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): October 26, 2016
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 Number) |
(IRS 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
N.A.
(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 October 26, 2016, the Board of Directors of Cedar Fair Management, Inc., the general partner of Cedar Fair, L.P. (“Cedar Fair” or the “Partnership”), approved forms of award agreements for restricted unit awards and performance awards under the Partnership’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which Plan was previously approved by the Partnership’s unitholders on June 8, 2016.
The forms of award agreements to be used in connection with awards of restricted units and performance awards under the Plan are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit (10.1) | 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan Form of Restricted Unit Award Agreement. | |
| Exhibit (10.2) | 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan Form of Performance Award Agreement. | |
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: October 26, 2016 | By: | /s/ Brian C. Witherow | ||||
| Brian C. Witherow | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit (10.1) | 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan Form of Restricted Unit Award Agreement. | |
| Exhibit (10.2) | 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan Form of Performance Award Agreement. | |