8-K unitholder results
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): July 7, 2011
CEDAR FAIR, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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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
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
On July 7, 2011, Cedar Fair held its annual meeting of unitholders (the "2011 Annual Meeting") at the Cedar Point Center at BGSU Firelands College, One University Drive, Huron, Ohio to consider and vote upon four proposals submitted by the Board of Directors of Cedar Fair Management, Inc., the general partner of Cedar Fair, L.P.
The final voting results, which were certified by Corporate Election Services, the independent inspector of election at the 2011 Annual Meeting, were as follows (55,345,716 units outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date of the 2011 Annual Meeting):
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1. | To elect Gina D. France as a Class III Director of the general partner for a three-year term expiring in 2014. |
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For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | | |
21,204,177 | 11,424,223 | 14,088,531 | | |
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2. | To confirm the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. |
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
43,103,641 | 3,327,441 | 285,849 | — | |
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3. | To hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. |
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
18,451,808 | 13,297,238 | 878,054 | 14,089,831 | |
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4. | To consider, in an advisory vote, if unitholders should vote on executive compensation every one, two, or three years. |
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1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
30,077,283 | 516,202 | 375,775 | 1,659,140 | 14,088,531 |
SIGNATURE
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
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By: | /s/ Richard L. Kinzel |
| Richard L. Kinzel Chief Executive Officer |
Date: July 11, 2011