Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 10, 2021
GAMING & 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,PA19610
(Address of principal executive offices)
610-401-2900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 10, 2021, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). A total of 233,069,940 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were entitled to vote as of April 5, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 217,686,399 shares were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to shareholders.
PROPOSAL 1. Election of directors to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective
successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Nominee
For
Against
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Peter M. Carlino
200,209,213
5,260,319
237,269
11,979,598
Carol (“Lili”) Lynton
201,677,085
3,936,420
93,296
11,979,598
Joseph W. Marshall, III
201,090,313
4,520,178
96,310
11,979,598
James B. Perry
204,160,654
1,455,497
90,650
11,979,598
Barry F. Schwartz
205,400,417
212,463
93,921
11,979,598
Earl C. Shanks
205,416,751
193,016
97,034
11,979,598
E. Scott Urdang
185,770,881
17,626,934
2,308,986
11,979,598
PROPOSAL 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
For
Against
Abstentions
217,159,568
195,585
331,246
PROPOSAL 3. Approval of, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation.
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
179,183,610
26,323,369
199,822
11,979,598
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
104
The cover page from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 10, 2021, 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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 14, 2021
GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Brandon J. Moore
Name:
Brandon J. Moore
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary