Six Flags Changes Ticker Symbol to 'SIX'

Nation's Largest Regional Theme Park Company Will Continue to Trade on NYSE 


NEW YORK, May 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Six Flags, Inc. (NYSE:PKS), the nation's largest regional theme park company, announced today that it has changed its ticker symbol to SIX.  The Company, which has traded under the symbol PKS on the New York Stock Exchange, will continue to trade on the NYSE. The change will become effective at the start of trading on June 5, 2006.

The Company will also change the ticker symbol of its Preferred Income Equity Redeemable Shares (PIERS) to SIX-B.

"Changing our ticker symbol to SIX is emblematic of all the changes taking place at Six Flags in our 45th Anniversary year," said Mark Shapiro, who was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Six Flags in December 2005. "PKS is a symbol of the past.  We're proud of the Six Flags heritage, and our mission is to build on that legacy as we reposition our brand to be synonymous with family, entertainment and experience."

The former symbol, PKS, was used by Premier Parks, which acquired Six Flags from an investor group in 1998.  The combined company changed its name to Six Flags, Inc. in 2000.

About Six Flags

Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company. Founded in 1961 with the launch of Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags is celebrating its 45th Anniversary in 2006.  It is a publicly-traded corporation headquartered in New York City. 

DATASOURCE: Six Flags, Inc.



CONTACT:  Wendy Goldberg of Six Flags, Inc., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.sixflags.com/ 

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