Form 8-K
8-K — PENN Entertainment, Inc.
Accession: 0001140361-26-025759
Filed: 2026-06-18
Period: 2026-06-16
CIK: 0000921738
SIC: 7011 (HOTELS & MOTELS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2026
PENN Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania
0-24206
23-2234473
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
825 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 200
Wyomissing, PA 19610
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
610-373-2400
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
PENN
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405 of this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
PENN Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 16, 2026. There were present at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, holders of 116,378,236 shares of common stock. A description of each matter voted
upon at the Annual Meeting is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2026. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker
non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below.
1.
The following Class III Director nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their
respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The votes cast for each nominee were as follows:
Director
Votes FOR
Votes WITHHELD
Broker Non-Votes
Marla Kaplowitz
89,774,779
13,297,143
13,306,314
Jane Scaccetti
92,971,444
10,100,478
13,306,314
Fabio Schiavolin
102,312,318
759,604
13,306,314
Jay Snowden
99,755,630
3,316,292
13,306,314
The term of office of each of David Handler, Vimla Black-Gupta, Anuj Dhanda, Heather Ace, Jeffrey Fox, Johnny Hartnett and Carlos Ruisanchez continued following the
Annual Meeting.
2.
The results of the vote to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year
were as follows:
Votes FOR
Votes AGAINST
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
115,909,227
276,451
192,558
0
3.
The results of the advisory vote on executive compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers for the 2025 fiscal year were as follows:
Votes FOR
Votes AGAINST
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
90,146,492
12,778,578
146,852
13,306,314
4.
The results of the vote to approve the third amendment to the Company’s 2022 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan were as follows:
Votes FOR
Votes AGAINST
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
81,706,683
21,249,317
115,922
13,306,314
5.
The results of the advisory vote to approve the shareholder proposal regarding the annual elections of directors were as follows:
Votes FOR
Votes AGAINST
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
82,389,215
20,495,322
187,385
13,306,314
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 18, 2026
PENN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By:
/s/ Christopher Rogers
Christopher Rogers
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Legal Officer and Secretary
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