Penn National Gaming to Acquire Pinnacle Entertainment in Transaction Valued at Approximately $2.8 Billion

Penn National | December 18, 2017

WYOMISSING, Pa. & LAS VEGAS--Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) ("Penn National") and Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNK) ("Pinnacle") announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Penn National will acquire Pinnacle in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.8 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Pinnacle shareholders will receive $20.00 in cash and 0.42 shares of Penn National common stock for each Pinnacle share, which implies a total purchase price of $32.47 per Pinnacle share based on Penn National's closing price on December 15, 2017. The transaction reflects...