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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): August 28, 2023

 

 

CEDAR FAIR, L.P.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-9444   34-1560655

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Cedar Point Drive,

Sandusky, Ohio 44870-5259

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(419) 626-0830

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Depositary Units (Representing Limited Partner Interests)   FUN   New York Stock Exchange

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 5.02.

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

On August 28, 2023, Matthew A. Ouimet, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cedar Fair Management, Inc., the general partner of Cedar Fair, L.P. (the “Partnership”), notified the Partnership of his intention to resign as a member of the Board effective September 1, 2023. Mr. Ouimet served on the People, Culture & Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Board. Mr. Ouimet advised the Partnership that his decision to resign from the Board was not the result of any disagreement with the Partnership on any matter relating to our operations, policies, or practices.

 

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Ouimet’s resignation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    News Release of Cedar Fair, L.P. dated September 1, 2023 (furnished herewith in relation to Item 7.01)
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)


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.

 

      CEDAR FAIR, L.P.
      By Cedar Fair Management, Inc., General Partner
Date: September 1, 2023     By:  

/s/ Brian C. Witherow

      Brian C. Witherow
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer