Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.
09/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/11/2024 15:30
Material Event Form 8 K
Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously announced, on July 11, 2024 GLP Capital, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "GLP"), a Pennsylvania limited partnership and the operating partnership of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation ("GLPI"), entered into a binding term sheet with Bally's Corporation (together with its affiliates, "Bally's") pursuant to which, among other matters, GLP would acquire the land under Bally's Chicago development ("Bally's Chicago") from a third party and provide funding for the development of Bally's Chicago, for aggregate overall consideration of approximately $1.585 billion.
On September 11, 2024, GLP closed on the acquisition of the land underlying Bally's Chicago from such third party, subject to the lease in place with Bally's, for an aggregate purchase price of $250 million, subject to customary real estate prorations and adjustments. Pursuant to the terms of the binding term sheet, GLP and Bally's intend to enter into a new lease (the "Chicago Lease") with a 15-year initial term, plus renewals, and initial annual base rent of $20 million, subject to annual escalations similar to those under GLP's current master lease with Bally's.
As previously disclosed, the binding term sheet further provides that GLP and Bally's will enter into a development agreement pursuant to which GLP will fund construction hard costs of up to $940 million towards the development of Bally's Chicago, with funding expected to occur through December 2026. Amounts funded by GLP under the development agreement will be added to the lease base of the Chicago Lease, with rent commencing at a rate of 8.5% as advancements are made. Upon completion of the development, GLP will own the land and substantially all of the buildings and other improvements underlying Bally's Chicago.
Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Chicago Lease and the development agreement are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including without limitation, receipt of all necessary gaming regulatory and other third-party approvals. For further details about the proposed transactions, please refer to the full text of the binding term sheet, which was attached as an exhibit to GLPI's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2024.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange, including GLPI's expectations regarding the benefits of the foregoing transaction. 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: (i) GLPI's ability to successfully consummate the announced transactions with Bally's, including the ability of the parties to satisfy the various conditions to advancing loan proceeds, including receipt of all required approvals and consents, or other delays or impediments to completing the proposed transactions; (ii) the potential negative impact of recent high levels of inflation on our tenants' operations; (iii) GLPI's ability to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"); (iv) our ability to access capital through debt and equity markets in amounts and at rates and costs acceptable to us; (v) the impact of our substantial indebtedness on our future operations; (vi) 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 (vii) other factors described in GLPI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GLPI undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, 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 Current Report on Form 8-K may not occur as presented or at all.