Six Flags Entertainment Annual Report 2021

Form 10-K (NYSE:SIX)

Published: February 25th, 2021

PDF generated by stocklight.com UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K

☒ Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 ☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-13703

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SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of 13-3995059 incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1000 Ballpark Way, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 595-5000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, $0.025 par value per share SIX New York Stock Exchange Preferred Stock Purchase Rights SIX New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1993. Yes ⌧ No ◻ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ◻ No ⌧ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ⌧ No ◻ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ⌧ No ◻ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ⌧ Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer ◻ Smaller reporting company 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. ◻ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ⌧ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒ On the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the common stock of the registrant held by non- affiliates was approximately $1,628.2 million based on the closing price $19.21 of the common stock on The New York Stock Exchange on such date. Shares of common stock beneficially held by each executive officer and director have been excluded from this computation because these persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other purposes. On February 19, 2021, there were 85,172,488 shares of common stock, par value $0.025, of the registrant issued and outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the information required in Part III by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 are incorporated by reference to the registrant’s proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be filed by the registrant within 120 days after the close of its 2020 fiscal year. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page No. Part I Item 1 Business 1 Item 1A Risk Factors 15 Item 1B Unresolved Staff Comments 29 Item 2 Properties 30 Item 3 Legal Proceedings 30 Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures 31 Part II Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Item 5 Purchases of Equity Securities 32 Item 6 Selected Financial Data 34 Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 35 Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 49 Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 51 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Item 9 Disclosure 104 Item 9A Controls and Procedures 104 Item 9B Other Information 105 Part III Item 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 106 Item 11 Executive Compensation 106 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Item 12 Stockholder Matters 106 Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence 107 Item 14 Principal Accounting Fees and Services 107 Part IV 108 Item 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 108 Signatures 113

i CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Annual Report") and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain 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, including statements regarding (i) the effect, impact, potential duration or other implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and any expectations we may have with respect thereto including efficacy and deployment of the COVID-19 vaccines, (ii) the timing and conditions under which we may open our parks and our expectations regarding the continued operations of our parks, (iii) the operation of our parks in light of the COVID-19 pandemic including, among other things, the effectiveness of cost-saving and health and safety measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, (iv) the adequacy of our cash flows from operations, available cash and available amounts under our credit facilities to meet our liquidity needs, including in the event of a prolonged closure of one or more of our parks, (v) our ability to improve operating results, profitability and resilience by adopting and implementing a new strategic plan, including strategic cost reductions and organizational and personnel changes, without adversely affecting our business, (vi) our plans and ability to roll out our capital enhancements and planned initiatives in a timely and cost effective manner, and our expectations regarding the anticipated timing, costs, benefits and results of such enhancements and initiatives, (vii) our plans and expectations regarding future actions and initiatives to increase profitability, including expectations regarding the anticipated focus, timing, costs, benefits and results of our transformation plan, as well as our incremental annual run-rate Adjusted EBITDA and anticipated earnings baseline resulting from the plan; (viii) the extent to which having parks in many geographical locations protects our consolidated results against the effects of adverse weather and other events, (ix) our ongoing compliance with laws and regulations, and the effect of and cost and timing of compliance with newly enacted laws, regulations and accounting policies, (x) our ability to obtain additional financing, (xi) our expectations regarding future interest payments, (xii) our expectations regarding the effect of certain accounting pronouncements, (xiii) our expectations regarding the cost or outcome of any litigation or other disputes, (xiv) our annual income tax liability and the availability of net operating loss carryforwards and other tax benefits, (xv) our expectations regarding uncertain tax positions, (xvi) our expectations regarding our deferred revenue growth, and (xvii) our expectations regarding our employee recruitment, development, engagement or retention programs and initiatives. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by words such as "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "seeks," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "may," "should," "could" and variations of such words or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are by their nature, subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Therefore, we caution you that you should not rely on any of these forward- looking statements as statements of historical fact or as guarantees or assurances of future performance. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the following:

• factors impacting attendance, such as local conditions, contagious diseases, including the COVID-19 pandemic, or the perceived threat of contagious diseases, events, disturbances and terrorist activities; • regulations and guidance of federal, state and local governments and health officials regarding the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including with respect to business operations, safety protocols and public gatherings (such as voluntary and in some cases, mandatory, quarantines as well as shut downs and other restrictions on travel and commercial, social and other activities); • political or military events; • recall of food, toys and other retail products sold at our parks; • accidents or contagious disease outbreaks occurring at our parks or other parks in the industry and adverse publicity concerning our parks or other parks in the industry; • availability of commercially reasonable insurance policies at reasonable rates; • inability to achieve desired improvements and financial performance targets set forth in our aspirational goals; • adverse weather conditions such as excess heat or cold, rain and storms; • general financial and credit market conditions, including our ability to access credit or raise capital; • economic conditions (including customer spending patterns); • changes in public and consumer tastes;

ii • construction delays in capital improvements or ride downtime; • competition with other theme parks, waterparks and entertainment alternatives; • dependence on a seasonal workforce; • unionization activities and labor disputes; • laws and regulations affecting labor and employee benefit costs, including increases in state and federally mandated minimum wages, and healthcare reform; • environmental laws and regulations; • laws and regulations affecting corporate taxation; • pending, threatened or future legal proceedings and the significant expenses associated with litigation; • cyber security risks; and • other factors or uncertainties described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of this Annual Report.

A more complete discussion of these factors and other risks applicable to our business is contained in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of this Annual Report. All forward-looking statements in this report, or that are made on our behalf by our directors, officers or employees related to the information contained herein, apply only as of the date of this report or as of the date they were made. While we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we make no assurance that such expectations will be realized and actual results could vary materially. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation, except as required by applicable law, to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Additionally, the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could heighten many of the risk factors described herein.

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As used in this Annual Report, unless the context requires otherwise, the terms "we," "our," "Six Flags," "the Company" and "SFEC" refer collectively to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, and "Holdings" refers only to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, without regard to its consolidated subsidiaries.

Looney Tunes characters, names and all related indicia are trademarks of Warner Bros., a division of WarnerMedia owned by AT&T Inc. Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman and all related characters, names and indicia are copyrights and trademarks of DC Comics. Six Flags and all related indicia are registered trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc.

iii PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Introduction

We are the largest regional theme park operator in the world and the largest operator of waterparks in North America based on the number of parks we operate. Of our 26 regional theme parks and waterparks, 23 are located in the United States, two are located in Mexico and one is located in Montreal, Canada. Our U.S. parks serve each of the top 11 designated market areas, as determined by a survey of television households within designated market areas published by A.C. Nielsen Media Research in September 2019. Our diversified portfolio of North American parks serves an aggregate population of approximately 145 million people and 250 million people within a radius of 50 miles and 100 miles, respectively, with some of the highest per capita gross domestic product in the U.S.

Our parks occupy approximately 6,000 acres of land, and we own approximately 700 additional acres of land with development potential. Our parks are located in geographically diverse markets across North America. Our parks generally offer a broad selection of state-of-the-art and traditional thrill rides, water attractions, themed areas, concerts and shows, restaurants, game venues and retail outlets, and thereby provide a complete family-oriented entertainment experience. In the aggregate, during 2020, our parks contained approximately 940 rides, including over 150 roller coasters, making us the leading provider of "thrill rides" in the industry.

In 1998, we acquired the former Six Flags Entertainment Corporation ("Former SFEC", a corporation that has been merged out of existence and that had always been a separate corporation from Holdings), which had operated regional theme parks and waterparks under the Six Flags name for nearly forty years and established an internationally recognized brand name. We own the "Six Flags" brand name in the U.S. and foreign countries throughout the world. To capitalize on this name recognition, 22 of our parks are branded as "Six Flags" or "Hurricane Harbor" parks, and we also began the development, with a third party partner, of a Six Flags-branded theme park in Saudi Arabia.

We hold exclusive long-term licenses for theme park usage of certain Warner Bros. and DC Comics characters throughout the U.S. (except the Las Vegas metropolitan area), Canada, Mexico and other countries. These characters include Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Yosemite Sam, Batman, Superman, The Joker, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn, Aquaman, and others. We use these characters to provide an enhanced family entertainment experience. Our licenses include the right to sell merchandise featuring the characters at the parks, and to use the characters in our advertising, as walk-around characters and in theming for rides, attractions and retail outlets.

We believe our parks benefit from limited direct theme park competition. A limited supply of real estate appropriate for theme park development, substantial initial capital investment requirements, long development lead-time, and zoning restrictions provide each of our parks with a significant degree of protection from competitive new theme park openings. Based on our knowledge of the development of our own and other regional theme parks, we estimate it would cost $500 million to $700 million and would take a minimum of four years to construct a new regional theme park comparable to one of our major Six Flags-branded theme parks.

1 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business has been more substantial than any other event throughout our history. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state and local governments implemented significant restrictions on travel, social conduct and business operations, including mass quarantine and social distancing mandates and orders. The pandemic and these containment measures have had, and may continue to have, a material negative impact on our business and financial performance. On March 13, 2020, we temporarily suspended operations at all our theme parks and waterparks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through concerted action, we quickly implemented plans to mitigate the crisis and position us for future success while ensuring the health and safety of our employees and guests. As a result of these actions, all of our theme parks and some of our waterparks operated in at least some capacity for a portion of the season, albeit pursuant to reduced capacity and other operating limitations. Highlights included (i) implementation of cost controls, including company-wide salary reductions, and curtailed advertising, marketing and capital expenditures, (ii) strengthening of liquidity, including increased revolving credit, suspended testing of certain covenants in our credit facility, and raising of additional debt, (iii) development of industry- leading safety measures, including a reservation system to control park capacity, protocols to ensure proper social distancing, contactless security, and enhanced sanitization measures, (iv) development of measures to retain our season pass holders and members, including extending all 2020 season passes through the end of 2021, offering members the option to pause payments, and offering higher-tiered benefits to members who maintain their payment schedule, and (v) creation of new sources of revenue including the Six Flags Wild Safari Drive-Through Adventure, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Marine World Experience and Drive-Through and Walk-Through Experiences.

Transformation Plan

Prior to the pandemic, we initiated a transformation plan. The transformation plan consists of five revenue initiatives and three cost initiatives designed to improve our core operational effectiveness and to support our strategy, delivering sustainable value creation over time. Our strategy is to create thrilling, memorable experiences at our regional parks, delivered by a diverse and empowered team, through industry-leading innovation and technology. The strategy is driven by three focus areas: (i) modernizing the guest experience through technology, (ii) continuously improving operational efficiency, and (iii) driving financial excellence. We plan to focus on our core business over the next two to three years; during this time, we will be cautious about expanding into adjacent domestic markets or entering into new international agreements.

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 and the resulting park closures, management redirected its focus on steering us through this crisis, causing a delay in our transformation plan. However, in the latter half of 2020, we made significant progress on each of the initiatives. For example, in October 2020, we reduced our full-time headcount costs by approximately 10%. We closed two satellite offices; initiated centralized negotiations with several vendors to reduce procurement costs; and piloted a model to optimize park level variable labor. From a revenue perspective, we improved our menu assortment, pricing and merchandizing strategy; developed a new tool to optimize media spending; improved our website; and made progress on our initiative to attract more single day visitors.

We expect the transformation plan to generate an incremental $80 to $110 million in annual run-rate Adjusted EBITDA. We expect to realize $30 to $35 million of benefits in 2021, independent of attendance levels, and to achieve the remaining benefits through incremental revenue opportunities and lower variable costs once the plan is fully implemented and the Company is operating in a normal business environment. Relative to the mid-point of the Company’s pre-pandemic guidance range of $450 million, this implies a new earnings baseline of $530 to $560 million once the plan is fully implemented and the Company is operating in a normal business environment.

Description of Parks and Segment Information

Our parks provide similar products and services through a similar process to the same class of customer through a consistent method. We also believe our parks share common economic characteristics. Based on these factors, we have only one reportable segment—theme parks. The following chart summarizes key business and geographical information about our parks.

2 Designated Market Area Population Within Name of Park and and Radius from External Park Competition / Location / Location Description Rank* Park Location Approximate Distance Frontier City 113 acres— Six Flags Hurricane theme park Oklahoma City 1.6 million—50 miles Andy Alligator’s Water Park / Harbor Oklahoma City 24 acres— (45) 3.0 million—100 miles Norman, OK / 20 miles Oklahoma City, OK waterpark Quebec City Water Park / 146 acres— La Ronde 4.3 million—50 miles Quebec City, Quebec, Canada / 130 miles theme N/A Montreal, Canada 6.3 million—100 miles Canada’s Wonderland / park Vaughan, Ontario, Canada / 370 miles Six Flags Hurricane 43 acres— Chicago (3) 2.7 million—50 miles Several waterparks / Harbor Rockford waterpark Milwaukee (36) 13.7 million—100 miles Wisconsin Dells Area / 120 miles Rockford, IL 515 acres— combination Kings Dominion / theme park and Doswell, VA (near Richmond) / 120 miles waterpark and Washington, D.C. 8.5 million—50 miles Hershey Park / approximately (6) Largo, MD 14.0 million—100 miles Hershey, PA / 130 miles 300 acres of Baltimore (26) Busch Gardens / potentially Williamsburg, VA / 180 miles developable land 982 acres— Marineland / combination 2.6 million—50 miles Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada / 50 miles theme park and Buffalo (52) Darien, NY 10.9 million—100 miles Fantasy Island / waterpark, hotel Grand Island, NY / 40 miles and campground Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 / 159 acres— San Francisco, CA / 30 miles Six Flags Discovery separately gated Academy of Science Center / Kingdom theme park with San Francisco, CA / 30 miles Vallejo, CA marine and land San Francisco / 6.4 million—50 miles California Great America / Six Flags Hurricane animal exhibits, Oakland (8) 12.0 million—100 miles Santa Clara, CA / 60 miles Harbor Concord and waterpark Sacramento (20) Gilroy Gardens / Concord, CA on 135 acres Gilroy, CA / 100 miles and 24 acres, Outer Bay at Monterey Bay Aquarium / respectively Monterey, CA / 130 miles 220 acres— Sea World of Texas / (7) combination 2.8 million—50 miles San Antonio, TX / 20 miles San Antonio (31) San Antonio, TX theme park and 5.1 million—100 miles Schlitterbahn / Austin (40) waterpark New Braunfels, TX / 30 miles 2,111 acres— Hershey Park / separately gated Hershey, PA / 150 miles Six Flags Great theme Dorney Park / Adventure & park/safari and Allentown, PA / 80 miles Safari / waterpark and New York City (1) 14.5 million—50 miles Morey’s Piers Wildwood / Six Flags Hurricane approximately Philadelphia (4) 29.6 million—100 miles Wildwood, NJ / 100 miles Harbor 367 acres of Coney Island / Jackson, NJ potentially Brooklyn, NY / 80 miles developable American Dream Park land East Rutherford, NJ / 70 miles 304 acres— combination Kings Island / theme park and Cincinnati, OH / 350 miles waterpark and Cedar Point / approximately Chicago (3) 9.0 million—50 miles Gurnee, IL Sandusky, OH / 340 miles 30 acres of Milwaukee (36) 13.9 million—100 miles Several waterparks / potentially Wisconsin Dells Area / 170 miles developable land El Rollo / Tlaquiltenango, Mexico / 20 miles Six Flags Hurricane 67 acres— 22.6 million—50 miles Parque Acuatico Ojo de Agua / Harbor N/A waterpark 32.6 million—100 miles Temixco, Mexico / 20 miles Oaxtepec, Mexico Ixtapan Aquatic Park / Ixtapan de la Sal, Mexico / 50 miles Big Surf / Tempe, AZ / 30 miles Six Flags Hurricane 33 acres— 4.9 million—50 miles Golfland Sunsplash / Harbor Phoenix Phoenix (12) waterpark 5.2 million—100 miles Mesa, AZ / 40 miles Glendale, AZ Castles & Coasters / Phoenix, AZ / 10 miles

3 Designated Population Within Name of Park and Market Area Radius from External Park Competition / Location / Location Description and Rank* Park Location Approximate Distance Big Rivers Waterpark / Six Flags Hurricane 7.1 million—50 New Caney, TX / 20 miles Harbor 46 acres— miles Typhoon Texas Water Park / Houston (7) Splashtown waterpark 8.1 million—100 Katy, TX / 40 miles Spring, TX miles Schlitterbahn Galveston / Galveston, TX / 70 miles Resort / Anaheim, CA / 60 miles Universal Studios Hollywood / 262 acres— Universal City, CA / 20 miles separately gated 10.2 million—50 Knott’s Berry Farm / Soak City USA / theme park and miles Buena Park, CA / 50 miles Six Flags Hurricane waterpark on Los Angeles (2) 18.6 million—100 Sea World of California / Harbor 250 acres and 12 miles San Diego, CA / 150 miles Valencia, CA acres, Legoland / respectively Carlsbad, CA / 130 miles Raging Waters / San Dimas, CA / 50 miles 24.5 million—50 Mexico City Zoo / Six Flags Mexico 110 acres— miles Mexico City, Mexico / 10 miles N/A Mexico City, Mexico theme park 33.2 million—100 La Feria / miles Mexico City, Mexico / 10 miles Boston (9) 262 acres— 3.2 million—50 Lake Compounce / Hartford / New combination miles Bristol, CT / 50 miles Haven (33) Agawam, MA theme park and 16.8 million—100 Canobie Lake Park / Providence (53) waterpark miles Salem, NH / 140 miles Springfield (108) Georgia Aquarium / 352 acres— Atlanta, GA / 20 miles separately gated Carowinds / theme park and 6.2 million—50 Charlotte, NC / 250 miles Austell, GA waterpark on miles Alabama Splash Adventures / Atlanta (10) 283 acres and 8.8 million—100 Birmingham, AL / 160 miles Atlanta waterpark on 69 miles Dollywood and Splash Country / Marietta, GA acres, Pigeon Forge, TN / 200 miles respectively Wild Adventures / Valdosta, GA / 240 miles Sea World of Texas / 264 acres— San Antonio, TX / 280 miles separately gated / 7.4 million—50 NRH2O Water Park / theme park and Six Flags Hurricane Dallas/Fort Worth miles North Richland Hills, TX / 10 miles waterpark on Harbor (5) 8.8 million—100 Epic Waters / 217 and 47 Arlington, TX miles Grand Prairie, TX / 5 miles acres, Water parks / respectively Multiple Locations / 15 - 35 miles 320 acres— combination Worlds of Fun / 2.8 million—50 theme park and Kansas City, MO / 250 miles miles Six Flags St. Louis waterpark and St. Louis (21) / 4.1 million—100 Eureka, MO approximately Branson, MO / 250 miles miles 17 acres of Holiday World / potentially Santa Claus, IN / 150 miles developable land 345 acres— combination The Great Escape and theme park and Huck Finn’s Playland / Hurricane Harbor / 1.1 million—50 waterpark, plus Albany, New York / 60 miles Six Flags Great Escape miles 200 room hotel Albany (59) Several hotels/indoor waterparks / Lodge & Indoor 3.0 million—100 and 38,000 Poconos and New England Areas / 200 miles Waterpark miles square foot Queensbury, NY indoor waterpark

* Based on a September 28, 2019 survey of television households within designated market areas published by A.C. Nielsen Media Research.

4 Partnership Park Arrangements

In connection with our 1998 acquisition of Former SFEC, we guaranteed certain obligations relating to Six Flags Over Texas ("SFOT") and Six Flags Over Georgia, including Six Flags White Water Atlanta ("SFOG", and together with SFOT, the "Partnership Parks"). These obligations continue until 2027, in the case of SFOG, and 2028, in the case of SFOT. Such obligations include (i) minimum annual distributions (including rent) of approximately $75.2 million in 2021 (subject to cost of living adjustments in subsequent years) to the limited partners in the Partnerships Parks (based on our ownership of units as of December 31, 2020, our share of the distribution will be approximately $33.3 million) and (ii) minimum capital expenditures at each park during rolling five-year periods based generally on 6% of Partnership Park revenues. Cash flow from operations at the Partnership Parks is used to satisfy these requirements before any funds are required from us. We also guaranteed the obligation of our subsidiaries to annually purchase all outstanding limited partnership units to the extent tendered by the unit holders (the "Partnership Park Put").

After payment of the minimum distribution, we are entitled to a management fee equal to 3% of prior year gross revenues and, thereafter, any additional cash will be distributed first to management fee in arrears, then repayment of any interest and principal on intercompany loans, with any additional cash being distributed 95% to us, in the case of SFOG, and 92.5% to us, in the case of SFOT.

The agreed price for units tendered in the Partnership Park Put is based on a valuation of each of the respective Partnership Parks (the "Specified Price") that is the greater of (i) a valuation for each of the respective Partnership Parks derived by multiplying such park’s weighted average four year EBITDA (as defined in the agreements that govern the partnerships) by a specified multiple (8.0 in the case of SFOG and 8.5 in the case of SFOT) and (ii) a valuation derived from the highest prices previously paid for the units of the Partnership Parks by certain entities. In light of the temporary suspension of operations of the Partnership Parks due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, which would cause the value of the limited partnership units of the Partnership Parks to decrease in 2021 and thereafter, we adjusted our annual offer to purchase these units to set a minimum price floor for all future purchases. Pursuant to the valuation methodologies described in the preceding sentence, the Specified Price for the Partnership Parks, if determined as of December 31, 2020, is $409.7 million in the case of SFOG, and $527.4 million in the case of SFOT. As of December 31, 2020, we owned approximately 31.4% and 53.9% of the Georgia limited partner interests and Texas limited partner interests, respectively. The remaining redeemable units of approximately 68.6% and 46.1% of the Georgia limited partner and Texas limited partner, respectively, represent a current redemption value for the limited partnership units of approximately $523.4 million.

Pursuant to the 2020 annual offer, we purchased 0.375 units from the Georgia partnership for approximately $1.5 million and we purchased 1.5675 units from the Texas partnership for approximately $3.4 million in May 2020. The $350 million accordion feature on the Second Amended and Restated Term Loan B under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility (as defined in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report) is available for borrowing for future "put" obligations if necessary.

In connection with our acquisition of the Former SFEC, we entered into the Subordinated Indemnity Agreement with certain of the Company’s entities, Time Warner, and an affiliate of Time Warner (an indirect subsidiary of AT&T Inc. as a result of a merger in 2018), pursuant to which, among other things, we transferred to Time Warner (which has guaranteed all of our obligations under the Partnership Park arrangements) record title to the corporations that own the entities that have purchased and will purchase limited partnership units of the Partnership Parks, and we received an assignment from Time Warner of all cash flow received on such limited partnership units, and we otherwise control such entities. In addition, we issued preferred stock of the managing partner of the partnerships to Time Warner. In the event of a default by us under the Subordinated Indemnity Agreement or of our obligations to our partners in the Partnership Parks, these arrangements would permit Time Warner to take full control of both the entities that own limited partnership units and the managing partner. If we satisfy all such obligations, Time Warner is required to transfer to us the entire equity interests of these entities. The 2018 merger of Time Warner and AT&T Inc. did not affect the Time Warner guarantee of our obligations under the Subordinated Indemnity Agreement.

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