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  0001564902
  SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
  001-35883
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  ORLANDO
  FL
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  Officer
  Common Stock
  Merrill Lynch
  225 Liberty St
  Floor 37
  New York
  NY
  10281
  44873
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  63971380
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  SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
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  SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
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