CEDAR FAIR, L.P. (NYSE:FUN) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

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CEDAR FAIR, L.P. (NYSE:FUN) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Credit Agreement

On April13, 2017 , Cedar Fair, L.P. (Cedar Fair or the Borrower)
entered into a Restatement Agreement (the Restatement Agreement)
amending and restating the existing credit agreement dated as of
March6, 2013 among the Borrower, Magnum Management Corporation
(Magnum), Canadas Wonderland Company (Cedar Canada) and
Millennium Operations LLC (Millennium, and, collectively with
Cedar Fair, Magnum and Cedar Canada, the Borrowers), the lenders
from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other parties
thereto (as amended, restated, modified and supplemented from
time to time, the New Credit Agreement). The New Credit Agreement
provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility in an
initial aggregate principal amount of $275.0million ($30.0million
of which is available for a U.S. letter of credit subfacility and
$5.0million of which is available for a Canadian letter of credit
subfacility) that will mature on April 13, 2022. The New Credit
Agreement also provides for an initial senior secured term loan
credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $750.0million
that will mature on April 13, 2024. In addition, upon the
occurrence of certain events, the Borrower may request an
incremental term loan facility to be added to the initial term
loan credit facility and/or an increase in the commitments under
the revolving credit facility, in an amount not to exceed the
greater of (i) $400million and (ii)any other amount if such
incurrence would not cause the senior secured leverage ratio to
exceed 3.25 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis, in each case subject to
receipt of commitments by existing lenders or other financing
institutions and to the satisfaction of certain other conditions.

Borrowings under the New Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate
equal to, at the Borrowers option, the London Interbank Offered
Rate (LIBOR) or Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) plus an
applicable margin or an alternate base rate plus an applicable
margin. Borrowings under the new senior secured term loan
facility bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of
2.25% or at the base rate plus an applicable margin of 1.25%.
Borrowings under the new senior secured revolving credit facility
bear interest at LIBOR or CDOR plus an applicable margin of 2.00%
or at the base rate plus an applicable margin of 1.00%, such
applicable margin for the new senior secured revolving credit
facility being subject to one 25 basis point reduction based on
the Borrowers total leverage ratio. The interest rate for term
loans under the new senior secured credit facilities is subject
to a LIBOR floor of 0.00% and a base rate floor of 1.00%. On a
quarterly basis, the Borrower pays a commitment fee of 0.375% per
annum to the lenders under the new senior secured revolving
credit facility in respect of unutilized commitments thereunder,
such commitment fee being subject to a 7.5 basis point reduction
based on the Borrowers total leverage ratio. The Borrower also
pays customary letter of credit fees and fronting fees under the
new senior secured revolving credit facility.

The New Credit Agreement requires the mandatory prepayment of the
term loans under the senior secured credit facility, subject to
certain exceptions, with: (i)50% (subject to a reduction to 0%
based on achievement of a certain senior secured leverage ratio)
of annual cash flow; (ii)50% of the net cash proceeds of all
non-ordinary
course asset sales or other dispositions of property, subject to
de minimis thresholds, and subject to reinvestment rights and
certain other exceptions, including a reduction to 0% of such net
cash proceeds based on achievement of a certain senior secured
leverage ratio; and (iii)50% of the net cash proceeds from the
incurrence of certain debt, other than debt permitted to be
incurred under our New Credit Agreement (other than refinancing
indebtedness).

In addition, in
the event that, within six months of the closing date of the New
Credit Agreement, the new senior secured term loan facility is
amended to reduce the interest rate applicable thereto or is
refinanced with the proceeds of term loans with a lower yield
than that applicable to the term loans under the new senior
secured credit facilities, such prepayment or amendment shall be
accompanied by a premium equal to 1% of the principal amount of
term loans subject to such repricing transaction. Thereafter, the
Borrower will be permitted to prepay any of the debt or reduce
any of the commitments under our new senior secured credit
facilities at any time without penalty or premium (subject to
LIBOR redeployment costs).

The New Credit
Agreement requires scheduled quarterly amortization payments on
the term loans in amounts equal to 1.00% per annum of the
original principal amount of the term loans, with the balance
paid at maturity.

All obligations
under the New Credit Agreement (as well as any interest rate
protection or other hedging arrangements or any cash management
arrangements with lenders under the New Credit Agreement) are
unconditionally guaranteed by each of Cedar Canada and Cedar
Fairs existing and future wholly owned material domestic
subsidiaries and Canadian subsidiaries (unless adverse tax
consequences would result), in each case other than certain
excluded subsidiaries (the Guarantors). All obligations under the
New Credit Agreement, and the guarantees of those obligations (as
well as cash management obligations and other interest hedging or
other swap agreements, in each case, with lenders or affiliates
of lenders), are secured by substantially all of the existing and
future property and assets held by the Borrower and the
Guarantors, including a pledge of the capital stock of the
domestic subsidiary guarantors and 65% of the capital stock of
the first-tier foreign subsidiaries (or 50% in the case of
first-tier Canadian subsidiaries (unless adverse tax consequences
would result)), in each case subject to certain
exceptions.

The New Credit
Agreement contains certain covenants that, among other things,
restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the Borrowers ability
and the ability of its subsidiaries to: (i)incur indebtedness;
(ii)create liens on assets; (iii)engage in mergers,
consolidations or partnerships; (iv)engage in acquisitions or
dispositions of assets; (v)pay dividends and distributions or
repurchase capital stock or units or make other restricted
payments; (vi)make investments, loans, guarantees or advances;
(vii)repay certain unsecured indebtedness; (viii)engage in
certain transactions with affiliates; (ix)enter into sale and
leaseback transactions; (x)enter into hedging agreements;
(xi)change its fiscal year; (xii)enter into agreements that
restrict distributions from subsidiaries; and (xiii)enter into a
different line of business. In addition, the New Credit Agreement
requires the Borrower to maintain on a quarterly basis, a maximum
total leverage ratio not to exceed 5.50:1.00. The New Credit
Agreement also contains certain customary affirmative
covenants.

The New Credit
Agreement also contains certain events of default, including,
among other things, the failure to perform or observe terms,
covenants or agreements included in the New Credit Agreement,
nonpayment defaults on principal, interest or fees under the New
Credit Agreement, defaults on other material indebtedness, entry
of material final monetary judgments, the occurrence of a change
of control, failure of any collateral document to create or
maintain a priority lien and certain events related to bankruptcy
and insolvency or ERISA matters.

If an event of
default occurs, the lenders under the New Credit Agreement may,
among other things, terminate their commitments, declare all
outstanding borrowings to be immediately due and payable together
with accrued interest and fees, and exercise remedies under the
collateral documents relating to the new senior secured credit
facilities.

The foregoing
summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Restatement Agreement (and the New Credit Agreement attached as
an exhibit thereto), a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Indenture

On April13, 2017,
Cedar Fair, Magnum, Cedar Canada and Millennium Operations LLC
(collectively, the Issuers) entered into an Indenture among the
Issuers, the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York
Mellon Corporation, as trustee (the Indenture), under which the
Issuers co-issued (the New Senior Notes Offering) $500.0million
aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2027 (the
New Senior Notes), which are guaranteed on a senior unsecured
basis by each of Cedar Fairs direct and indirect wholly owned
restricted subsidiaries (other than Cedar Canada, Magnum and
Millennium) that is a guarantor under the New Credit Agreement
(collectively, the Guarantors).

The New Senior
Notes are the Issuers and the Guarantors joint and several senior
unsecured obligations and: (i)rank equally in right of payment
with any existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of the
Issuers and the Guarantors; (ii)rank senior in right of payment
to all existing and future subordinated indebtedness of the
Issuers and the Guarantors; (iii)are effectively subordinated in
right of payment to any secured indebtedness of the Issuers and
the Guarantors (including indebtedness under the New Credit
Agreement) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such
indebtedness; and (iv)are structurally subordinated in right of
payment to all existing and future indebtedness and other
liabilities of any subsidiary of Cedar Fair that is not an issuer
or a guarantor of the New Senior Notes.

The New Senior
Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time: (i)on or
after April15, 2022, at a redemption price equal to 102.688% of
the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid
interest to the applicable redemption date; (ii)on or after
April15, 2023, at a redemption price equal to 101.792% of the
principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid
interest to the applicable redemption date; (iii)on or after
April15, 2024, at a redemption price equal to 100.896% of the
principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid
interest to the applicable redemption date; and (iv)on April15,
2025 and thereafter, at a redemption price equal to 100.000% of
the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid
interest to the applicable redemption date. In addition, the
Issuers may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of
the New Senior Notes at any time prior to April15, 2020 with the
net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a price equal
to 105.375% of the principal amount thereof, together with
accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any. The
Issuers may also redeem some or all of the New Senior Notes
before April15, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 50% of the
aggregate principal amount thereof plus a make whole amount,
together with accrued and unpaid interest and additional
interest, if any, thereon.

Upon the
occurrence of certain change of control events, the Issuers must
offer to purchase the New Senior Notes at 101% of their principal
amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest,
if any, to the redemption date.

The New Senior
Notes were sold in a private placement in reliance on exemptions
from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The New Senior Notes bear interest at 5.375%per annum and mature
on April15, 2027. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on
April15 and October15 of each year, beginning on October15, 2017,
to holders of record at the close of business on April1 and
October1, as the case may be, immediately preceding each such
interest payment date.

The Indenture
contains restrictive covenants that limit among other things, the
ability of the Issuers and certain of their restricted
subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness or issue certain
preferred equity, pay distributions on or make distributions in
respect of capital stock or make other restricted payments, make
certain investments, create restrictions on distributions from
restricted subsidiaries, create liens on certain assets to secure
debt, sell certain assets, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of their assets, enter into
certain transactions with affiliates and designate Cedar Fairs
subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The Indenture also
contains customary events of default, including upon the failure
to make timely payments on the New Senior Notes or other material
indebtedness, the failure to satisfy certain covenants and
specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.

The foregoing
summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8K.

Registration
Rights Agreement

On April13, 2017,
in connection with the New Senior Notes Offering, the Issuers and
the Guarantors also entered into a registration rights agreement
(the Registration Rights Agreement) among the Issuers, the
Guarantors and the representative of the initial purchasers named
therein (collectively, the Initial Purchasers), relating to,
among other things, the exchange offer for the New Senior Notes
and the related guarantees. to the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Issuers and the Guarantors have agreed to use their
commercially reasonable efforts to register with the Securities
and Exchange Commission notes and guarantees having substantially
identical terms as the New Senior Notes (except for provisions
relating to the transfer restrictions and payment of additional
interest) as part of an offer to exchange such registered notes
for the New Senior Notes (the Exchange Offer). The Issuers have
also agreed to file a shelf registration statement to cover
resales of the New Senior Notes under certain circumstances. The
Issuers and the Guarantors are expected to cause the Exchange
Offer to be completed within 450 days after the original issue
date (the Issue Date) of the New Senior Notes or to have a shelf
registration statement declared effective prior to the later of
the date that is 450 days after the Issue Date and the date that
is 90 days after the Issuers and the Guarantors are required to
file a shelf registration statement (the Target Registration
Date). If this obligation is not satisfied, the annual interest
rate on the New Senior Notes will increase by 25 basis points for
the first 90day period following the Target Registration Date,
and by an additional 25 basis points per annum with respect to
each subsequent 90day period, up to a maximum additional rate of
100 basis points per annum thereafter until the earliest of the
Exchange Offer being completed or the shelf registration
statement, if required, becoming effective.

The above
description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, a
copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on
Form 8K.

Certain
Relationships

The Initial
Purchasers, the financial institutions party to the New Credit
Agreement and their respective affiliates perform various
financial advisory, investment banking and commercial banking
services from time to time for Cedar Fair and its affiliates, for
which they receive customary fees.

Item 1.02
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

5.25%
Senior Notes Due 2021

On April13, 2017,
the Company notified The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the
2013 Trustee) under the indenture, dated as of March6, 2013 (the
2013 Indenture), among Cedar Fair, Magnum and Cedar Canada
(collectively, the 2021 Issuers), the guarantors named therein
and the 2013 Trustee, governing the Issuers 5.25% Senior Notes
Due 2021 (2021 Senior Notes) that the Issuers would redeem the
2021 Senior Notes and satisfy and discharge (the Satisfaction and
Discharge) the 2013 Indenture using the net proceeds of the New
Senior Notes Offering.

On April13, 2017,
the 2021 Issuers deposited sufficient funds with the 2013 Trustee
to fund the redemption of the outstanding aggregate principal
amount of the 2021 Senior Notes, to pay the redemption premium on
the 2021 Senior Notes and to pay accrued and unpaid interest on
the 2021 Senior Notes to, but excluding, the redemption date (the
principal, premium and interest collectively referred to herein
as the Redemption Price), which will be Monday, May15, 2017 (the
Redemption Date). The 2013 Trustee has acknowledged that the
Satisfaction and Discharge of the 2013 Indenture was effective on
April13, 2017. The Redemption Price will be paid to holders of
the 2021 Senior Notes on the Redemption Date.

Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under
an OffBalance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information
set forth above under Item1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8K
is incorporated herein by reference into this Item2.03.

Item 3.03
Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders.

Each of the
Indenture and the New Credit Agreement contain a covenant that,
among other things, restricts the Issuers and Borrowers ability,
respectively, to pay dividends or distributions or redeem or
repurchase capital stock.

Item 8.01
Other Events.

On April13, 2017,
Cedar Fair issued a press release announcing (1)the closing of
the New Senior Notes Offering and the satisfaction and discharge
of the 2013 Indenture and (2)the entry into the New Credit
Agreement. Cedar Fair hereby incorporates by reference the
information in its press releases, each dated April13, 2017,
copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit99.1 and Exhibit
99.2.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.

4.1 Indenture, dated as of April13, 2017, by and among Cedar
Fair, L.P., Canadas Wonderland Company, Magnum Management
Corporation and Millennium Operations LLC, as issuers, the
guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon, as
trustee.
4.2 Form of 5.375% Senior Note due 2027 (included in Exhibit
4.1).
4.3 Registration Rights Agreement, dated April13, 2017, by and
among Cedar Fair, L.P., Canadas Wonderland Company, Magnum
Management Corporation and Millennium Operations LLC, as
issuers, the guarantors named therein and J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, on behalf of itself and as representative of
the initial purchasers named therein.
10.1 Restatement Agreement, dated April13, 2017, among Cedar Fair,
L.P., Magnum Management Corporation, Canadas Wonderland
Company and Millennium Operations LLC, as borrowers, the
several lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent
and the other parties thereto.
99.1 Text of press release issued by Cedar Fair, L.P. on April13,
2017, announcing the closing of the New Senior Notes Offering
and Satisfaction and Discharge of the 2013 Indenture.
99.2 Text of press release issued by Cedar Fair, L.P. on April13,
2017, announcing the entry into the New Credit Agreement.


About CEDAR FAIR, L.P. (NYSE:FUN)

Cedar Fair, L.P. is an operator of regional amusement parks. The Company owns approximately 10 amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, an indoor water park and five hotels. The Company operates through amusement/water parks with accompanying resort facilities segment. Its amusement parks include Cedar Point, located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto, Canada; Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Dorney Park), located near Allentown in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania; Valleyfair, located near Minneapolis/St. Paul in Shakopee, Minnesota; Michigan’s Adventure located near Muskegon, Michigan; Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; Worlds of Fun located in Kansas City, Missouri; Knott’s Berry Farm, located near Los Angeles in Buena Park, California, and California’s Great America (Great America) located in Santa Clara, California.

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