GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC. (NASDAQ:GLPI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC. (NASDAQ:GLPI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 15, 2017, the Company held its Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 208,536,963
shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of
April 13, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which
191,535,801 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
2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective
successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Joseph W. Marshall, III
177,743,158
1,277,045
12,515,598
James B. Perry
177,819,318
1,200,885
12,515,598
Earl C. Shanks
177,829,831
1,190,372
12,515,598
E. Scott Urdang
173,895,526
5,124,677
12,515,598
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, 2017.
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
191,182,637
193,418
159,746
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PROPOSAL 3. Approval of, on a non-binding advisory basis, the
Company’s executive compensation.
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
131,837,093
46,990,276
192,825
12,515,607
PROPOSAL 4. Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory
votes to approve executive compensation.
Frequency
Votes Submitted
One Year
175,953,955
Two Years
167,107
Three Years
2,795,834
Abstentions
103,294
Broker Non-Votes
12,515,611
After considering the results of the vote, the Company has
determined to hold such votes on an annual basis until the next
advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive
compensation.
PROPOSAL 5. Consideration of a shareholder proposal regarding
majority voting in uncontested director elections.
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
154,163,908
24,601,026
255,257
12,515,610


About GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC. (NASDAQ:GLPI)

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) is a self-administered and self-managed Pennsylvania real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is engaged in the business of acquiring, financing and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple net lease arrangements. The Company’s segments include GLP Capital, L.P. (GLP Capital), which is a subsidiary of GLPI, through which GLPI owns all of its real estate assets, and the TRS Properties. The GLP Capital segment consists of the leased real property and represents the Company’s business. The TRS Properties segment consists of Hollywood Casino Perryville and Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge. The Company’s portfolio consists of approximately 20 gaming and related facilities, including the TRS Properties and the real property associated with over 20 gaming and related facilities operated by Penn National Gaming, Inc. and the real property associated with the Casino Queen in East St. Louis, Illinois.