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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): 9/20/2023

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania

001-36124

46-2116489

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

845 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 200

Wyomissing, PA 19610

(Address of principal executive offices)

610-401-2900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

     

☐   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

GLPI

Nasdaq

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐  

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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

On September 20, 2023, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. issued a press release announcing with deep regrets that Ms. JoAnne A. Epps, a director of the Company, died unexpectedly on September 19, 2023.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Press Release, dated September 20, 2023
104						The cover page from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 20, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Dated: September 20, 2023			GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC.
			By:			/s/ Desiree A. Burke
			Name:			Desiree A. Burke
			Title:			Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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