Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend by 2.94 Percent

Declares Fourth Quarter 2019 Cash Dividend of $0.70 Per ShareIncrease Marks Sixth Increase in Cash Dividend Since Company’s Formation in 2013WYOMISSING, Pa., Nov. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) (the “Company”), announced today that its Board of Directors approved a 2.94 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.70 per share of its common stock beginning with the dividend declared for the fourth quarter of 2019.  The dividend is payable on December 27, 2019 to shareholders of record on December 13, 2019.The increase in the quarterly cash dividend represents the sixth increase in the cash dividend since Gaming and Leisure Properties was formed in late 2013.  The new dividend rate represents a 34.6% increase over the Company’s first quarterly cash dividend payment which was paid in March of 2014 (excluding the special dividend paid in February 2014).  On an annualized basis, the new quarterly dividend represents an annual yield of 6.6% based on the $42.27 per share closing price of the Company’s stock on November 26, 2019.While the Company intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, all subsequent dividends will be reviewed quarterly and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion.About Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI is engaged in the business of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements, pursuant to which the tenant is responsible for all facility maintenance, insurance required in connection with the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties, taxes levied on or with respect to the leased properties and all utilities and other services necessary or appropriate for the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties. GLPI expects to grow its portfolio by pursuing opportunities to acquire additional gaming facilities to lease to gaming operators. GLPI also intends to diversify its portfolio over time, including by acquiring properties outside the gaming industry to lease to third parties. GLPI elected to be taxed as a REIT for United States federal income tax purposes commencing with the 2014 taxable year and was the first gaming-focused REIT in North America.Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including our expectations regarding future acquisitions and expected 2019 dividend payments. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should” or “anticipates” or the negative or other variation of these or similar words, or by discussions of future events, strategies or risks and uncertainties.  Such forward looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about GLPI and its subsidiaries, including risks related to the following: the availability of and the ability to identify suitable and attractive acquisition and development opportunities and the ability to acquire and lease those properties on favorable terms; the ability to receive, or delays in obtaining, the regulatory approvals required to own and/or operate its properties, or other delays or impediments to completing acquisitions or projects; GLPI’s ability to maintain its status as a REIT; our ability to access capital through debt and equity markets in amounts and at rates and costs acceptable to GLPI; the impact of our substantial indebtedness on our future operations; changes in the U.S. tax law and other state, federal or local laws, whether or not specific to REITs or to the gaming or lodging industries; and other factors described in GLPI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to GLPI or persons acting on GLPI’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this press release. GLPI undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur.Contact
Investor Relations – Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
Steven T. Snyder
610/378-8215
investorinquiries@glpropinc.comJoseph Jaffoni, Richard Land, James Leahy
212/835-8500
glpi@jcir.com