UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 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):  i August 7, 2022

 

CEDAR FAIR, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

DELAWARE		i 1-9444		i 34-1560655
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

i One Cedar Point Drive,  i Sandusky,  i Ohio		i 44870-5259
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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

N. A.

(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
i Depositary Units (Representing Limited Partner Interests)		i FUN		i 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  i ☐

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 7, 2022, Craig Heckman agreed to resign as Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Cedar Fair Management, Inc. (“Cedar Fair”) effective immediately.

In connection with the foregoing, Mr. Heckman entered into a Transition and Release Agreement with Cedar Fair dated August 7, 2022 (the “Transition Agreement”). Under the Transition Agreement, Mr. Heckman will receive the severance and benefits set forth in Sections 6.1(b), (d), (e), and (f) of his employment agreement, subject to conditions in the Transition Agreement.

The Transition Agreement is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the above summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit (10.1)		Transition and Release Agreement, dated August 7, 2022, by and between Cedar Fair, L.P., Cedar Fair Management, Inc., Magnum Management Corporation and Craig Heckman
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: August 10, 2022				By:		/s/ Brian C. Witherow
						Brian C. Witherow
						Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer