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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): 6/13/2024
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania001-3612446-2116489
(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):
     
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per shareGLPINasdaq
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.   



Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On June 13, 2024, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 271,814,923 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were entitled to vote as of April 11, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 256,281,977 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 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Peter M. Carlino
232,056,720 10,906,582 141,193 13,177,482 
Debra Martin Chase
240,452,887 2,500,319 151,289 13,177,482 
Carol (“Lili”) Lynton
233,677,702 9,274,043 152,750 13,177,482 
Joseph W. Marshall, III
235,219,742 7,707,491 177,262 13,177,482 
James B. Perry
229,688,160 13,237,950 178,385 13,177,482 
Barry F. Schwartz
217,300,083 25,622,697 181,715 13,177,482 
Earl C. Shanks
237,341,399 5,582,717 180,379 13,177,482 
E. Scott Urdang
236,687,110 6,264,526 152,859 13,177,482 


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, 2024.
For
Against
Abstentions
245,579,955 1,050,977651,045

PROPOSAL 3. Approval of, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation.
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
230,428,21312,415,192261,09113,177,482


 
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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: June 14, 2024GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC.
  
  
 By:/s/ Peter M. Carlino
 Name:Peter M. Carlino
 Title:Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

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