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FUN Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

48.798
1.59 (3.36%)
05 Dec 2024 - Closed
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation NYSE:FUN NYSE Common Stock
  Price Change % Change Share Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  1.59 3.36% 48.798 48.54 46.84 47.44 841,108 00:55:10

Cedar Fair Schedules Special Meeting of Unitholders to Vote on Proposed Merger with Affiliates of Apollo Global Management

10/02/2010 9:54pm

PR Newswire (US)


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DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT FILED SANDUSKY, Ohio, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE: FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and active entertainment, today announced that a Special Meeting of Unitholders will be held on March 16, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. local time. At the Special Meeting, unitholders will have the opportunity to consider and approve a proposal concerning the previously announced acquisition by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, pursuant to which Cedar Fair unitholders will receive $11.50 in cash for each Cedar Fair limited partnership unit that they hold. Cedar Fair unitholders of record as of the close of business on February 12, 2010 will be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. The meeting will be held at The Sandusky State Theater in Sandusky, Ohio. A definitive proxy statement related to the merger was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today and will be mailed to Cedar Fair unitholders. It will also be available on the Company's website at http://www.cedarfair.com/ir/proxy. The definitive proxy statement contains important information about the terms of the merger, and unitholders are urged to read it carefully. The Company noted that it will release its fourth quarter 2009 and year-end results after market closing on February 11, 2010. About Cedar Fair Cedar Fair is a publicly traded partnership headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio, and one of the largest regional amusement-resort operators in the world. The Company owns and operates 11 amusement parks, six outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and five hotels. Amusement parks in the Company's northern region include two in Ohio: Cedar Point, consistently voted "Best Amusement Park in the World" in Amusement Today polls and Kings Island; as well as Canada's Wonderland, near Toronto; Dorney Park, PA; Valleyfair, MN; and Michigan's Adventure, MI. In the southern region are Kings Dominion, VA; Carowinds, NC; and Worlds of Fun, MO. Western parks in California include: Knott's Berry Farm; California's Great America; and Gilroy Gardens, which is managed under contract. Forward-Looking Statements Some of the statements contained in this news release (including information included or incorporated by reference herein) may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements as to the Company's expectations, beliefs and strategies regarding the future. These forward-looking statements may involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, may be beyond the Company's control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors could adversely affect the Company's future financial performance and cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations, including uncertainties associated with the proposed sale of the Company to an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, the anticipated timing of filings and approvals relating to the transaction, the expected timing of completion of the transaction, the ability of third parties to fulfill their obligations relating to the proposed transaction, the ability of the parties to satisfy the conditions to closing of the merger agreement to complete the transaction and the risk factors discussed from time to time by the Company in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Additional information on risk factors that may affect the business and financial results of the Company can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the filings of the Company made from time to time with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional Information About This Transaction This news release may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed transaction. In connection with the proposed transaction, on February 10, 2010 the Company filed a definitive proxy statement and a form of proxy with the SEC and the definitive proxy statement and a form of proxy are being mailed to the Company's unitholders of record as of February 12, 2010. In addition, the Company will file with, or furnish, to the SEC all additional relevant materials. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE SEC, INCLUDING THE COMPANY'S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain a copy of the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company free of charge from the SEC's website, http://www.sec.gov/. The Company's unitholders will also be able to obtain, without charge, a copy of the definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents by directing a request by mail or telephone to Investor Relations, Cedar Fair, L.P., One Cedar Point Dr., Sandusky, OH 44870, telephone: (419) 627-2233, or from the Company's website, http://www.cedarfair.com/ or by contacting MacKenzie Partners, Inc., by toll-free telephone at 800-322-2885 or by e-mail at . The Company and its directors and executive officers and certain other members of its management and employees may be deemed to participate in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants is included in the definitive proxy statement. This news release and prior news releases are available online at http://www.cedarfair.com/. Contacts Stacy Frole Cedar Fair 419-627-2227 Dan Katcher / Jeremy Jacobs Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher 212-355-4449 Dan Burch / Laurie Connell MacKenzie Partners 800-322-2885 DATASOURCE: Cedar Fair Entertainment Company CONTACT: Stacy Frole of Cedar Fair, +1-419-627-2227; Dan Katcher or Jeremy Jacobs of Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, +1-212-355-4449; Dan Burch or Laurie Connell of MacKenzie Partners, +1-800-322-2885 Web Site: http://www.cedarfair.com/

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