UNITED STATES
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
This is an amendment to Item 5.02 of the Form 8-K that was filed by Penn National Gaming, Inc. (the “Company”) on November 24, 2020 (the “Original Filing”), which reported that on November 23, 2020 the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) elected Marla Kaplowitz as a director of the Company, subject to customary regulatory approvals. At the time of the Original Filing, the Board had not made a determination regarding any committee assignments for Ms. Kaplowitz. On December 7, 2020, the Board appointed Ms. Kaplowitz to the Compensation Committee and Compliance Committee of the Board, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Except as set forth herein, no other information in the Original Filing is amended.
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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.
| PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC. | ||
| Date: December 9, 2020 | ||
| By: | /s/ Elliot D. Hoops | |
| Elliot D. Hoops | ||
| Vice President and Deputy General Counsel | ||