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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ( Mark One ) X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number 001-36124 Pennsylvania ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ .01 per share FORM 10 - K Large accelerated filer Gaming and Leisure Properties , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Non - accelerated filer 845 Berkshire Blvd. , Suite 200 Wyomissing , PA 19610 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : 610 401-2900 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) GLPI Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None X No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No 46-2116489 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act : Emerging growth company ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Accelerated filer Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Smaller reporting 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of February 16 , 2021 was 232,780,891 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No As of June 30 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) , the aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 7.1 billion . Such aggregate market value was computed by reference to the closing price of the common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 30 , 2020 . Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders ( when it is filed ) will be incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .