8-K

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): April 10, 2019

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)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (419) 626-0830

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 10, 2019, Tom Klein, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cedar Fair Management, Inc., the general partner of Cedar Fair, L.P. (the “Partnership”), resigned as a member of the Board effective immediately. Mr. Klein served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Mr. Klein 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.

On that same date, the Board elected Richard Zimmerman, who currently serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer, to replace Mr. Klein on the Board. Mr. Zimmerman will serve for the remainder of Mr. Klein’s term as a Class III director expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Limited Partner Unitholders. As of this filing, we do not expect Mr. Zimmerman to be named to any committees of the Board. Mr. Zimmerman receives compensation in connection with serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and we did not modify his existing compensation arrangements or award him additional compensation for serving as a director in connection with his appointment to the Board.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the press release announcing these changes is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News release of Cedar Fair, L.P. dated April 11, 2019 (furnished herewith in relation to Item 7.01)

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:	April 11, 2019	By:	/s/ Brian C. Witherow
			Brian C. Witherow Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Contact: Investor Relations
www.cedarfair.com	419.627.2233

RICHARD A. ZIMMERMAN, CEDAR FAIR PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, JOINS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Zimmerman replaces Tom Klein who stepped down from the Board effective April 10, 2019

SANDUSKY, OHIO, April 11, 2019 -- Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and immersive entertainment, today announced that Richard A. Zimmerman, Cedar Fair’s president and chief executive officer, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of its general partner, Cedar Fair Management, Inc. Zimmerman will serve the remaining portion of Tom Klein’s term, which expires in 2020. Klein, a member of the Board since 2012, stepped down from the Board effective April 10, 2019, to focus on his new role as managing partner at Certares Management LLC, a leading investment and management company.

“On behalf of the entire Board, I’d like to thank Tom Klein for his valuable contributions to our success and for his years of dedicated service to our organization. I wish him all the best in his new endeavors,” said Matt Ouimet, Cedar Fair’s executive chairman. “At the same time, I’m excited to welcome Richard Zimmerman as a director. His clear vision of the Company’s future, which he has demonstrated as Cedar Fair’s president and CEO, along with his years of experience in the hospitality and leisure entertainment industry, will be valuable to our Board.”

Zimmerman, 58, has more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality and leisure entertainment industry. He became president and CEO of Cedar Fair in 2018, after being named president in 2016 and chief operating officer in 2011. He also served as executive vice president beginning in 2007 and served as vice president and general manager of the Kings Dominion amusement park from 1998 to 2007. Prior to entering the amusement park industry, Zimmerman served in various financial and strategic planning roles with Paramount Communications, Inc.

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company - One Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky, Ohio 44870-5259 - 419.627.2233

Richard A. Zimmerman, Cedar Fair President and Chief Executive Officer,

Joins Board of Directors

April 11, 2019

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About Cedar Fair

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: FUN), one of the largest regional amusement-resort operators in the world, is a publicly traded partnership headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. Focused on its mission to make people happy by providing fun, immersive and memorable experiences, the Company owns and operates 11 amusement parks, including its flagship park, Cedar Point, along with two outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and four hotels. It also operates an additional theme park under a management contract. Its parks are located in Ohio, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan and Toronto, Ontario.

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