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| EX-99.1 - GLPI EXHIBIT 99.1 2.16.16 - Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. | glpi21616exhibit991.htm |
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): February 16, 2016
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 Number) | ||
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):
x Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 16, 2016, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (“GLPI”) and Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (“Pinnacle”) issued a joint press release announcing the dates, times and locations of their respective special meetings to be held in connection with GLPI's pending acquisition of substantially all of Pinnacle's real estate assets following the spin-off of Pinnacle's operations (and certain real estate assets) into a separate public company. A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Joint Press Release dated February 16, 2016 | |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 16, 2016 | GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC. | |
By: | /s/ William J. Clifford | |
Name: | William J. Clifford | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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