Exhibit 3.1
THIRD AMENDMENT
TO
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
CEDAR FAIR, L.P.
WHEREAS, the SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP of Cedar Fair, L.P., dated as of October 27, 2011 (“Partnership Agreement”), was entered by and among Cedar Fair Management, Inc. an Ohio corporation, as General Partner, and all Persons who are Limited Partners as of such date, together with the Persons who become Partners as provided therein;
WHEREAS, the Partnership Agreement was amended by that First Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of June 1, 2017 (the “First Amendment”);
WHEREAS, the Partnership Agreement was amended by that Second Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of August 2, 2019 (the “Second Amendment” and with the First Amendment, collectively, the “Amended Partnership Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Section 15.1(c)(ii) of the Amended Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner, without the consent of any other Partner, may amend any provision of the Amended Partnership Agreement to reflect a change that is necessary or desirable to satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state statute;
WHEREAS, Cedar Fair, L.P. is scheduled to hold its 2020 annual meeting of limited partner unitholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”) on May 13, 2020 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, 23808 Resort Parkway, San Antonio, Texas 78261;
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, in response to the pandemic of respiratory disease spreading fromperson-to-person caused by a novel coronavirus named “coronavirus disease 2019” and abbreviated“COVID-19” the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a United States federal agency (the “CDC”), issued interim guidance recommending that gatherings of ten (10) or more people be canceled or held virtually;
WHEREAS, as a result of the CDC’s interim guidance, several states, including New York, Delaware, Ohio and Texas have issued orders either banning gatherings in groups of ten (10) or more people or“stay-at-home” orders requiring people to shelter in place except for health and safety reasons or to obtain supplies and services; and