SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Q Funding III, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CEDAR FAIR L P [ FUN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/10/2012
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Units Representing Limited Partner Interests 01/10/2012 S 104,159 D $22.07 445,810 D(1)
Units Representing Limited Partner Interests 01/10/2012 S 181,209 D $22.07 971,340 D(2)
Units Representing Limited Partner Interests 01/10/2012 S 662,738 D $22.07 3,012,039 D(3)
Units Representing Limited Partner Interests 01/10/2012 S 5,442 D $22.07 69,647 D(4)
Units Representing Limited Partner Interests 01/10/2012 S 546,452 D $22.07 2,578,162 D(5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Q Funding III, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Prufrock Onshore, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
J Alfred Onshore, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Q4 Funding LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Star Spangled Sprockets, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Excalibur Domestic, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Acme Energized, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Scepter Holdings, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RAYNOR GEOFFREY

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3200

(Street)
FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. This transaction relates to the holdings of Q Funding III, L.P. ("Q3"). J Alfred Onshore, LLC ("J Alfred") is the general partner of Prufrock Onshore, L.P. ("Prufrock"), which is the general partner of Q3. Geoffrey P. Raynor ("Raynor") is the person who controls J Alfred. Pursuant to Rule 16a-l(a)(2)(ii)(B) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), each of J Alfred, Prufrock and Raynor is deemed to be the beneficial owner of any positions beneficially owned by Q3 only to the extent of the greater of his or its respective direct or indirect interest.
2. This transaction relates to the holdings of Q4 Funding, L.P. ("Q4"). Excalibur Domestic, LLC ("Excalibur") is the general partner of Star Spangled Sprockets, L.P. ("Star"), which is the general partner of Q4. Raynor is the person who controls Excalibur. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) under the Act, each of Excalibur, Star and Raynor is deemed to be the beneficial owner of any positions beneficially owned by Q4 only to the extent of the greater of his or its respective direct or indirect interest.
3. This transaction relates to the holdings of Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. ("Amalgamated") for and on behalf of R2-R4 PARQ, Inc. ("R2-R4") and/or R3 PARQ, Inc. ("R3"), pursuant to Investment Management Agreements with each of R2-R4 and R3. Pursuant to such Agreements, Amalgamated has sole voting and dispositive power of such Units, and R2-R4 and R3 have no beneficial ownership of such Units. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that Amalgamated is the beneficial owner of such Units for purposes of Section 16 of the Act. Scepter Holdings, Inc. ("Scepter") is the general partner of Amalgamated. Raynor is the sole shareholder of Scepter. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) under the Act, each of Scepter and Raynor is deemed to be the beneficial owner of any positions beneficially owned by Amalgamated only to the extent of the greater of his or its respective direct or indirect interest.
4. This transaction relates to the holdings of Acme Energized, L.P. ("Acme"). Scepter is the general partner of Acme. Raynor is the sole shareholder of Scepter. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) the Act, each of Scepter and Raynor is deemed to be the beneficial owner of any positions beneficially owned by Acme only to the extent of the greater of his or its respective direct or indirect interest.
5. This transaction relates to Raynor's personal holdings.
Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for J Alfred Onshore, LLC, general partner of Prufrock Onshore, L.P., general partner of Q Funding III, L.P. 01/12/2012
Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for J Alfred Onshore, LLC, general partner of Prufrock Onshore, L.P. 01/12/2012
Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for J Alfred Onshore, LLC 01/12/2012
Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for Excalibur Domestic, LLC, general partner of Star Spangled Sprockets, L.P., general partner of Q4 Funding, L.P. 01/12/2012
Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for Excalibur Domestic, LLC, general partner of Star Spangled Sprockets, L.P. 01/12/2012
Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for Excalibur Domestic, LLC 01/12/2012
Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for Scepter Holdings, Inc., general partner of Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. 01/12/2012
Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for Scepter Holdings, Inc., general partner of Acme Energized, L.P. 01/12/2012
Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for Scepter Holdings, Inc. 01/12/2012
Brandon Teague, Attorney-in-Fact for Geoffrey P. Raynor 01/12/2012
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