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 Earliest Event Reported): May 29, 2014
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
(419) 626-0830
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 29. 2014, Cedar Fair, L.P. (“Cedar Fair”) issued a news release announcing that it, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries Magnum Management Corporation and Canada’s Wonderland Company, has priced its previously announced private offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). Cedar Fair intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to redeem all of its 9.125% senior unsecured notes due 2018 (the “2018 Senior Notes”), exercise its right to satisfy and discharge the indenture governing the 2018 Senior Notes and for general corporate purposes. The news release related to this announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Text of news release issued by Cedar Fair on May 29, 2014, regarding the pricing of the Notes. |
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.
| Date: May 29, 2014 | CEDAR FAIR, L.P. | |||||
| By: | Cedar Fair Management, Inc., General Partner | |||||
| By: | /s/ Brian C. Witherow | |||||
| Brian C. Witherow | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Text of news release issued by Cedar Fair on May 29, 2014, regarding the pricing of the Notes. | |