Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. 10-Q

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK We face market risk exposure in the form of interest rate risk. These market risks arise from our debt obligations. We have no international operations. Our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is not significant to our financial condition or results of operations. GLPI’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk with respect to its indebtedness of $6,675.4 million at June 30, 2024. Furthermore, $6,075.0 million of our obligations at June 30, 2024 are the senior unsecured notes that have fixed interest rates with maturity dates ranging from approximately two months to nine and a half years. An increase in interest rates could make the financing of any acquisition by GLPI more costly, as well as increase the costs of its variable rate debt obligations. Rising interest rates could also limit GLPI’s ability to refinance its debt when it matures or cause GLPI to pay higher interest rates upon refinancing and increase interest expense on refinanced indebtedness. GLPI may manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to its borrowings by means of interest rate swap agreements. However, the provisions of the Code applicable to REITs limit GLPI’s ability to hedge its assets and liabilities. The table below provides information at June 30, 2024 about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the table presents notional amounts maturing in each fiscal year and the related weighted-average interest rates by maturity dates. Notional amounts are used to calculate the contractual payments to be exchanged by maturity date and the weighted-average interest rates are based on implied forward SOFR rates at June 30, 2024. 07/01/24- 12/31/24 1/01/25- 12/31/25 1/01/26- 12/31/26 1/01/27- 12/31/27 1/01/28- 12/31/28 Thereafter Total Fair Value at 6/30/2024 (in thousands) Long-term debt: Fixed rate $ 400,000 $ 850,000 $ 975,000 $ — $ 500,000 $ 3,350,000 $ 6,075,000 $ 5,803,095 Average interest rate 3.35% 5.25% 5.38% 5.75% 4.44% Variable rate $ — $ — $ — $ 600,000 $ — $ — $ 600,000 $ 600,000 Average interest rate (1) 5.06% (1) Estimated rate, reflective of forward SOFR plus the spread over SOFR applicable to the Company's variable-rate borrowing based on the terms of its Credit Agreement. Rate above includes the facility fee on the commitments under the Credit Agreement, which is due regardless of usage, at a rate that ranges from 0.125% to 0.3% per annum, depending on the credit rating assigned to the Credit Agreement from time to time. The current facility fee rate is 0.25%. 59