UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-K/A


(Amendment No. 1)


(Mark One)xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017ORoTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from                             to


Commission file number 001-36124


Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)46-2116489(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)845 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 200Wyomissing, Pennsylvania(Address of principal executive offices)19610(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 401-2900


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each className of each exchange on which registeredCommon Stock, par value $.01 per shareNASDAQ


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:


None


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o


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 o No x


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 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 x No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes x No o


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or 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:


Large accelerated filerxAccelerated fileroNon-accelerated filero(Do not check if asmaller reporting company)Smaller reporting companyoEmerging growth companyo


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 Section13(a) of the Exchange Act. o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x


As of June 30, 2017 (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 $7.6 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, 2017.


The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of February 12, 2018 was 213,223,235 .










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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE


Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders (when it is filed) will be incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.










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Explanatory Note





This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the "Amendment") to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 16, 2018 (the "Original Filing") is being filed solely to include revised Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, which replace the previously filed versions of those exhibits, to include certain statements required by Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K inadvertently omitted by the Company when previously filed. This Form 10-K/A contains only the cover page, explanatory note, the exhibit index, signature page and the revised certifications. Because no financial statements are included with this Amendment, paragraph 3 of the Section 302 certifications has been omitted.





Except for the foregoing amended information, this Amendment does not alter or update any other information contained in the Original Filing. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events that have occurred as of a date subsequent to the date of the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing, and the Company's filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing.














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PART IV





ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES


The following exhibits are filed with this Amendment No.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A:


ExhibitDescription of Exhibit31.1*CEO Certification pursuant to rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.31.2*CFO Certification pursuant to rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.





*    Filed herewith.








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SIGNATURES





Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC.By:/s/ PETER M. CARLINOPeter M. CarlinoChairman of the Board andChief Executive Officer





Dated: May 4, 2018








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