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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 24, 2021, Penn National Gaming, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing (i) that the Company has commenced a private offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of eight-year senior unsecured notes and (ii) certain preliminary estimated financial results of the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Penn National Gaming, Inc. dated June 24, 2021 (furnished under Item 7.01). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Date: June 24, 2021 | ||
| PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Harper Ko | |
| Harper Ko | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||