secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS)
CIK:        0001564902
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-110087
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

United Parks appoints Kevin Connelly as CAO; William Myers steps down
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- Kevin Connelly appointed CAO effective Aug 18, 2025, succeeding William Myers, who stepped down Aug 13, 2025.
- Connelly previously CFO/COO of Appreciation Homes (2019-2025) and began career at KPMG; holds CPA in Maryland.
- Compensation: $260k base salary, 60% bonus target, 80% LTI target; one-time options and RSU grants each valued at $250k.
- Myers will remain employed through Aug 31, 2025 for transition, continuing to vest in outstanding equity awards.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000095017025110087/0000950170-25-110087-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000095017025110087/prks-20250813.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-110087

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