agreement w ill provide that, following the date that is one day after the expiration of the Company’s advance notice period for the nomination of directors at the 2018 Annual Meeting, provided that Hill Path has not submitted any nominations for the election of directors in accordance with the Company’s advance notice period as set forth in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Hill Path Entities will have limited shelf registration rights with respect to their Common Stock (including certain demand un derwritten offering rights and piggyback registration rights). The Registration Rights Agreement will also require the Company to pay certain expenses relating to such registration and to indemnify the Hill Path Entities against certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 


 

The foregoing summary of the Cooperation Agreement, the Undertaking Agreement, the Side Letter and the form of Registration Rights Agreement are not complete and are subject to, and qualified by reference to, the full text of the Cooperation Agreement, the Undertaking Agreement , the Side Letter (including the form of Registration Rights Agreement), respectively, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein b y reference.

 

Investment funds affiliated with Hill Path own approximately 14.5% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company.  

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On November 5, 2017, the Board appointed Scott I. Ross to the Board and the Revenue Committee, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Cooperation Agreement, as described in Item 1.01 hereof, and filed as an exhibit herewith.

Other than as described in Item 1.01 hereof, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ross and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director. Following Mr. Ross’ appointment to the Board, the size of the Board will be nine directors.

Mr. Ross is the Managing Partner and founder of Hill Path. Prior to founding Hill Path in 2014, Mr. Ross served as a Partner at Apollo Global Management, LLC, a firm he joined in 2004, where he was responsible for leading private equity and debt investments in the lodging, leisure, entertainment, consumer and business services sectors.  Mr. Ross also held various investment roles at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Shumway Capital Investments.  Mr. Ross is a director of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. and previously served as a director of CEC Entertainment, Inc. (parent company of Chuck E. Cheese’s) and EVERTEC, Inc.

 

In accordance with the Company’s “Outside Director Compensation Policy” included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 4, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Ross’s compensation for his services as a non-employee director will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors, subject to pro-r ation to reflect the commencement date of his service on the Board.  Mr. Ross is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K other than the Cooperation Agreement and the Side Letter described in Item 1.01 hereof.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

 

A copy of the joint press release issued by the Company and Hill Path on November 7, 2017 describing the appointment of Mr. Scott I. Ross is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

 


 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

 


 

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: November 7, 2017

 

By:

 

/s/ G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor

 

 

Name:

 

G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor

 

 

Title:

 

Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

COOPERATION AGREEMENT

This Cooperation Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of November 5, 2017 is by and between Hill Path Capital LP (“ Hill Path ”) and SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

WHEREAS, the Company and Hill Path have engaged in discussion concerning the Company;

WHEREAS, on May 1, 2017, Hill Path and certain of its affiliates filed a Schedule 13D (as subsequently amended, the “ Schedule 13D ”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”), which Schedule 13D disclosed that Hill Path and such affiliates had beneficial ownership of 14.5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) as of August 24, 2017, and Hill Path has subsequently informed the Company that it has acquired beneficial ownership of additional Common Stock and that its beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of the date hereof is as set forth on Exhibit A ;

WHEREAS, each of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) and Hill Path have considered the qualifications of Scott I. Ross (the “ Designee ”) to serve on the Board; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Hill Path have determined to come to an agreement regarding the appointment of the Designee to the Board and certain other matters as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of and reliance upon the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Appointment and Nomination .

(a) The Company agrees that, in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended from time to time, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended from time to time, the “ Bylaws ”) and Delaware law, and effective immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Board shall:

(i) if there is not a vacant seat on the Board at such time to be filled by the Designee pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii) , expand the size of the Board to create one (1) vacancy to be filled by the Designee pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii) ;

(ii) appoint the Designee (or his replacement as chosen in accordance with Section 1(d) ) to fill the vacancy on the Board; and

(iii) concurrent with the appointment of the Designee to the Board, take such action as is necessary such that the Designee is appointed to the Board Revenue Committee; provided , that with respect to such committee appointment, the Designee is and continues to remain eligible to serve as a member of such committee pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles, applicable law and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”), if any, that are applicable to the composition of such a committee.  The Board shall take all actions necessary to ensure that, during the Standstill Period, any new executive committee of the Board formed on or after the date of this Agreement includes the Designee; provided , that with respect to such committee appointment, the Designee is and continues to remain eligible to serve as a member of such committee pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles, applicable law and the listing standards of the NYSE .  Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that Hill Path desires the Designee be considered for appointment to the Compensation Committee, and the Board agrees that it shall give the Designee the same due consideration for membership to any committee of the Board, including, without limitation, the Compensation Committee, as any other independent director at such time when committee appointments are considered by the Board.

(b) The Designee has provided to the Company a completed D&O Questionnaire in the form provided to Hill Path by the Company prior to the execution of this Agreement.  The Designee shall receive the Company’s customary new director orientation.

 

 


 

(c) Hill Path acknowledges that, at all times while the Designee serves as a member of the Board, Hill Path shall cause the Designee to comply with all current and future policies, procedures, processes, codes, rules, standards and guidelines applicable to all Board members (or any applicable subset thereof) (the “ Company Policie s ”), true copies of which, to the extent current, have been provided to Hill Path (and any future policies to be so provided promptly following adoption thereof), including, without limitation, the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Busines s Conduct and Ethics and all trading and confidentiality obligations and guidelines (including the obligation to preserve the confidentiality of all information, whether written or oral, received in one’s capacity as a director), subject to the following:

(i) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained therein and except to the extent the Board reasonably determines is required by applicable law, no Company Policy (whether currently in effect or adopted after the date hereof and including the Company’s Securities Trading Policy) shall apply to Hill Path and the Hill Path Affiliates (as defined below) from after the time the Designee ceases to be a member of the Board, but, for the avoidance of doubt, Hill Path acknowledges and agrees that (A) it is aware, and will advise each of the Hill Path Affiliates and other representatives who are informed as to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws may prohibit any person who directly or indirectly has received from an issuer material, non-public information from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities and (B) certain of Hill Path’s and the Designee’s obligations set forth in that certain Undertaking Agreement, by and among the Designee, the Company and Hill Path, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Undertaking Agreement ”), or in the Director Confidentiality Agreement referred to in the Undertaking Agreement shall continue after the time Designee ceases to be a member of the Board;

(ii) subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Undertaking Agreement, the Designee is permitted to and may provide information to the Hill Path Associates (as defined therein);

(iii) the General Counsel will consider any requests for pre-clearance under the Company’s Securities Trading Policy or any similar policy in good faith; and

(iv) all future Company Policies, including any amendment or supplement to any existing Company Policies, shall (A) be adopted in good faith and (B) not be inconsistent in any material respect with Hill Path's rights under this Agreement or the Undertaking Agreement (except to the extent required by applicable law).  

(d) If, during the Standstill Period (as defined below), (i) the Designee resigns (including by reason of a change in principal business occupation or position or service on additional boards), is removed or refuses to serve, or if the Designee is unable to serve due to death or disability, in each case provided that the Designee is otherwise then entitled to be appointed, to be nominated or to serve, as applicable, as a director of the Company pursuant to this Agreement, then Hill Path shall, in its sole discretion, select a replacement director to serve as the Designee who is (A) reasonably acceptable to the Board (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and who shall (B) (x) qualify as an independent director of the Company under the listing rules of NYSE and under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and otherwise qualify to serve as a director under the Company’s Bylaws and Corporate Governance Guidelines and (y) provide a completed D&O Questionnaire in the form provided to Hill Path by the Company prior to the execution of this Agreement, and thereafter such individual shall be promptly appointed to the Board to fill the remaining term of the Designee and shall be considered to be a “Designee” under this Agreement.

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(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company’s obligations under this Agreement shall termi nate immediately if either (i) Hill Path ceases to satisfy the Minimum Condition (as defined below) or (ii) the Board reasonably determines that Hill Path breached any of the terms of this Agreement or of the Undertaking Agreement, in each case, in any mat erial respect, and such breach is not cured within fifteen (15) days after receipt by Hill Path of written notice from the Company specifying such breach. In furtherance of this Section 1(e) , the Designee will, prior to and as a condition to the Designee’ s appointment to the Board, execute an irrevocable resignation letter in the form of Exhibit B (the “ Irrevocable Resignation Letter ”) and deliver it to the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Hill Path ceasing to satisfy the Minimum Con dition, the Irrevocable Resignation Letter shall become effective only after the Board has given due consideration to the views expressed by the Designee with respect to such resignation and the Board has concluded that the Designee should resign.  As used herein, “ Minimum Condition ” means, collectively, the beneficial ownership by Hill Path (together with its Affiliates or Associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; provided , that the term “Associates” in such definition sha ll be deemed to be preceded by the word “controlled”) (collectively (with Hill Path) and individually, the “ Hill Path Affiliates ”)) of an aggregate Net Long Position (as defined below) of 6,791,203 shares of Common Stock ( subject to adjustment for stock sp lits, reclassifications, combinations and similar adjustments) ; and “ Net Long Position ” means such shares of Common Stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, that constitute such person’s net long position as defined in Rule 14e-4 under the Securit ies Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), mutatis mutandis , but the “long position” of such person for this purpose shall not include any shares as to which such person does not have the right to vote or direct the vote or as to which such person has entered into a derivative or other agreement, arrangement or understanding that hedges or transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such shares.  Hill Path shall notify the Company promptly in the event (and in no less than three (3) business days after) Hill Path (together with the Hill Path Affiliates) ceases to satisfy the Minimum Condition (based on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as most recently disclosed by th e Company on the cover of a publicly filed Form 10-K or Form 10-Q or otherwise communicated in writing by the Company to Hill Path).

(f) Hill Path acknowledges and shall cause the Designee to acknowledge in writing that the Designee shall have all of the rights and obligations, including fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders, of a director under applicable law and the Company’s organizational documents while the Designee is serving on the Board.  

(g) During the Standstill Period, the Board shall not increase in size to more than thirteen (13) directors without the consent of the Designee.

2. Standstill .

(a) For purposes of this Agreement the term “ Standstill Period ” means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earliest of (i) the day after the date of the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “ 2018 Annual Meeting ”), (ii) breach by the Company, in any material respect, of its obligations under this Agreement which is not cured within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of written notice from Hill Path specifying the material breach and (iii) the date on which Hill Path delivers written notice to the Company of termination of the Standstill Period; provided , that such notice to terminate the Standstill Period pursuant to this clause (iii) (A) may not be delivered prior to the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Company’s advance notice period for the nomination of directors at the 2018 Annual Meeting and not later than the date of such expiration and (B) shall be accompanied by a duly executed irrevocable resignation letter in the form of Exhibit C from the Designee effective as of the date of delivery of such notice.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Standstill Period shall terminate upon delivery of such notice, whether or not the resignation letter is accepted by the Company.

(b) During the Standstill Period, unless specifically requested in writing by the Company, acting through a resolution of a majority of the Company’s independent directors (determined in accordance with the standards set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act) not including the Designee, Hill Path shall not, and shall cause each of the Hill Path Affiliates not to, in each case directly or indirectly, in any manner, acting alone or in concert with others:

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(i) make, engage in, or in any way participate in or knowingly and expressly encourage any solicitation of “proxies” or consents or become a “participant” in a “solicitation” (as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, but without regard to the exclusion set forth in Rule 14a1(l) (2)(iv) of the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents (including, without limitation, any solicitation of consents that seeks to call a special meeting of stockholders or seeks to pass an action by written consent), in each case, with respect to securities o f the Company or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any such securities (collectively, “ securities of the Company ”);

(ii) form, join, encourage, influence, advise or in any way participate in any “group” (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to the securities of the Company (other than a “group” that includes all or some of the Hill Path Affiliates, but does not include any other entities or persons that are not Hill Path Affiliates as of the date hereof);

(iii) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire any securities of the Company if, after giving effect to such acquisition, Hill Path and the Hill Path Affiliates (together with any individual or entity that would be deemed to be part of a “group” (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with Hill Path or any Hill Path Affiliate would own, control or otherwise have any beneficial or other ownership interest in an amount in excess of 17.5% of the Common Stock outstanding at such time, based on the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as most recently disclosed by the Company on the cover of a publicly filed Form 10-K or Form 10-Q or otherwise communicated in writing by the Company to Hill Path;

(iv) other than in Rule 144 open market broker sale transactions where the identity of the purchaser is not known or in underwritten widely dispersed public offerings, sell, offer or agree to sell, through swap or hedging transactions or otherwise, the securities of the Company or any rights decoupled from the underlying securities of the Company held by Hill Path or any Hill Path Affiliate to any person or entity not a party to this Agreement (a “ Third Party ”) that, to Hill Path’s or the Hill Path Affiliate’s knowledge (after due inquiry in connection with a private, non-open market transaction, it being understood that such knowledge shall be deemed to exist with respect to any publicly available information, including information in documents filed with the SEC), would result in such Third Party, together with its affiliates and associates, owning, controlling or otherwise having any beneficial or other ownership interest in the aggregate of more than 4.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time or would increase the beneficial or other ownership interest of any Third Party who, together with its affiliates and associates, has a beneficial or other ownership interest in the aggregate of more than 4.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time;

(v) deposit, or otherwise in any manner agree, attempt, seek or propose to deposit, any shares of Common Stock in any voting trust or subject any shares of Common Stock to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of any shares of Common Stock, other than any such voting trust, arrangement or agreement solely among Hill Path and the Hill Path Affiliates and otherwise in accordance with this Agreement;

(vi) seek or submit, or knowingly encourage any person or entity to seek or submit, nomination(s) in furtherance of a contested “solicitation” (as such term is defined or used under the Exchange Act) for the appointment, election or removal of directors with respect to the Company or seek, knowingly encourage or take any other action with respect to the appointment, election or removal of any directors;

(vii) (A) make or be the proponent of any stockholder proposal (pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or otherwise) for consideration by stockholders at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company or through any referendum of stockholders, (B) make, effect or seek to effect, any public offer, propose to effect, cause or participate in, or in any way assist or facilitate any Third Party in making or effecting, an offer or proposal (with or without conditions), with respect to any merger, scheme of arrangements, takeover offer, acquisition, recapitalization, restructuring, disposition, other business combination or other extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or joint ventures or any of their respective securities or a material amount of any of their respective assets or businesses (each, an “ Extraordinary Transaction ”), or publicly solicit, encourage, initiate or support any Third Party in making such an offer or proposal, (C) publicly comment on any Third Party proposal regarding any Extraordinary Transaction, (D) call or seek to call a special meeting of stockholders, including by written consent, (E) make a request for any stockholder list or other Company books and records, whether pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporate Law or similar statutory requirement or (F) present or seek to present at any annual meeting or any special meeting of the Company’s stockholders;

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(viii) engage in an y short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or other similar right (including any put or call option or “swap” transaction with respect to any security (other than a broad based market basket or index)) that includes, relates to or derives any significant part of its value from a decline in the market price or value of the securities of the Company;

(ix) advise, encourage, support or influence any person or entity (other than any Hill Path Affiliate) with respect to the voting or disposition of any securities of the Company at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, except as specifically permitted elsewhere in this Agreement;

(x) make any request or submit any proposal to amend the terms of this Agreement other than through non-public communications with the Company that would not be reasonably expected to trigger public disclosure obligations for any party to this Agreement;

(xi) except as expressly set forth herein, (A) knowingly take any action in support of or make any proposal or request that constitutes: (i) controlling, changing or influencing the Board or management of the Company, including by taking any action to change the number or term of directors or to fill any vacancies on the Board; (ii) any material change in the capitalization, stock repurchase programs and practices, capital allocation programs and practices or dividend policy of the Company; (iii) any other material change in the Company’s management, business or corporate structure; (iv) seeking to have the Company waive or make amendments or modifications to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, or other actions, that may impede or facilitate the acquisition of control of the Company by any person; (v) causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from, or to cease to be authorized to be quoted on, any securities exchange; or (vi) causing a class of securities of the Company to become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act or (B) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control or influence the management or policies of the Company; provided, however , that nothing herein shall prohibit Hill Path from engaging in private discussions with the Company in furtherance of an any of the foregoing.

(xii) make or cause to be made, or in any way knowingly encourage any other person to make or cause to be made, any public statement or announcement, including in any document or report filed with or furnished to the SEC or through the press, media, analysts or other persons, that constitutes an ad hominem attack on, or otherwise disparages, defames or slanders the Company or Affiliates thereof or any of their respective current or former officers, directors or employees.

(xiii) make any public disclosure, announcement or statement regarding any intent, purpose, plan or proposal with respect to the Board, the Company, its management, policies or affairs, any of its securities or assets or this Agreement that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement;

(xiv) institute, solicit, assist or join, as a party, any litigation, arbitration or other proceedings against or involving the Company or any of its current or former directors or officers (including derivative actions), other than an action to enforce the provisions of this Agreement instituted in accordance with and subject to Section 9 ; or

(xv) enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements or understandings with any Third Party to take any action with respect to any of the foregoing, or advise, assist, knowingly encourage or seek to persuade any Third Party to take any action or make any statement with respect to any of the foregoing, or otherwise take or cause any action or make any public statement inconsistent with any of the foregoing.

The foregoing provisions of this Section 2(b) shall not be deemed to prohibit (and the documents referenced in Section 1(c) or any successor documents shall not prohibit) Hill Path or its directors, officers, partners, employees, members or agents (acting in such capacity) (“ Representatives ”) from privately requesting a waiver of any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2(b) from the Board, so long as such requests are in accordance with the Undertaking Agreement and are not intended to, and would not reasonably be expected to, trigger public disclosure obligations for any party to this Agreement.  

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(c) The Company agrees th at, during the Standstill Period it shall not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates or Associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; provided , that the term “Associates” in such definition shall be deemed to be preceded by t he word “controlled”), not to, directly or indirectly, in any manner, alone or in concert with others, make or cause to be made, or in any way encourage any other person to make or cause to be made, any public statement or announcement, including in any do cument or report filed with or furnished to the SEC or through the press, media, analysts or other persons, that constitutes an ad hominem attack on, or otherwise disparages, defames or slanders Hill Path or any Hill Path Affiliate or any of their respecti ve current or former Representatives.

(d) Nothing in Section 2(b) shall be deemed to:

(i) limit the exercise in good faith by the Designee of such person’s fiduciary duties solely in such person’s capacity as a director of the Company and in a manner consistent with such person’s and Hill Path’s obligations under this Agreement; or

(ii) prohibit or restrict Hill Path, any Hill Path Affiliate or the Designee from engaging in discussions with Sun Wise (UK) Co., Ltd, Zhonghong Zhuoye Group Co., Ltd., or Zhonghong Holding Co., Ltd (collectively “ ZHG ”) so long as such discussions are not intended to, and would not reasonably be expected to, trigger public disclosure obligations for any party to this Agreement or ZHG.

(e) Following such time as the Company enters into an agreement with any person or group that provides for an Extraordinary Transaction that would result in the Company’s stockholders immediately prior to such transaction holding, directly or indirectly, less than 50% of the common and equivalent equity of the surviving entity resulting from the business combination after such transaction, Hill Path and/or any Hill Path Affiliate may engage in any of the activities specified in Section 2(b) above (other than Section 2(b)(x) ).

(f) For purposes of this Agreement the terms “ person ” or “ persons ” shall mean any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability or unlimited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization or other entity of any kind or nature.

3. Voting Agreement . During the Standstill Period, Hill Path shall cause all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, and entitled to vote as of the applicable record date by it, and by each Hill Path Affiliate, to be present for quorum purposes and to be voted, at each annual meeting of stockholders (and at any adjournments or postponements thereof), and further agrees that it shall cause all such shares, and shall cause each Hill Path Affiliate to cause all such shares, at each such meeting, to be voted in favor of the Designee and all current directors as of the date of this Agreement nominated by the Board for election at each such meeting.

4. Business Combinations . The Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof) has taken all action necessary to render inapplicable to Hill Path and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any other Hill Path Affiliate the restrictions on “business combinations” set forth in Article X of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, but only to the extent that Hill Path does not own (as defined in such Article) 17.5% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Company unless the Board has approved the transaction which resulted in Hill Path becoming the owner of 17.5% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Company.  For the avoidance of doubt, Hill Path acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions on business combinations set forth in such Article X shall be fully applicable to Hill Path (and any such Affiliate) to the extent Hill Path becomes the owner of  17.5% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Company without such Board approval.

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5. Representations of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to Hill Path as follows: (a) the Company has the power and a uthority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, constitutes a vali d and binding obligation and agreement of the Company and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company does not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any l aw, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company, or (ii) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a breach, violation or default) un der or pursuant to, or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any organizational document or agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, except in the case of clause (c), for any such violation, conflict, breach, default or otherwise that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company, taken as a whole.

6. Representations of Hill Path . Hill Path represents and warrants to the Company as follows: (a) Hill Path is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Hill Path, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of Hill Path and is enforceable against Hill Path in accordance with its terms; (c) each of Hill Path and the Hill Path Affiliates, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, such number of shares of Common Stock as indicated on Exhibit A (which exhibit includes a complete and accurate specification of which person is the beneficial owner and the form of ownership (including (i) shares that such person has the right to acquire pursuant to the exercise of any rights in connection with any securities or any agreement, regardless of when such rights may be exercised and whether they are conditional, (ii) shares of which such person has economic ownership pursuant to a cash settled call option or other derivative security, contract or instrument related to the price of shares of Common Stock, (iii) shares over which such person controls or owns the voting power and (iv) the extent to which such person has entered into a derivative or other agreement, arrangement or understanding that directly hedges or transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such shares), and such shares of Common Stock constitute all of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Hill Path and the Hill Path Affiliates or in which Hill Path or the Hill Path Affiliates have any interest or right to acquire or vote, whether through derivative securities, voting agreements or otherwise and (d) Hill Path has, and at all relevant times shall have, the requisite power and authority to cause each of the Hill Path Affiliates to comply with the terms hereof applicable to Hill Path Affiliates.

7. Public Announcement .

(a) Hill Path and the Company shall announce this Agreement by means of a joint press release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “ Press Release ”) no later than 9 a.m., New York City time, on November 7, 2017.

(b) The Company shall promptly prepare and file a Form 8-K reporting entry into this Agreement and appending or incorporating by reference this Agreement and the Press Release as exhibits thereto.

(c) Hill Path shall, and shall cause each of the Hill Path Affiliates to, cause any public filings that reference the entry into this Agreement to be consistent with the Press Release and the terms of this Agreement.

(d) Other than as contemplated by Section 7(a) or Section 7(c) , none of Hill Path, the Hill Path Affiliates or the Designee shall issue a press release in connection with this Agreement or the actions contemplated hereby.

8. Undertaking Agreement . The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Hill Path may be provided confidential information in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Undertaking Agreement.  Hill Path acknowledges and agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Hill Path Affiliates, that (a) until such time as the Undertaking Agreement becomes effective, neither Hill Path nor any of the Hill Path Affiliates will request to receive, or knowingly and willingly accept, any confidential information concerning the Company, its subsidiaries or their respective businesses and (b) non-public materials provided to the Board or committees thereof and written or verbal communications relating thereto shall be deemed confidential information.  

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9. Miscellaneous . The parties agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that such damage would not be adequately compensable in monetary damages.   Accordingly, the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement, to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any state or federal court sitting in the State of Delaware, and to require the resignation of the Designee from the Board following such time as any of the conditions in Section 1(e) is satisfied, in addition to an y other remedies at law or in equity, and each party agrees it will not take any action, directly or indirectly, in opposition to another party seeking or obtaining such relief.  Each of the parties hereto agrees to waive any bonding requirement under any applicable law, in the case any other party seeks to enforce the terms by way of equitable relief.  Furthermore, each of the parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal and other state courts sitting in the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c) agrees that it shall not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than such federal or state courts of the State of Delaware , and each of the parties irrevocably waives the right to trial by jury, and (d) each of the parties irrevocably consents to service of process by a reputable overnight mail delivery service, signature requested, to the address set forth in Section 12 here of or as otherwise provided by applicable law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT, BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH ST ATE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OR CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT MAY RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

10. Expenses . The Company shall reimburse Hill Path for its reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including legal expenses) incurred in connection with Hill Path’s and the Hill Path Affiliates’ negotiation and execution of this Agreement, provided that such reimbursement shall not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate.

11. Entire Agreement; Amendment . This Agreement and the Irrevocable Resignation Letter, together with the Undertaking Agreement and any previously existing written non-disclosure agreement executed by the parties, contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all prior and contemporaneous agreements, memoranda, arrangements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended only by an agreement in writing executed by the parties hereto, and no waiver of compliance with any provision or condition of this Agreement and no consent provided for in this Agreement shall be effective unless evidenced by a written instrument executed by the party against whom such waiver or consent is to be effective. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder.

12. Notices . All notices, notifications, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and other communications provided for herein and all legal process in regard hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed validly given, made or served, when actually received during normal business hours at the address specified in this subsection :

if to the Company:

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
9205 South Park Center Loop, Suite 400

Orland, Florida 32819
Attention: G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor
Email: tony.taylor@seaworld.com
Facsimile: (407) 226-5039

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Attention:   Christopher E. Austin, Esq.
                    Pamela L. Marcogliese, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 225-3999

if to Hill Path:

Hill Path Capital LP
150 East 58 th Street, 32 nd Floor
New York, NY 10155
Attention: Scott I. Ross
Email: ross@hillpathcap.com
Facsimile: (646) 619-4844

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

Bank of America Tower

New York, NY 10036-6745

Attention: Adam K. Weinstein

Email: aweinstein@akingump.com

Facsimile: (212) 872-1002

 

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Steve Wolosky
Email: swolosky@olshanlaw.com
Facsimile: (212) 451-2222

13. Severability . If at any time subsequent to the date hereof, any provision of this Agreement shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such provision shall be of no force and effect, but the illegality or unenforceability of such provision shall have no effect upon the legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

14. Termination . This Agreement shall terminate upon the expiry of the Standstill Period, except the provisions of Sections 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17, which shall survive such termination.  Termination shall not relieve any party hereto from liability for breach of any provision of this Agreement prior to such termination.

15. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts either manually or by electronic or digital signature (including by email transmission), each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute a single binding agreement on the parties, notwithstanding that not all parties are signatories to the same counterpart.

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16. No Third Party Beneficia ries; Assignment . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and is not binding upon (other than successors to the parties hereto) or enforceable by any other persons.  No party to this Agreement may assign its rights or delegate its ob ligations under this Agreement, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and any assignment in contravention hereof shall be null and void.  Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to or shall confer any rights, benefits or reme dies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the parties hereto, nor is anything in this Agreement intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third persons to any party.

17. Interpretation and Construction . When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” and “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning as the word “shall.” The words “date hereof” will refer to the date of this Agreement. The word “or” is not exclusive. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms. Any agreement, instrument, law, rule or statute defined or referred to herein means, unless otherwise indicated, such agreement, instrument, law, rule or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel of its choice throughout all negotiations that have preceded the execution of this Agreement, and that it has executed the same with the advice of said independent counsel. Each party cooperated and participated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement and the documents referred to herein, and any and all drafts relating thereto exchanged among the parties shall be deemed the work product of all of the parties and may not be construed against any party by reason of its drafting or preparation. Accordingly, any rule of law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Agreement against any party that drafted or prepared it is of no application and is hereby expressly waived by each of the parties hereto, and any controversy over interpretations of this Agreement shall be decided without regards to events of drafting or preparation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement, or caused the same to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.

HILL PATH CAPITAL LP

 

By: /s/ Scott I. Ross
Name: Scott I. Ross
Title: Managing Partner

 

SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

 

By: /s/ Joel K. Manby
Name: Joel K. Manby
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT A
HILL PATH INTERESTS

 

Hill Path Affiliate

Beneficial Ownership

Hill Path Capital Partners LP

(“Hill Path Capital”)

5,485,320 shares of Common Stock owned directly

Hill Path Capital Co-Investment Partners LP

(“Hill Path Co-Investment”)

166,046 shares of Common Stock owned directly

Hill Path Capital Partners-H LP

(“Hill Path H”)

1,334,162 shares of Common Stock owned directly

Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment E LP

(“Hill Path E”)

6,109,962 shares of Common Stock owned directly

Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment E2 LP

(“Hill Path E2”)

402,016 shares of Common Stock owned directly

Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment S LP

(“Hill Path S”)

83,900 shares of Common Stock owned directly

Hill Path Capital Partners GP LLC

(“Hill Path GP”)

Hill Path GP, as the general partner of each of Hill Path Capital, Hill Path Co-Investment and Hill Path H, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 5,485,320 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path Capital, (ii) 166,046 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path Co-Investment and (iii) 1,334,162 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path H.

Hill Path Capital Partners E GP LLC

(“Hill Path E GP”)

Hill Path E GP, as the general partner of each of Hill Path E and Hill Path E2, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 6,109,962 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E and (ii) 402,016 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E2.

Hill Path Capital Partners S GP LLC

(“Hill Path S GP”)

Hill Path S GP, as the general partner of Hill Path S, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 83,900 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path S.

Hill Path Investment Holdings LLC

(“Hill Path Investment Holdings”)

Hill Path Investment Holdings, as the managing member of each of Hill Path GP, Hill Path E GP and Hill Path S GP, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 5,485,320 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path Capital, (ii) 166,046 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path Co-Investment, (iii) 1,334,162 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path H, (iv) 6,109,962 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E, (v) 402,016 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E2 and (vi) 83,900 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path S.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Hill Path Capital LP

(“Hill Path”)

Hill Path, as the investment manager of each of Hill Path Capital, Hill Path Co-Investment, Hill Path H, Hill Path E, Hill Path E2 and Hill Path S, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 5,485,320 shares of Common

Stock owned by Hill Path Capital, (ii) 166,046 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path Co-Investment, (iii) 1,334,162 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path H, (iv) 6,109,962 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E, (v) 402,016 share s of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E2 and (vi) 83,900 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path S.

Hill Path Holdings LLC

(“Hill Path Holdings”)

Hill Path Holdings, as the general partner of Hill Path, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 5,485,320 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path Capital, (ii) 166,046 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path Co-Investment, (iii) 1,334,162 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path H, (iv) 6,109,962 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E, (v) 402,016 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E2 and (vi) 83,900 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path S.

Scott I. Ross

Mr. Ross, as the managing partner of each of Hill Path Investment Holdings, Hill Path and Hill Path Holdings, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 5,485,320 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path Capital, (ii) 166,046 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path Co-Investment, (iii) 1,334,162 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path H, (iv) 6,109,962 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E, (v) 402,016 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path E2 and (vi) 83,900 shares of Common Stock owned by Hill Path S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF RESIGNATION

 

November 5, 2017


SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
9205 South Park Center Loop, Suite 400

Orlando, Florida 32819

Attention: Board of Directors

Re: Resignation

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This resignation letter is delivered pursuant to Section 1(e) of the Cooperation Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2017 (the “ Agreement ”), by and between SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Hill Path Capital LP.  Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.  I hereby resign from (i) my position as a director of the Company, (ii) any and all committees of the Board on which I serve, (iii) all other directorships, offices or other capacities at the Company and any of its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ boards and committees and (iv) any outside directorships, memberships or other affiliations in which I participate as a representative of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.  This resignation shall not be effective unless and until the conditions in Section 1(e) of the Agreement have been satisfied and the Board has concluded that I should resign in accordance with Section 1(e) of the Agreement.

This resignation is in addition to, and not in replacement, of any other letter of resignation that I am required to execute and deliver pursuant to the Bylaws or Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Company.

This resignation is irrevocable and may not be withdrawn by me at any time.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Very Truly Yours,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF IRREVOCABLE RESIGNATION

IN CONNECTION WITH TERMINATION OF STANDSTILL PERIOD

 

[Date]


SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
9205 South Park Center Loop, Suite 400

Orlando, Florida 32819

Attention: Board of Directors

Re: Resignation

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Effective  immediately, I hereby resign from (i) my position as a director of the SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “ Company ”), (ii) any and all committees of the Board of Directors of the Company on which I serve, (iii) all other directorships, offices or other capacities at the Company and any of its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ boards and committees and (iv) any outside directorships, memberships or other affiliations in which I participate as a representative of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.  

This offer of resignation is irrevocable and may not be withdrawn by me at any time.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Very Truly Yours,

 


 

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT D

FORM OF PRESS RELEASE

SEAWORLD ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT ROSS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

ORLANDO, Fla. – November 7, 2017 – SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) (“SeaWorld”), a leading theme park and entertainment company, today announced that it has appointed Scott Ross, Founder and Managing Partner of Hill Path Capital LP (“Hill Path”), to its Board of Directors and Revenue Committee, effective November 5, 2017. With the addition of Mr. Ross, SeaWorld’s Board of Directors will comprise 9 directors, 8 of whom are independent.

 

“We welcome Scott to the Board and look forward to working together on behalf of all our shareholders and other important stakeholders,” said SeaWorld Chairman Yoshikazu Maruyama. “Scott has a strong track record of working collaboratively with companies in which he invests to help build long-term value.”

 

“SeaWorld Entertainment owns and operates a diverse portfolio of high quality, differentiated and irreplaceable entertainment assets with tremendous long-term potential.  I have great respect for the SeaWorld Board and management team and I look forward to working closely with them to drive increased value for all shareholders,” Mr. Ross said.

 

Don Robinson, lead independent director of SeaWorld said, “Scott brings valuable insights to the Board given his financial background, extensive experience as a director, and his perspective as a significant SeaWorld shareholder.”

 

Prior to founding Hill Path in 2014, Mr. Ross served as a Partner at Apollo Global Management, where he was responsible for leading private equity and debt investments in the lodging, leisure, entertainment, consumer and business services sectors.  Mr. Ross also held various investment roles at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Shumway Capital.  Mr. Ross is a director of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. and previously served as a director of CEC Entertainment, Inc. (parent company of Chuck E. Cheese’s) and EVERTEC, Inc.

 

About SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) is a leading theme park and entertainment company providing experiences that matter, and inspiring guests to protect animals and the wild wonders of our world. The company is one of the world's foremost zoological organizations and a global leader in animal welfare, training, husbandry, and veterinary care. The company collectively cares for what it believes is one of the largest zoological collections in the world and has helped lead advances in the care of animals. The company also rescues and rehabilitates marine and terrestrial animals that are ill, injured, orphaned, or abandoned, with the goal of returning them to the wild. The SeaWorld® rescue team has helped more than 31,000 animals in need over the last 50 years.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. owns or licenses a portfolio of recognized brands including SeaWorld, Busch Gardens®, and Sea Rescue®. Over its more than 50-year history, the company has built a diversified portfolio of 12 destination and regional theme parks that are grouped in key markets across the United States, many of which showcase its one-of-a-kind zoological collection. The company's theme parks feature a diverse array of rides, shows, and other attractions with broad demographic appeal which deliver memorable experiences and a strong value proposition for its guests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

UNDERTAKING AGREEMENT

 

November 5, 2017

 

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

9205 South Park Center Loop, Suite 400

Orlando, FL 32819

Attn: Joel K. Manby

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter, which I have executed and which is agreed to by SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (“ SeaWorld ” or the “ Company ”) and my firm, Hill Path Capital LP (myself, my firm and the investment funds and accounts that we control, collectively, “ Hill Path ”, “ we ”, “ our ” or “ us ”), contains a series of undertakings by Hill Path, and other agreements among the parties hereto, pursuant to that certain cooperation agreement, by and between SeaWorld and Hill Path, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Cooperation Agreement ”) .  These undertakings will be effective for 12 months following the date on which there is no director serving on the SeaWorld board of directors that is designated by Hill Path (a “ Hill Path Designee ”) , and this letter is intended to be legally binding on Hill Path (which I am authorized to bind) and the Company .  In the event there is a Hill Path Designee on the SeaWorld board of directors other than me, then we shall cause such Hill Path Designee to make this same set of undertakings if he or she has not already done so, unless we advise you that we no longer wish to receive Confidential Information (as defined below) from the Hill Path Designee and the Hill Path Designee is not a principal or employee of Hill Path or any of its affiliates.

 

We are sensitive to SeaWorld’s concerns regarding confidentiality and other regulatory issues, and feel that it would be appropriate to restrict ourselves as set forth in this letter in order to address those considerations.  To that end, I hereby confirm that I have signed the Company’s standard Confidentiality Agreement for directors (the “ Director Confidentiality Agreement ”) and undertake to comply with my obligations therein .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Director Confidentiality Agreement, the Company agrees that I may communicate such information (including Confidential Information) to Hill Path and its partners, officers, directors, employees (“ Hill Path Personnel ”), and to our outside legal, tax, insurance and accounting advisors (together with Hill Path Personnel, each a “ Hill Path Associate ” and collectively, the “ Hill Path Associates ”) .  Hill Path and the Hill Path Associates shall only be provided Confidential Information by the Hill Path Designee to the extent that they are informed of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and are directed to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this letter.  Hill Path shall be, and shall cause the Hill Path Associates to be, bound by these same restrictions as if they were each a Hill Path Designee, with respect to all Confidential Information conveyed by or on behalf of any Hill Path Designee, or by or on behalf of the Company or any of its representatives, to Hill Path or to any Hill Path Associates.  

 

In connection with serving as a director of the Company, the Company may provide me with information and data, including, but not limited to, information regarding the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ respective governance, board of directors, management, employees, agents, affiliates or other representatives, plans, strategies, business, finances or operations, including information relating to financial statements, evaluations, plans, programs, customers, vendors, plants, equipment and other assets, products, processes, manufacturing, marketing, research and development, know-how and technology, intellectual property and trade secrets and information which the Company or any subsidiaries has obtained from third parties and with respect to which the Company or any subsidiaries are obligated to maintain confidentiality (collectively, “ Confidential Information ”).  The term “Confidential Information” shall not include information which (a) is at the time of disclosure or thereafter becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Hill Path Designee, Hill Path or a Hill Path Associate; (b) was, prior to receipt of such information from the Company, already in the possession of the Hill Path Designee, Hill Path or a Hill Path Associate, provided that the source of such information was, to such person’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry, not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company; (c) becomes available to the Hill Path Designee, Hill Path or a Hill Path Associate on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than the Company or any of its affiliates) that is, to such person’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry, not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company, and is not, to such person’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry, under an obligation to the Company not to transmit the information to such person; or (d) was independently developed by the Hill Path Designee, Hill Path or a Hill Path Associate without reference to or use of the Confidential Information.   In the event of any dispute as to the availability of such exceptions set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of this paragraph, the burden of proof shall be on Hill Path to establish such availability.    

In the event that the Hill Path Designee, Hill Path or any Hill Path Associate is required by applicable law in any proceeding or governmental inquiry to disclose any Confidential Information, they will give the Company prompt notice, to the extent permissible, after compliance with the procedures set forth in paragraph 2 of the Director Confidentiality Agreement .

 

 


Hill Path Capital LP

November 5, 2017

Page 2

 

 

In addition, this letter memorializes that, subject to applicable law, Hill Path Personnel have agreed to maintain the confidentiality, in accordance with the terms of the Director Confidentiality Agreement, of the Company’s Confidential Information they obtain through my service on the SeaWorld board of directors.  Without limiting the foregoing, Hill Path Personnel have agreed not to trade in, or cause Hill Path or any other person to trade in, SeaWorld securities or the securities of any other public company in violation of law while in possession of any material non-public information about SeaWorld or its strategies, conveyed by or on behalf of any Hill Path Designee, or by or on behalf of the Company or any of its representatives, to Hill Path or to any Hill Path Associates .

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

 

No Hill Path Designee will disclose to Hill Path or to any Hill Path Associate (a) any Legal Advice where such disclosure would constitute waiver of the Company’s attorney client privilege or (b) Director Only Information.  “ Legal Advice ” means advice (written or oral) provided by the Company’s legal counsel stating legal rights, duties, liabilities and defenses and which, if provided in writing, is labeled as “subject to the attorney client privilege” and excludes factual information or the formulation or analysis of non-legal, business strategy. “ Director Only Information ” means Confidential Information that is designated by the Company’s board of directors as such.  The Company acknowledges that such designation will be used only to the extent reasonably required to protect particularly sensitive information that the Company has reasonably determined not to be appropriate for sharing with Hill Path Associates (e.g., (for illustrative purposes only and without limitation) information as to senior management succession planning or possible changes to the Company’s board of directors) and will not be used with respect to financial or operating information of the Company.   Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in this paragraph, the Designee may share the Director Only Information with the other partners or principals of Hill Path.

 

 

Hill Path agrees, and shall cause the Hill Path Associates to agree, that any proprietary information of the Company received from or on behalf of the Company shall remain the property of the Company.  Hill Path and the Hill Path Associates shall not, by virtue of the Company’s disclosure of, or Hill Path’s or any Hill Path Associates’ use of, any such proprietary information, acquire any rights with respect thereto, all of which rights (including all intellectual property rights) shall remain exclusively with the Company.  Further and without limiting the confidentiality obligations under this agreement, Hill Path agrees, and shall cause the Hill Path Associates to agree, that, if there is no longer any Hill Path Designee serving on the SeaWorld board of directors and the Company and Hill Path are not in the process of selecting a new Hill Path Designee pursuant to section 1(d) of the Cooperation Agreement, then all Confidential Information received by Hill Path or any Hill Path Associates from or on behalf of the Company shall be returned to the Company or securely destroyed, at the option of Hill Path or the Hill Path Associate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing and without limiting the non-disclosure and use restrictions set forth herein, we and our outside legal, tax, insurance and accounting advisors may retain copies of all Confidential Information received by Hill Path or any Hill Path Associates from or on behalf of the Company to the extent (i) required for legal and compliance purposes by its record retention policies or by applicable law, rule or regulation or, in the case of our accountants, to the extent required by reasonable business practice or professional standards and (ii) that such Confidential Information is maintained on routine computer system backup tapes, disks or other backup storage devices as long as such backed-up information is not used, disclosed, or otherwise recovered from such backup devices .

 

Furthermore, we agree that, in connection with my service on the SeaWorld board of directors, except as otherwise agreed to in the Cooperation Agreement or in writing executed by SeaWorld, each Hill Path Designee will comply with the current and future policies, procedures, processes, codes, rules, standards and guidelines (together with changes to the foregoing) applicable generally to directors of SeaWorld (or any applicable subset thereof), and except as otherwise agreed between Hill Path and SeaWorld in writing, Hill Path and its controlled affiliates will not engage in the purchase or sale of SeaWorld securities during such SeaWorld blackout periods applicable to the members of the SeaWorld board of directors.  SeaWorld shall not be responsible for compliance by Hill Path or any Hill Path Designee with the securities laws, including regulations relating to insider trading.  It is agreed that I shall be responsible solely for my own breach of this letter and Hill Path Capital LP shall be responsible for any other breaches of this letter by Hill Path or the Hill Path Associates.

 

The provisions of section 9 of the Cooperation Agreement shall apply to, and are hereby incorporated into, this agreement.

 

This letter shall be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles thereof, and shall be binding on each party’s successors and assigns.

 

 


Hill Path Capital LP

November 5, 2017

Page 3

 

 

I look forward to working together with you and the SeaWorld board of directors.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Scott I. Ross__

Scott I. Ross

 

 

Agreed:

 

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

 

 

By: /s/ Joel K. Manby ______________________

Name: Joel K. Manby
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President        

 

 

Agreed:

 

Hill Path Capital LP

 

 

By: /s/ Scott I. Ross ________________________

Name:  Scott I. Ross
Title: Managing Partner

 

Exhibit 10.3

November 5, 2017

 

 

 

 

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

9205 South Park Center Loop, Suite 400

Orlando, FL 32819

Attn: Joel K. Manby

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In connection with that certain cooperation agreement, by and between SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (“ SEAS ”) and Hill Path, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Cooperation Agreement ”), SEAS agrees as follows:

 

 

1.

SEAS shall execute and deliver to Hill Path Capital LP (“ Hill Path ”) a registration rights agreement (the “ RRA ”) in the form attached to this letter agreement (together with any changes as may be mutually agreed by SEAS and Hill Path) at such time as (a) the board of directors of SEAS (the “ Board ”) determines (pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the members of the Board other than the Designee (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement) and those members of the Board designated by Sun Wise (UK) Co., LTD (“ ZHG ”) in its sole and absolute discretion (such determination not subject to any challenge or objection by Hill Path)) that the consent of ZHG is not required before SEAS enters into the RRA, provided that SEAS will not have any obligation to enter into such agreement if ZHG has asserted in connection with the Board’s consideration of whether consent is required that such consent is required; (b) the written consent of ZHG to enter into the RRA has been obtained, provided such consent does not include any conditions, restrictions or qualifications that would prevent the execution by the Company of the RRA or otherwise adversely affect the Company; or (c) ZHG informs SEAS in writing that consent to enter into the RRA is not required.  For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Board will notify ZHG of any intention of SEAS to execute the RRA at least five (5) days prior to such execution and (ii) upon any request from Hill Path (which requests may not be delivered more than twice a year), the Board will (A) notify ZHG of such request and (B) determine whether or not such consent is required and inform Hill Path of such determination.

 

2.

Until such time as SEAS has offered to execute and deliver the RRA pursuant to paragraph 1 above, SEAS shall take such action as may be necessary to have two open periods (each, an “ Open Period ”) per fiscal year of no less than fourteen (14) consecutive days per period during which Insiders (as defined in SEAS Security Trading Policy (the “ Trading Policy ”)) may, subject to compliance with the securities laws of the United States and any requirements of the Trading Policy or any other contractual, legal or fiduciary duties applicable to such person, buy or sell Company securities.  Such Open Periods shall occur at least two (2) times within a calendar year and be separated by a period of at least 180 days within such calendar year.

 

This letter agreement and the obligations herein shall terminate immediately without any further action by the parties upon the date that is 90 days after the Designee (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement) is no longer a member of the Board. This letter agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles thereof, and shall be binding on each party’s successors and assigns.

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

Hill Path Capital LP

 

 

/s/ Scott I. Ross _____________________

Scott I. Ross

 

 

 



Exhibit 10.3

Agreed:

 

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

 

 

By: /s/ Joel K. Manby ______________________

Name: Joel K. Manby
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President        

 

 

 


 

Exhibit A

Registration Rights Agreement


 

 


 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and between

SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

and

HILL PATH CAPITAL LP

HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

HILL PATH CAPITAL CO-INVESTMENT PARTNERS LP

HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS-H LP

HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS CO-INVESTMENT E LP

HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS CO-INVESTMENT E2 LP

HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS CO-INVESTMENT S LP

HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC

HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS E GP LLC

HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS S GP LLC

HILL PATH INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC

HILL PATH HOLDINGS LLC

Dated as of [●]

 

 

 


Table of Contents

 

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Article I DEFINITIONS

1

Article II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

4

 

Section 2.1

Shelf Registration .4

 

 

Section 2.2

Restrictions .5

 

 

Section 2.3

Payment of Expenses for Underwritten Offerings 6

 

 

Section 2.4

Selection of Agents 6

 

 

Section 2.5

Additional Rights 6

 

Article III PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS

7

 

Section 3.1

Right to Piggyback 7

 

 

Section 3.2

Priority on Primary Registrations 7

 

 

Section 3.3

Priority on Secondary Registrations 7

 

 

Section 3.4

Priority on Secondary Registrations 7

 

 

Section 3.5

Selection of Underwriters 7

 

Article IV ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

8

 

Section 4.1

Holders’ Agreements 8

 

Article V REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

8

 

Section 5.1

Company Obligations 8

 

Article VI REGISTRATION EXPENSES

10

 

Section 6.1

The Company’s Expenses 10

 

Article VII INDEMNIFICATION

10

 

Section 7.1

By the Company 10

 

 

Section 7.2

By Each Holder of Registrable Securities 11

 

 

Section 7.3

Procedure 11

 

 

Sectio n 7.4

Survival 11

 

Article VIII CONTRIBUTION

12

 

Section 8.1

Contribution 12

 

 

Section 8.2

Equitable Considerations; Etc 12

 

Article IX COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 AND RULE 144A

12

 

Section 9.1

Compliance with Rule 144 and Rule 144A 12

 

Article X PARTICIPATIO N IN UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS

12

 

Section 10.1

Participation in Underwritten Registrations 12

 

 

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Table of Contents

(continued)

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Article XI MISCELLANEOUS

13

 

Section 11.1

Amendments and Waivers 13

 

 

Section 11.2

Successors and Assigns 13

 

 

Section 11.3

Descriptive Headings 13

 

 

Section 11.4

Notices 13

 

 

Section 11.5

GOVERNING LAW; MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 14

 

 

Section 11.6

Reproduction of Documents 14

 

 

Section 11.7

Remedies 14

 

 

Section 11.8

Further Assurances 15

 

 

Section 11.9

No Presumption Against Drafter 15

 

 

Section 11.10

Severability 15

 

 

Section 11.11

Entire Agreement 15

 

 

Section 11.12

Execution in Counterparts 15

 

 

Section 11.13

Effectiveness 15

 

 

Section 11.14

No Third Party Beneficiaries 15

 

 

Section 11.15

Waiver of Certain Damages 15

 

 

Section 11.16

Confidentiality 16

 

 

 

 

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [●], is by and between SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Hill Path Capital LP (“ Hill Path ”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware, Hill Path Capital Partners LP (“ Hill Path Capital ”), a Delaware limited partnership, Hill Path Capital Co-Investment Partners LP (“ Hill Path Co-Investment ”), a Delaware limited partnership, Hill Path Capital Partners-H LP (“ Hill Path H ”), a Delaware limited partnership, Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment E LP (“ Hill Path E ”), a Delaware limited partnership, Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment E2 LP (“ Hill Path E2 ”), a Delaware limited partnership, Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment S LP (“ Hill Path S ”), a Delaware limited partnership, Hill Path Capital Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the general partner of each of Hill Path Capital, Hill Path Co-Investment and Hill Path H, Hill Path Capital Partners E GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the general partner of each of Hill Path E and Hill Path E2, Hill Path Capital Partners S GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the general partner of Hill Path S, Hill Path Investment Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company as the investment management of each of Hill Path, Hill Path Co-Investment, Hill Path H, Hill Path E, Hill Path E2 and Hill Path S, and Hill Path Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company as the general partner of Hill Path (together, the “ Hill Path Entities ” and, individually, a “ Hill Path Entity ”) and any other parties that become party hereto as holders of Registrable Securities (as defined below) pursuant to Section 11.2 .

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Hill Path Entities have acquired beneficial ownership of [●]% Common Stock (as defined below) and prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Company and Hill Path entered into a Cooperation Agreement (as defined below) with the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Company has previously entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2017 (the “ Sun Wise RRA ”) between the Company and Sun Wise (UK) Co., LTD (“ Sun Wise ”), which agreement requires the Company to register, from time to time, certain shares of common stock of Sun Wise and its affiliates in accordance with the terms thereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and the mutual premises, covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Article I

DEFINITIONS

In addition to capitalized terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings when used in this Agreement:

Affiliate ” means as to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.  For purposes of this definition, the terms “ controlling ,” “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ” have correlative meanings.

Agreement ” as defined in the Preamble.

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day in New York, NY on which banking institutions are authorized by law or regulations to close.

Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor agency performing comparable functions.

Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

Company ” as defined in the Preamble.

 


 

Company Underwritten Offering Notice ” as defined in Section 2.1(e)(i) .

Cooperation Agreement ” means that certain Cooperation Agreement entered into between the Company and Hill Path dated as of November 5, 2017.  

Effective Date ” as defined in Section 2.1(c) .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Governmental Authority ” means any regional, federal, state or local legislative, executive or judicial body or agency, any court of competent jurisdiction, any department, political subdivision or other governmental authority or instrumentality, or any arbitral authority, in each case, whether domestic or foreign.

Hill Path ” as defined in the Preamble.

Hill Path Capital ” as defined in the Preamble.

Hill Path Co-Investment ” as defined in the Preamble.

Hill Path E ” as defined in the Preamble.

Hill Path E2 ” as defined in the Preamble.

Hill Path Entities ” as defined in the Preamble together with any Permitted Transferee.

Hill Path H ” as defined in the Preamble.

Hill Path Notice ” as defined in Section 2.1(e) .

Hill Path S ” as defined in the Preamble.

Indemnified Party ” as defined in Section 7.3 .

Indemnifying Party ” as defined in Section 7.3 .

Open Period ” as defined in Section 2.2(c) .

Person ” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, a limited liability company or limited liability partnership, an association, a trust, estate or other fiduciary or any other legal entity, and any Governmental Authority.

Permitted Transferee ” means an Affiliate of Hill Path that is controlled by any Hill Path Entity, including any direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Hill Path Entity.

Piggyback Registration ” as defined in Section 3.1 .

Piggyback Registration Statement ” as defined in Section 3.1 .

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Registrable Securities ” means all shares of Common Stock held by a Hill Path Entity and any secu rities into which such Common Stock may be converted or exchanged pursuant to any merger, consolidation, sale of all or any part of its assets, corporate conversion or other extraordinary transaction of the Company and any equity securities of the Company then outstanding which were issued or issuable as a dividend, stock split or other distribution with respect to or in replacement of Common Stock held by a Hill Path Entity (whether now held or hereafter acquired).  As to any Registrable Securities, such s ecurities will cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) the Shelf Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities has been declared effective and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to the effective Shelf Registration Statement; (ii) such Registrable Securities shall have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act or pursuant to a Piggyback Registration; (iii) such Registrable Securities may be sold pursuant to Rul e 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) without limitation thereunder on volume or manner of sale; (iv) such Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding, or (v) such Registrable Securities have been sold in a private transaction in which the tra nsferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of the securities.

Registration Expenses ” as defined in Section 6.1 .

Required Information ” as defined in Section 2.1(b) .

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission as a replacement thereto.

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission as a replacement thereto.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Securities Trading Policy ” as defined in Section 2.2(c) .

Shelf Registration Statement ” as defined in Section 2.1(a) .

Subsidiary ” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which: (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the total equity interests of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to own, control or have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or member, or general partner, of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.

Sun Wise ” as defined in the Preamble.

Sun Wise RRA ” as defined in the Preamble.

Sun Wise Stockholders Agreement ” as defined in Section 2.5 .

Trading Blackout Period ” means any period of time during which directors are required to suspend trading in the Company’s securities in accordance with the Company’s Securities Trading Policy.

Underwritten Offering ” means a public offering of securities registered under the Securities Act in which an underwriter participates in the distribution of such securities.

 

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Article II

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.1 Shelf Registration .

(a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Cooperation Agreement and the Sun Wise RRA, at any time following the date that is one day after the expiration of the Company’s advance notice period for the nomination of directors at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, provided , that (i) Hill Path has not submitted any nominations for the election of directors in accordance with the Company’s advance notice period as set forth in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws; (ii) the Company is eligible to use Form S-3 or similar short-form registration statement; and (iii) the Company is not subject to any restrictions by agreement with any underwriter, initial purchaser, dealer-manager, manager or broker relating to the offer and sale of Common Stock that would prevent or delay the filing or effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement (as defined below), the use of any prospectus forming any part of the Shelf Registration Statement or the offer or sale of Common Stock pursuant to any applicable registration statement, Hill Path shall be entitled to request that the Company file one shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which, if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined by Securities Act Rule 405, at the time of the filing of such registration, shall be an automatic shelf registration statement, to register the resale of all or part of any Hill Path Entity’s Registrable Securities, pursuant to Securities Act Rule 415 (including the prospectus, amendments and supplements to the shelf registration statement or prospectus, including pre-and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in such shelf registration statement) (the “ Shelf Registration Statement ”) relating to the offer and sale by such Hill Path Entities from time to time of all or part of their Registrable Securities in accordance with the methods of distribution set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and the limitations thereon contained in this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to file a Shelf Registration Statement under this Section 2.1(a) after the ninetieth (90 th ) day following such time as the Designee (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement) shall cease to be a member of the Board.

(b) In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement in which any of the Hill Path Entities is participating, each such Hill Path Entity shall furnish to the Company in writing such information relating to such Hill Path Entity as requested by the Company and is reasonably necessary for use in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement (the “ Required Information ”).  It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 2.1 with respect to any Registrable Securities held by any Hill Path Entity that the Company shall have received all the applicable Required Information from such Hill Path Entity, it being understood that each Hill Path Entity shall consult as appropriate with its own counsel and advisors at its own expense in connection with the completion of Required Information.

(c) Subject to Section 2.2 , the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become or be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable after such filing (the “ Effective Date ”), and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective to the extent it remains eligible to use Form S-3, from the Effective Date until the earliest to occur of (i) the first date as of which all of the shares of Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold, (ii) the first date as of which all of the shares included in the Shelf Registration Statement cease to be Registrable Securities or (iii) a period of five (5) years from the Effective Date.  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to remain a well-known seasoned issuer (and not to become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405)) during the period during which the Shelf Registration Statement is effective.  

(d) Following the Effective Date, provided , that the Company remains eligible to use Form S-3 or similar short-form registration statement, the Hill Path Entities shall have the right to use the Shelf Registration Statement to offer or sell all or a portion of the Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.1(a) (i) in an unrestricted number of brokered transactions and (ii) Underwritten Offerings in accordance with Section 2.1(e) hereof.

(e) The Company will cooperate, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 2.1(e)(i) , in effecting an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement upon written request to the Company by Hill Path (the “ Hill Path Notice ”) with respect to any Hill Path Entity that is participating in the Shelf Registration Statement with respect to its Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.1(a) , provided , that the Company is not subject to any restrictions by agreement with any underwriter, initial purchaser, dealer-manager, manager or broker relating to the offer and sale of Common Stock that would prevent or delay the use or filing of any prospectus forming any part of the Shelf Registration Statement or the offer or sale of Common Stock pursuant to any applicable registration statement pursuant to an underwritten Offering, subject to the following limitations and conditions:

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(i) The Hill Path Notice shall include (A) the Hill Path Entities that intend to offer and sell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Underwritten Offering; (B) the number and expected price of Registrable Securities that each Hill Path Entity intends to offer and sell in the Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement; (C) the expected timing of an Underwritten Offering and (D) any Required Information.  The Hill Path Notice must be delivered no less than twenty (20) days prior to the first anticipated use of a prospectus for the Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.  The Company shall, promptly after receipt of any Hill Path Notice, give written notice of such reque sted Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement to Sun Wise and any other shareholders who may now or in the future have rights to register securities for sale pursuant to such Underwritten Offering (the “ Company Underwritten Offeri ng Notice ”) after which Sun Wise and any such shareholders will have fifteen (15) days to provide a written request for inclusion.  Subject to the provisions of Section 3.2 , Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 below, the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering all such securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within fifteen (15) days after delivery of the Company Underwritten Offering Notice; provided that if the Hill Path Notice is received at a t ime when a Hill Path Entity is otherwise restricted from offering or selling Registrable Securities in accordance with Section 2.2(a) or Section 2.2(c) hereof, the Company shall effect the Underwritten Offering as promptly as reasonably practicable upon th e end of the “blackout period” and Trading Blackout Period, in accordance with Section 2.2(a) and Section 2.2(c) hereof.

(ii) The Company shall not be required to effect more than four (4) Underwritten Offerings, which for the avoidance of doubt, will include any Underwritten Offerings effected pursuant to a Piggyback Registration Statement under which the Hill Path Entities were permitted to register and sold at least 50% (in the aggregate) of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Registration Statement;

(iii) The Company shall not be required to effect an Underwritten Offering within ninety (90) days after the effective date of (i) a previous Underwritten Offering or (ii) a previous Piggyback Registration Statement under which the Hill Path Entities were permitted to register and sold at least 50% (in the aggregate) of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Registration Statement.

Section 2.2 Restrictions .

(a) The Company (x) may postpone the filing or effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the use of any prospectus forming any part of the Shelf Registration Statement, including in connection with any Underwritten Offering thereunder, or (y) after the Shelf Registration Statement has been filed, may suspend offers or sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement and the use of any prospectus forming any part of the Shelf Registration Statement, including in connection with any Underwritten Offering thereunder, for a reasonable “blackout period” if (i) the Board determines that such filing or offering could materially interfere with a bona fide business, financing or business combination transaction of the Company or is reasonably likely to require premature disclosure of material non-public information, which premature disclosure could materially and adversely affect the Company, provided , that during any such period all executive officers and directors of the Company are also prohibited from selling Company Stock; or (ii) such registration would require the Company to recast its historical financial statements or prepare pro forma financial statements, acquired business financial statements or other information, with which requirements the Company is reasonably unable to comply.  The Company shall promptly give the Hill Path Entities written notice of any delay or suspension made in accordance with this Section 2.2(a) .

(b) Such blackout period will end upon the earlier to occur of, (i) in the case of a bona fide business, financing or business combination transaction, a date not later than ninety (90) days from the date such deferral commenced, (ii) in the case of a disclosure of non-public information, the earlier to occur of (x) the filing by the Company of its next succeeding Form 10-K or Form 10-Q or (y) the date upon which such information is otherwise disclosed, (iii) in the case of the recasting of historical financial statements, the date upon which such financial statements are filed by the Company with the Commission, provided however, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file such financial statements as promptly as practicable and (iv) in the case of preparation of pro forma or acquired business financial statements, a date not later than seventy-five (75) days after the date of such acquisition. In no event shall the number of days covered by any one or more blackout periods pursuant to this Section 2.2(b) exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days in the aggregate during any rolling period of three hundred and sixty-five (365) days.

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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any filing or offering referred to in Section 2.1 would occur du ring a Trading Blackout Period, the Company shall be permitted in its sole discretion to delay the filing or effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement and suspend offers or sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statemen t, and the use of the prospectus forming any part of the Shelf Registration Statement, including in connection with any Underwritten Offering thereunder, until such time that the Company next opens the Window Period (as defined in the company’s Securities Trading Policy) in accordance with the Company’s Securities Trading Policy (the “ Securities Trading Policy ”); provided , that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall have no less than two (2) periods per fiscal year of no less th an fourteen (14) consecutive days per period (each, an “ Open Period ”) during which, subject to Section 2.1 hereof, (i) the Shelf Registration Statement may become or be declared effective by the Commission, (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement is and rema ins effective and (iii) the Hill Path Entities may use any prospectus forming any part of the Shelf Registration Statement, including in connection with any Underwritten Offering thereunder, to effectuate offers and sales of Registrable Securities.   Such O pen Periods shall occur at least two times within a calendar year and be separated by a period of at least 180 days within such calendar year .  The Company shall promptly give the Hill Path Entities written notice of any delay or suspension made in accorda nce with this Section 2.2(c) .

(d) If Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement are not previously sold thereunder, each Hill Path Entity agrees that upon such Hill Path Entity’s receipt of a written certification from the Company notifying such Hill Path Entity of such suspension, it will immediately discontinue the sale of any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or otherwise and the use of the prospectus forming any part of the Shelf Registration Statement, including in connection with any Underwritten Offering thereunder, until such Hill Path Entity has received copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus or until such Hill Path Entity is advised in writing that the use of the prospectus forming a part of the Shelf Registration Statement, including in connection with any Underwritten Offering thereunder, may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Payment of Expenses for Underwritten Offerings

.  The Company will pay all Registration Expenses (as defined in Section 6.1 below) for up to two (2) Underwritten Offerings permitted under Section 2.1 ; provided , however , that if a Hill Path Entity requests more than two (2) Underwritten Offerings in accordance with Section 2.1 (including any Underwritten Offering forfeited by the Hill Path Entity in accordance with this Section 2.3 and Section 6.1 ), the Hill Path Entities will pay, in connection with such additional Underwritten Offerings, (i) all Registration Expenses; (ii) any underwriting discounts, commissions, transfer taxes and underwriter fees and disbursements (in connection with an Underwritten Offerings) relating to the Registrable Securities; and (iii) the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange.  A registration will not count as an Underwritten Offering until the registration statement has become effective and the prospectus supplement for such offer has been filed with the Commission; provided , however , that if a Hill Path Entity fails to reimburse the Company for reasonable and documented Registration Expenses with respect to a withdrawn Underwritten Offering in accordance with Section 6.1 , the Hill Path Entity shall forfeit such withdrawn Underwritten Offering.

Selection of Agents

.  In connection with offers or sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, other than Underwritten Offerings, the Hill Path Entities shall have the right to select agents or brokers to administer the offering; provided , that the Company is not obligated to obtain opinions, comfort letters, or perform any action that would result in any cost or expense to be incurred by the Company.  With respect to any Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, Hill Path shall have the right to select the investment banker or bankers and managers to administer the offering, including the lead managing underwriter (provided that such investment banker or bankers and managers shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company).

Additional Rights

.  The Company represents that, as of the date of this Agreement, it will have no obligation to any Person (other than the Hill Path Entities and Sun Wise and any transferee to whom Sun Wise has transferred securities in accordance with that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2017 among the Company, Sun Wise and certain other Persons (the “ Sun Wise Stockholders Agreement ”) to register any of its securities, and agrees that it shall not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Hill Path Entities in this Agreement or grant any additional registration rights to any person or with respect to any securities that are not Registrable Securities that adversely affect the priorities of the Hill Path Entities pursuant to this Agreement.

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Article III
PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS

Right to Piggyback

.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Cooperation Agreement and the Sun Wise RRA, at any time following the date hereof, provided , that Hill Path has not submitted any nominations for the election of directors at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in accordance with the Company’s advance notice period as set forth in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, whenever the Company proposes to register the issuance or sale of any of its Common Stock under the Securities Act for its own account or otherwise, and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities (each, a “ Piggyback Registration ”) (except for the registrations on Form S-8 or Form S-4 or any successor form thereto) (a “ Piggyback Registration Statement ”), the Company will give written notice, at least five (5) days prior to the proposed filing of such registration statement, to Hill Path of its intention to effect such a registration and will use reasonable best efforts to include in such registration all Registrable Securities (in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3.2 , Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 below) with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion specifying the number of Registrable Securities desired to be registered by the Hill Path Entities, which request shall be delivered within two (2) days after the delivery of the Company’s notice.  The Company may postpone or withdraw the filing or the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration Statement at any time in its sole discretion.

Priority on Primary Registrations

.  If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary offering on behalf of the Company and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in the registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered, or the market for the securities offered, then the managing underwriter and the Company may exclude securities (including Registrable Securities) from the registration and the underwriting, and the number of securities that may be included in such registration and underwriting shall include: (i) first, any securities that the Company proposes to sell; (ii) second, any securities requested to be included by Sun Wise (or any transferee to whom Sun Wise has transferred securities in accordance with the Sun Wise Stockholders Agreement and to whom registration rights are assigned pursuant to and in accordance with the Sun Wise Stockholders Agreement); (iii) third, any Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any of the Hill Path Entities; and (iv) fourth, other securities, if any, requested to be included in such registration to be allocated pro rata among the holders thereof.

Priority on Secondary Registrations

Initiated Other than by the Hill Path Entities .  If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten secondary offering on behalf of holders of the Company’s securities other than any of the Hill Path Entities and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in the registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered, or the market for the securities offered, the Company will include in such registration: (i) first, the Common Stock requested to be included therein by the Person (other than any of the Hill Path Entities) requesting such registration; (ii) second, any securities requested to be included by Sun Wise (or any transferee to whom Sun Wise has transferred registrable securities in accordance with the Sun Wise Stockholders Agreement and to whom registration rights are assigned pursuant to and in accordance with the Sun Wise Stockholders Agreement); (iii) third, any Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any of the Hill Path Entities; and (iv) fourth, other securities, if any, requested to be included in such registration to be allocated pro rata among the holders thereof.  

Priority on Secondary Registrations

Initiated by the Hill Path Entities .  If a Piggyback Registration is an Underwritten Offering on behalf of any of the Hill Path Entities and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in the Underwritten Offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered, or the market for the securities offered, the Company will include in such registration: (i) first, the Common Stock requested to be included therein by any of the Hill Path Entities requesting such registration; (ii) second, any securities requested to be included by Sun Wise (or any transferee to whom Sun Wise has transferred securities in accordance with the Sun Wise Stockholders Agreement and to whom registration rights are assigned pursuant to and in accordance with the Sun Wise Stockholders Agreement); and (iii) third, other securities, if any, requested to be included in such registration to be allocated pro rata among the holders thereof.  

Selection of Underwriters

.  In connection with any underwritten Piggyback Registration initiated by the Company, the Company shall have the right to (i) determine the plan of distribution and (ii) select the investment banker or bankers and managers to administer the offering, including the lead managing underwriter.  In connection with any underwritten secondary Piggyback Registration, the Person initiating the Piggyback Registration shall have the right to (i) determine the plan of distribution and (ii) select the investment banker or bankers and managers to administer the offering, including the lead managing underwriter (provided that such investment banker or bankers and managers shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company).

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Article IV

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Holders’ Agreements

.  To the extent not inconsistent with applicable law, each of the Hill Path Entities agrees that upon request of the underwriters managing any Underwritten Offering or Piggyback Registration pursuant to which any of the Hill Path Entities register Registrable Securities, each Hill Path Entity will (i) not offer, sell, contract to sell, loan, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of, hedge or transfer any of the economic interest in (or offer, agree or commit to do any of the foregoing) any shares of Common Stock, or any options or warrants to purchase any shares of Common Stock, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive shares of Common Stock, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired by such Hill Path Entity, owned directly (including holding as a custodian) or with respect to which such holder has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the Commission (other than those included by such holder in the offering in question, if any) without the prior written consent of such underwriters, for up to seven (7) days prior to, and during the ninety (90) day period following, the effective date of the registration statement for such Piggyback Registration or with respect to an Underwritten Offering or Piggyback Registration, the prospectus supplement for such offer has been filed with the Commission, and (ii) enter into and be bound by such form of agreement with respect to the foregoing as such managing underwriter may reasonably request; provided that each executive officer and director of the Company also agrees to substantially similar restrictions.

Article V

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

Company Obligations

.  At any time when the Company is required to file the Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or amendment thereto in connection with the Registrable Securities, the Company shall:

(a) as expeditiously as reasonably practical, prepare and, as soon as practicable, subject to Section 2.2 , file with the Commission a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to the resale of such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become effective (provided that before filing the Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus, or amendment or supplements thereto, the Company will furnish copies of all such documents proposed to be filed to one counsel designated by Hill Path and to the extent practicable under the circumstances, provide such counsel an opportunity to comment on any information pertaining to the holders of Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto contained therein; and the Company shall consider in good faith any corrections reasonably requested by such counsel with respect to such information);

(b) Subject to Section 2.2 , prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus(es) used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective the period set forth in Section 2.1(c) hereof;

(c) in connection with any filing of the Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, cause such document (i) to comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and (ii) to not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;

(d) furnish to each seller and underwriter of Registrable Securities, without charge, such number of copies of the Shelf Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus(es) included in the Shelf Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus and summary prospectus) and such other documents as such seller or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;

(e) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as Hill Path or an underwriter reasonably requests, keep each such registration or qualification effective during the period the Shelf Registration Statement is required to be kept effective, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller or underwriter to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities (provided that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subparagraph, (ii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction, or (iii) subject itself or any of its Affiliates to taxation in any material respect in any such jurisdiction in which it is not subject to taxation);

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(f) promptly notify each seller and underwriter of Registrable Secur ities and confirm in writing, when the Shelf Registration Statement has become effective and when any post ‑effective amendments and supplements thereto become effective;

(g) promptly notify each seller and underwriter of Registrable Securities, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, subject to Section 2.2 , prepare and deliver a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;

(h) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which the same or similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or if no such securities are then listed, on a national securities exchange selected by the Company;

(i) provide a transfer agent, registrar and CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement not later than the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement;

(j) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement;

(k) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with each seller and the underwriter or managing underwriter, if any in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Registrable Securities to be registered in such names as each seller or the underwriter or managing underwriter, if any, may reasonably request at least three (3) business days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities;  

(l) subject to confidentiality agreements in form and substance acceptable to the Company, make available for inspection, at such place and in such manner as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or underwriter, financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement; provided , however , that any records, information or documents that are furnished by the Company and that are non-public shall be used only in connection with such registration;

(m) advise each seller and underwriter of Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

(n) make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering at least twelve (12) months which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;

(o) cooperate and assist in any filing required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA);

(p) obtain for delivery to any underwriter of Registrable Securities an opinion or opinions of counsel for the Company in customary form; and

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(q) at the request of any seller of Registrable Securities in connection with an Underwritten Offering pur suant to the Shelf Registration Statement, furnish on the date or dates provided for in the underwriting agreement a letter or letters from the independent certified public accountants of the Company addressed to the underwriters and the sellers of Registr able Securities, covering such matters as such accountants, underwriters and sellers may reasonably agree upon, in which letter(s) such accountants shall state, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that they are an independent registered publi c accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act and that in their opinion the financial statements and other financial data of the Company included in the Shelf Registration Statement, the prospectus(es), or any amendment or supplement thereto, comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act.

Article VI

REGISTRATION EXPENSES

The Company’s Expenses

.  Subject to Section 2.3 , the Company will pay all reasonable expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including: all registration and filing fees; fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws; fees and expenses incurred in connection with FINRA and rating agencies; printing expenses; messenger and delivery expenses; and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; fees and disbursements of the Company’s registered public accounting firm (including with respect to “comfort letters”) in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement; all reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Hill Path Entities, as selected by Hill Path, in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement; reasonable fees and disbursements of all other Persons retained by the Company; the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange and any other fees and disbursements customarily paid by issuers of securities (all such expenses being herein called “ Registration Expenses ”); provided , however , that, as between the Company and the Hill Path Entity, underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes relating to the Registrable Securities will be borne by the Hill Path Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a request for an Underwritten Offering for which the Company is obligated to pay all Registration Expenses pursuant to Section 2.3 and this Section 6.1 is subsequently withdrawn at the request of a Hill Path Entity, the Hill Path Entities shall forfeit such Underwritten Offering unless the Hill Path Entities pay (or reimburse the Company) for all reasonable and documented Registration Expenses with respect to such Underwritten Offering.

In addition, the Company will pay its internal expenses (including, but not limited to, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review and the expense of any liability insurance obtained by the Company.

Article VII

INDEMNIFICATION

By the Company

.  The Company shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Hill Path Entities and, as applicable, each of its trustees, stockholders, members, directors, managers, partners, officers and employees, and each Person who controls such holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act), against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and expenses) or actions or proceedings in respect thereof (whether or not such indemnified Person is a party thereto) arising out of or based upon (a) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto (including, in each case, all documents incorporated therein by reference) (b) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (c) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any federal, state, foreign or common law rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and relating to action or inaction in connection with any such registration, disclosure document or related document or report, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by any of the Hill Path Entities expressly for use therein or by their failure to deliver a copy of the prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished the Hill Path Entities with a sufficient number of copies of the same.  In connection with an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company will indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Hill Path Entities.  The payments required by this Section 7.1 will be made promptly during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or expenses incurred.

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By Each Holder of Registrable Securities

.  Each Hill Path Entity, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will indemnify the Company and, as applicable, each of its directors, employees and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto (including, in each case, all documents incorporated therein by reference), or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in or omitted from any information furnished in writing by such holder for the purpose of inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, including, without limitation, the Required Information; provided , however , that the obligation to indemnify will be several, not joint and several, among the Hill Path Entities and the liability of each such Hill Path Entity will be in proportion to and limited to the net amount received by such Hill Path Entity from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, unless such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense resulted from the applicable Hill Path Entity’s intentionally fraudulent conduct.

Procedure

.  Each party entitled to indemnification under this Article VII (the “ Indemnified Party ”) shall give written notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has received written notice of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; provided , that the counsel for the Indemnifying Party who is to conduct the defense of such claim or litigation is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  The Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such Indemnified Party’s expense; provided , however , that the Indemnifying Party shall bear the expense of such defense of the Indemnified Party if (i) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such expenses, (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim or to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, or (iii) in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified Party, based upon the written advice of such Indemnified Party’s counsel, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicts of interest; provided , however , that in no event shall the Indemnifying Party be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (excluding one local counsel per jurisdiction as necessary) for all Indemnified Parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same event, allegations or circumstances.  The Indemnified Party shall not make any settlement without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article VII except and only to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially prejudice the Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such claim or any such litigation.  No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the prior written consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement (i) that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party or (ii) that includes an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party.

Survival

.  The indemnification (and contribution provisions in Article VIII below) provided for under this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party or any officer, director or controlling Person of such Indemnified Party and will survive the transfer of securities.

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Article VIII

CONTRIBUTION

Contribution

.  If the indemnification provided for in Article VII from the Indemnifying Party is unavailable to or unenforceable by the Indemnified Party in respect to any costs, fines, penalties, losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to herein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such costs, fines, penalties, losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and Indemnified Parties, on the other hand, in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Parties, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action.  The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the costs, fines, penalties, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Article VII , any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding.  Notwithstanding this Article VIII , a Hill Path Entity shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities sold by the Hill Path Entities in the aggregate exceeds   the amount of any damages which the indemnifying Hill Path Entity has otherwise been required to pay by reason of the untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission giving rise to such payments, unless such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense in respect of which contribution is required resulted from the applicable Hill Path Entity’s intentionally fraudulent conduct.

Equitable Considerations; Etc

.  The Company and the Hill Path Entities agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Article VIII were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.  No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

Article IX

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 AND RULE 144A

Compliance with Rule 144 and Rule 144A

.  For so long as the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall take such measures and file such information, documents and reports as shall be required by the Commission as a condition to the availability of Rule 144 or Rule 144A (or any successor provisions) under the Securities Act.

Article X

PARTICIPATION IN UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS

Participation in Underwritten Registrations

.  No Hill Path Entity may participate in an Underwritten Offering unless such Hill Path Entity (i) agrees to sell its securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by such Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements, indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock up agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

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Article XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Amendments and Waivers

.  Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any such holders of any provision or condition of this Agreement must be made in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in writing.  Any amendment, modification, supplement or restatement of this Agreement must be effected by written agreement of the party against whom such waiver is to be effective.  No waiver by any party of any default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.  Any amendment, modification, supplement or restatement or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon the Hill Path Entities and the Company as provided herein.

Successors and Assigns

.  Neither the Company nor any of the Hill Path Entities shall assign all or any part of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company or any Hill Path Entity, as the case may be, provided , however , that any Hill Path Entity may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part to a Permitted Transferee to which Registrable Securities are transferred pursuant to, and subject to the conditions set forth in, the Cooperation Agreement, provided that such assignee executes and delivers to the Company a counterpart to this Agreement whereby it agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Descriptive Headings

.  The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of and shall not be utilized in interpreting this Agreement.

Notices

.  Any notice or communication by the Company or the Hill Path Entities is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the recipient’s address:

If to the Company:

9205 South Park Center Loop, Suite 400
Orlando, Florida 32819
Facsimile No.: (407) 226-5039
Attention: General Counsel

With a copy to:

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Facsimile No.: (212) 225-2409
Attention: Christopher E. Austin
Pamela L. Marcogliese

If to the Hill Path Entities:

Hill Path Capital LP
150 East 58 th Street, 32 nd Floor
New York, NY 10155
Attention: Scott I. Ross
Email: ross@hillpathcap.com
Facsimile: (646) 619-4844

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with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

Bank of America Tower

New York, NY 10036

Attent
ion: Adam K. Weinstein
Email: aweinstein@akingump.com

Facsimile: (212) 873-1002

and

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Steve Wolosky
Email: SWolosky@olshanlaw.com
Facsimile: (212) 451-2222

The Company or any of the Hill Path Entities, by notice to the other parties hereto, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.  All notices and communications will be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.  If a notice or communication is mailed, transmitted or sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

GOVERNING LAW; MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

.  Each of the parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal and other state courts sitting in the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c) agrees that it shall not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than such federal or state courts of the State of Delaware, and each of the parties irrevocably waives the right to trial by jury, and (d) each of the parties irrevocably consents to service of process by a reputable overnight mail delivery service, signature requested, to the address set forth in Section 11.4 hereof or as otherwise provided by applicable law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT, BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OR CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT MAY RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND AGREE THAT ANY SUCH LEGAL PROCEEDING WILL INSTEAD BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

Reproduction of Documents

.  This Agreement and all documents relating hereto, including, but not limited to, (i) consents, waivers, amendments and modifications which may hereafter be executed, and (ii) certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, optical disk, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process.  The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any arbitral, judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

Remedies

.  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them, the non-breaching party would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages.  Each party accordingly agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and that the parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to compel specific performance of this Agreement.

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Further Assuranc es

.  Each of the parties hereto will, without additional consideration, execute and deliver such further instruments and take such other action as may be reasonably requested by any other party hereto in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

No Presumption Against Drafter

.  Each of the parties hereto has jointly participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event there arises any ambiguity or question or intent or interpretation with respect to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by all of the parties hereto and no presumptions or burdens of proof shall arise favoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Severability

.  If any provision of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) or the application of any such provision (or any portion thereof) to any Person or circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a Governmental Authority, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof (or the remaining portion thereof) or the application of such provision to any other persons or circumstances.  Upon such determination that any provision of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) or the application of any such provision (or any portion thereof) to any Person or circumstance is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

Entire Agreement

.  This Agreement, together with the Cooperation Agreement, constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and shall supersede all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Hill Path Entities, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Execution in Counterparts

.  This Agreement may be executed by any one or more of the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic image scan shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Effectiveness

.  This Agreement shall become effective automatically on the date on which this Agreement is executed, without further action by any party.  

No Third Party Beneficiaries

.  Except as provided in Article V and Article VIII nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any Person, other than the parties hereto, their successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.

Waiver of Certain Damages

.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto agrees not to assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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Confidentiality

.  The Hill Path Entities agree that all material non-public information provided pursuant to or in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (which may include, solely by way of illustration, records, information or documents provided to the Hill Path Entities and any other person in accordance with and subject to Section 5.1(k) hereto, the fact that the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement or an Underwritten Offering is pending, the number of Company securities or the identity of the selling holders to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement or an Underwritten Offering, or the fact that a “blackout period” or Trading Blackout Period is in effect or that the Company has otherwise delayed the filing or effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or suspended offers or sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and the use of the prospectus forming any part of the Shelf Registration Statement, including in connection with an Underwritten Offering) shall be kept confidential by the Person to whom such information is provided, until such time as such information becomes public other than through violation of this provision.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Hill Path Entities may disclose the information (i) if required to do so by any law, rule, regulation, order, decree or subpoena of any governmental agency or authority or court, (ii) that (A) is at the time of disclosure or thereafter becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Hill Path Entity; (B) was, prior to receipt of such information from the Company, already in the possession of the Hill Path Entity, provided that the source of such information was, to such entity’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry, not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company; or (C) becomes available to a Hill Path Entity on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than the Company, a Company Affiliate or the Company’s or its Affiliates’ representatives authorized to provide such information) that is, to such entity’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry, not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company, and is not, to such entity’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry, under an obligation to the Company not to transmit the information to such person; or (D) was independently developed by the Hill Path Entity without reference to or use of any material non-public information and without violation of this Section 11.16 .

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

THE COMPANY

 

SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

 

 

By:
Name:

Title:

 


 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above wr itten.

 

[Hill Path Entity]

 

 

 

By:

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

SEAWORLD ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT ROSS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

ORLANDO, Fla. – November 7, 2017 – SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) (“SeaWorld”), a leading theme park and entertainment company, today announced that it has appointed Scott Ross, Founder and Managing Partner of Hill Path Capital LP (“Hill Path”), to its Board of Directors and Revenue Committee, effective November 5, 2017. With the addition of Mr. Ross, SeaWorld’s Board of Directors will comprise 9 directors, 8 of whom are independent.

 

“We welcome Scott to the Board and look forward to working together on behalf of all our shareholders and other important stakeholders,” said SeaWorld Chairman Yoshikazu Maruyama. “Scott has a strong track record of working collaboratively with companies in which he invests to help build long-term value.”

 

“SeaWorld Entertainment owns and operates a diverse portfolio of high quality, differentiated and irreplaceable entertainment assets with tremendous long-term potential.  I have great respect for the SeaWorld Board and management team and I look forward to working closely with them to drive increased value for all shareholders,” Mr. Ross said.

 

Don Robinson, lead independent director of SeaWorld said, “Scott brings valuable insights to the Board given his financial background, extensive experience as a director, and his perspective as a significant SeaWorld shareholder.”

 

Prior to founding Hill Path in 2014, Mr. Ross served as a Partner at Apollo Global Management, where he was responsible for leading private equity and debt investments in the lodging, leisure, entertainment, consumer and business services sectors.  Mr. Ross also held various investment roles at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Shumway Capital.  Mr. Ross is a director of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. and previously served as a director of CEC Entertainment, Inc. (parent company of Chuck E. Cheese’s) and EVERTEC, Inc.

 

About SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) is a leading theme park and entertainment company providing experiences that matter, and inspiring guests to protect animals and the wild wonders of our world. The company is one of the world's foremost zoological organizations and a global leader in animal welfare, training, husbandry, and veterinary care. The company collectively cares for what it believes is one of the largest zoological collections in the world and has helped lead advances in the care of animals. The company also rescues and rehabilitates marine and terrestrial animals that are ill, injured, orphaned, or abandoned, with the goal of returning them to the wild. The SeaWorld® rescue team has helped more than 31,000 animals in need over the last 50 years.

 

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. owns or licenses a portfolio of recognized brands including SeaWorld, Busch Gardens®, and Sea Rescue®. Over its more than 50-year history, the company has built a diversified portfolio of 12 destination and regional theme parks that are grouped in key markets across the United States, many of which showcase its one-of-a-kind zoological collection. The company's theme parks feature a diverse array of rides, shows, and other attractions with broad demographic appeal which deliver memorable experiences and a strong value proposition for its guests.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release contains statements relating to future results that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections.  These statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to shareholder value, the Company’s plans, objectives, goals, expectations, beliefs, business strategies, future events.  These forward-looking statements, which are identified by words such as “might,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “expects,” “continues,” “contemplates,” “anticipates,” “potential,” “predicts,” “intends,” “believes,” “future,” “look forward,” “drive,” “targeted,” “scheduled” are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including the risks, uncertainties and factors set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent reports, including Current Reports on Form 8-K, that the Company files or furnishes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Although SeaWorld believes that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it cannot guarantee future results and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date of this press release. There can be no assurance that (i) SeaWorld has correctly measured or identified all of the factors affecting its business or the extent of these factors' likely impact, (ii) the available information with respect to these factors on which such analysis is based is complete or accurate, (iii) such analysis is correct or (iv) SeaWorld's strategy, which is based in part on this analysis, will be successful. Except as required by law, SeaWorld undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking

 


 

statements to reflect new information or events or circumstances that occur after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise. Readers are advised to review SeaWorld's filings with the SEC (which are available from the SEC's EDGAR database at www.sec.gov and via SeaWorld's website at www.seaworldentertainment.com).

CONTACTS:

Investor Relations:

Mark Trinske

Vice President of Investor Relations

855-797-8625

Investors@SeaWorld.com

Media:

Aimée Jeansonne Becka

Vice President of Public Relations

Aimee.Jeansonne-Becka@SeaWorld.com