Company: GLPI
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-101728
Chunk: 63

Company: Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 63
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 to the Company’s independent auditor described above were pre-approvedby the Audit and Compliance Committee. Required Vote The affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast is required to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. However, the vote is not binding on the Audit and Compliance Committee. The Board of Directors and the Audit and Compliance Committee value the opinions of our shareholders and, to the extent there is any significant vote against the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, we will consider our shareholders’ concerns but may nevertheless retain Deloitte & Touche LLP.

| 62 | 2025 Proxy Statement |     | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. |

| Proxy Summary |     | Corporate Responsibility |     | Board of Directors |     | Executive Compensation |     | Audit Committee Matters |     | Voting Proposals |     | Other Matters |

PROPOSAL 3 – ADVISORY (NON-BINDING)VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPANY’S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) enables our shareholders to vote to approve, on an advisory (non-binding)basis, the compensation of our NEOs as disclosed in this Proxy Statement in accordance with the SEC’s rules. Currently, this vote is conducted every year. The next vote will occur at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As described in detail under the heading Executive Compensation, our executive compensation is designed to reward executive performance that contributes to our success while encouraging behavior that is in our long-term best interests. We also seek to attract, motivate, reward and retain the management talent required to achieve our corporate objectives and increase shareholder value. At the core of our executive compensation program is our “pay for performance” philosophy that links competitive levels of compensation to achievements of our overall strategy and business goals, as well as predetermined objectives. We believe our compensation program is strongly aligned with the interests of our shareholders and sound corporate governance principles and is deserving of shareholder support. At the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, approximately 95% of the voted shares approved such advisory vote. We urge you to read the Compensation Discussion and Analysissection and compensation tables and narrative discussion in this Proxy Statement for additional details on our executive compensation, including our NEO compensation, philosophy, and objectives. We are asking our