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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 September 23, 2020, John M. Scott, III, 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 upon the Board’s acceptance of Mr. Scott’s resignation. The Board accepted Mr. Scott’s resignation on September 24, 2020. Mr. Scott served on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Board. Mr. Scott 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. Scott’s resignation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit (99.1) | News Release of Cedar Fair, L.P., dated September 28, 2020 (furnished herewith in relation to Item 7.01) | |
| Exhibit (104) | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document) | |
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 28, 2020 | By: | /s/ Brian C. Witherow | ||||
| Brian C. Witherow | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||