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This excerpt taken from the FUN 10-K filed Feb 29, 2008.

General Provisions

 

10.1 Nontransferability. No right to receive payments under the Plan may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; provided that a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a Beneficiary.

 

10.2 No Right to Benefit. No Eligible Person or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any benefit under the Plan.

 

10.3 Taxes. The Company shall be authorized to report income with respect to an Account and to withhold from any payment due under the Plan the amount of withholding taxes due in respect of an Account under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes.

 

10.4 Applicable Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with applicable federal law and the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.

 

10.5 Severability. If any provision of this Plan is or becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

 

10.6 Section 409A. To the extent applicable, the Company intends that this Plan comply with Section 409A, and this Plan shall be construed in a manner to comply with Section 409A. Should any provision be found not in compliance with Section 409A, the Participants shall be contractually obligated to execute any and all amendments deemed necessary and required by legal counsel for the Company to achieve compliance with Section 409A. By acceptance of participation, Participants irrevocably waive any objections they may have to the amendments required by Section 409A. Participants also agree that in no event shall any payment required to be made pursuant to this Plan that is considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A be accelerated in violation of Section 409A. In the event a Participant is a Specified Employee, payments that are nonqualified deferred compensation cannot commence until the lapse of six (6) months after a Separation from Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company, any Affiliate, CFMI, the Board, the Committee, nor any of their designees shall be held liable for any taxes, penalties, or other monetary amounts owed by a Participant, Beneficiary, or other person as a result of any deferral or payment under the Plan or as a result of the administration of the Plan.

 

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10.7 No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan, the allocation of Company credits, nor any other action related to the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the service of Cedar Fair as an employee or affect in any way with the right of Cedar Fair to terminate any Participant’s employment or service at any time.

 

10.8 Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded, and the Company, its Affiliates, and CFMI shall not be required to create a trust or segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by Company credits under the Plan. The Plan shall not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company, any Affiliate, or CFMI and any Participant or other person. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by reason of the Plan, acquire any right in or title to any assets, funds, or property of the Company, any Affiliate, or CFMI, including, without limitation, any specific funds, assets, or other property which the Company, any Affiliate, or CFMI in their discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability under the Plan. A Participant shall have only a contractual right to amounts, if any, payable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of the Company, any Affiliate, or CFMI. Nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of such entities shall be sufficient to pay any amounts to any person.

 

10.9 Claims Procedures. The following claims procedure shall apply with respect to the Plan:

(a) Filing of a Claim for Benefits. If a Participant or Beneficiary (the “Claimant”) believes that he is entitled to benefits under the Plan that are not being paid to him, he shall file a written claim therefor with the Committee.

(b) Notification to Claimant of Decision. After receipt of a claim by the Committee, the Committee shall notify the Claimant of its decision with regard to the claim. The notice must be provided within 90 days (45 days for a claim based on Disability) after the date that the claim is received by the Committee, unless special circumstances require an extension of the period for processing the claim. In the event of such special circumstances requiring an extension of time, there shall be furnished to the Claimant, prior to expiration of the initial period, written notice of the extension, which notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the decision shall be furnished. The written notice of the extension shall specify the circumstances which require the extension as well as the date upon which a final decision is expected. In no event is the extended period to exceed 90 days (30 days for a claim based on Disability, with a second extension of 30 days if necessary) after the end of the initial period. If such claim shall be wholly or partially denied, notice thereof shall be in writing and worded in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, and shall set forth:

(i) The specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(ii) Specific reference to pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based;

(iii) A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

(iv) An explanation of the procedure for review of the denial.

 

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(c) Procedure for Review. The Claimant may appeal denial of the claim by filing a written application for review with the Committee. The appeal shall be filed within 60 days (180 days for a claim based on Disability) following receipt by the Claimant of notice denying his claim, in whole or in part, or, if such notice shall not be given, within 60 days (180 days for a claim based on Disability) following the latest date on which such notice could have been timely given. Following such request for review, the Committee shall fully and fairly review the decision denying the claim. Prior to the decision of the Committee, the Claimant shall be given an opportunity to review pertinent documents and receive copies of them, free of charge, and submit issues and comments in writing.

(d) Decision on Review. The decision on review of a claim denied in whole or in part by the Committee shall be made in the following manner:

(i) Within 60 days (45 days for a claim based on Disability) following receipt by the Committee of the request for review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, the Committee shall notify the Claimant in writing of its decision with regard to the claim. In the event of such special circumstances requiring an extension of time, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the commencement of the extension. The extension of time will not exceed 60 days (45 days for a claim based on Disability).

(ii) Any review of a decision involving a claim based upon Disability shall not afford deference to an initial adverse determination and shall not be conducted by an individual(s) who made the adverse determination that is the subject of the appeal, nor the subordinate of such individual(s). If a decision on review of a claim based upon Disability is based upon a medical judgment, a health care professional who has appropriate training and experience in the field of medicine involved in the medical judgment will be consulted.

(iii) With respect to a claim that is denied in whole or in part, the decision on review shall set forth specific reasons for the decision, shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, and shall cite specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based.

(iv) The decision of the Committee shall be final and conclusive to the extent allowed by applicable law.

(e) Action by Authorized Representative of Claimant. All actions set forth in this Section 10.9 to be taken by the Claimant may likewise be taken by a representative of the Claimant duly authorized by him to act in his behalf on such matters. The Committee may require such evidence as either may reasonably deem necessary or advisable of the authority to act of any such representative.

(f) Prerequisite to Legal Action. A Claimant’s compliance with the foregoing claims procedures shall be a mandatory prerequisite to the Claimant’s right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under the Plan.

 

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10.10 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, words in any gender shall include any other gender, words in the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.

 

10.11 Rules of Construction. Headings are given to the articles and sections of this Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. The reference to any statute, regulation, or other provision of law shall be construed to refer to any amendment to or successor of such provision of law.

 

10.12 Successors and Assigns. The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and Participants, their executors, administrators, permitted transferees, and beneficiaries.

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This excerpt taken from the FUN 10-Q filed Aug 3, 2007.

SECTION 13. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(a) Unless the Committee determines otherwise at the time the Award is granted (taking into consideration the impact of the Code, including without limitation Sections 83 and 409(A)), no Award, and no Units subject to Awards described in Section 10 which have not been issued or as to which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period has not lapsed, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; provided that, if so determined by the Committee, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the

 

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Participant with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant. Each Award shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

(b) The term of each Award shall be for such period of months or years from the date of its grant as may be determined by the Committee at the time of grant.

(c) No Eligible Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Eligible Persons under the Plan.

(d) The prospective recipient of any Award under the Plan shall not, with respect to such Award, be deemed to have become a Participant, or to have any rights with respect to such Award, until and unless such recipient shall have executed a written agreement or other written instrument evidencing the Award and delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company and otherwise complied with the then applicable terms and conditions.

(e) The Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments in Performance Award criteria or in the terms and conditions of other Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or its financial statements or changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry it into effect. In the event the Company shall assume outstanding employee awards or the right or obligation to make future awards in connection with the acquisition of another corporation or business entity, the Committee may, in its discretion, make such adjustments in the terms of Awards under the Plan as it shall deem appropriate; provided that the Committee considers the impact of such adjustments under Section 409A.

(f) The Committee shall have full power and authority to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances any Award shall be canceled or suspended. In particular, but without limitation, all outstanding Awards to any Participant shall be canceled if the Participant, without the consent of the Committee while employed by the Company or after termination of such employment, becomes associated with, employed by, renders services to, or owns any interest in (other than any nonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee), any business that is in competition with the Company or with any business in which the Company has a substantial interest as determined by the Committee.

(g) All certificates for Units delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Units are then listed, and any applicable Federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

(h) The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures, as provided in Schedule A hereto, pursuant to which the payment of any Award may be deferred.

(i) Subject to the provisions of this Plan and any Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award (including, without limitation, any deferred Award) other than an Option or a Unit

 

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Appreciation Right may, if so determined by the Committee at the time of grant, be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, interest or distributions, or interest or distribution equivalents, with respect to the number of Units covered by the Award, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Units or otherwise reinvested.

(j) Except as otherwise required in any applicable Award Agreement or by the terms of the Plan, recipients of Awards under the Plan shall not be required to make any payment or provide consideration more than the rendering of services.

(k) The Company shall be authorized to report income with respect to an Award and to withhold from any Award granted or payment due under the Plan the amount of withholding taxes due in respect of an Award or payment hereunder and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures for election by Participants to satisfy such withholding taxes by delivery of, or directing the Company to retain, Units.

(l) Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to unitholder approval if such approval is otherwise required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

(m) The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable Federal law.

(n) If any provision of this Plan is or becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

(o) Awards may be granted to Eligible Persons who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable in order to recognize differences in local law or tax policy. The Committee also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order to minimize the Company’s obligation with respect to tax equalization for Eligible Persons on assignments outside their home country.

(p) SECTION 409A. To the extent applicable, the Company intends that this Plan comply with Section 409A, and this Plan shall be construed in a manner to comply with Section 409A. Should any provision be found not in compliance with Section 409A. Should any provision be found not in compliance with Section 409A, the Participants shall be contractually obligated to execute any and all amendments to Awards deemed necessary and required by legal counsel for the Company to achieve compliance with Section 409A. By acceptance of an Award, Participants irrevocably waive any objections they may have to the amendments required

 

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by Section 409A. Participants also agree that in no event shall any payment required to be made pursuant to this Plan that is considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A be accelerated in violation of Section 409A. In the event a Participant is a Specified Employee, and payments that are nonqualified deferred compensation cannot commence until the lapse of six (6) months after a Separation from Service, then any such payments that are required to be paid in a single lump sum shall be made on the date which is six (6) months and one (1) day after the Participant’s Separation from Service. Furthermore, the first six (6) months of any such payments of nonqualified deferred compensation that are required to be paid in installments shall be paid on the date which is six (6) months and one (1) day following the Participant’s Separation from Service. All remaining installment payments shall be made or provided as they would ordinarily have been under the provisions of this Plan and the Award Agreement.

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10-K
Feb 29, 2008
10-Q
Aug 3, 2007
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