Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. 10-K

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures The Company's management, under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as of December 31, 2025, which is the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that as of December 31, 2025 the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, evaluated and reported, as applicable, within the time periods specified in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). The Company's management conducted an assessment of the Company's internal control over financial reporting and concluded it was effective as of December 31, 2025. In making this assessment, management used the criteria established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) . Deloitte & Touche LLP (PCAOB ID No. 34 ), the Company's independent registered accounting firm, issued an audit report on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, which is included on the following page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. 111 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control -- Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control -- Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, of the Company and our report dated February 19, 2026, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. Basis for Opinion The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP New York, New York February 19, 2026 112 ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION None . ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS None. 113 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The information required by this item concerning directors is hereby incorporated by reference to the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2026 Proxy Statement"), to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2025, pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Information required by this item concerning executive officers is included in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information called for in this item is hereby incorporated by reference to the 2026 Proxy Statement. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERS MATTERS The information called for in this item is hereby incorporated by reference to the 2026 Proxy Statement. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE The information called for in this item is hereby incorporated by reference to the 2026 Proxy Statement. ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES The information called for in this item is hereby incorporated by reference to the 2026 Proxy Statement. 114 PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (a) 1. Financial Statements. The following is a list of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and supplementary data filed as part of Item 8 hereof: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 2. Financial Statement Schedules: Schedule III. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2025 Schedule IV. Mortgage Loans on Real Estate as of December 31, 2025 3. Exhibits, Including Those Incorporated by Reference. The exhibits to this Report are listed on the accompanying index to exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference or are filed as part of this annual report on Form 10-K. ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY None. 115 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description of Exhibit 2.1 Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated November 1, 2013, by and between Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2013). 2.2 Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated April 28, 2016, by and between PNK Entertainment, Inc., Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. and solely with respect to Article VIII, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2016). 3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2018). 3.2 Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2023). 4.1 Indenture, dated as of October 30, 2013, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2013). 4.2 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 28, 2016, by and among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as Issuers and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2016). 4.3 Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 28, 2016, by and among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc. as Issuers and Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc, as Parent Guarantor and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2016). 4.4 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 28, 2016, by and among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc. as Issuers and Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. as Parent Guarantor and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2016). 4.5 Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 21, 2018, by and among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc. as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Issuers' 4.375% Senior Notes due 2018. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2018). 4.6 Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 21, 2018, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc. as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Issuers' 5.250% Senior Notes due 2025. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2018). 4.7 Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 21, 2018, by and among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc. as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Issuers' 5.750% Senior Notes due 2028. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2018). 4.8 Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2018, by and among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc. as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Issuers' 5.300% Senior Notes due 2029. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on September 26, 2018). 4.9 Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated August 29, 2019, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as parent guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to the issuers’ 3.350% Senior Notes due 2024. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2019). 116 4.10 Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated August 29, 2019, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as parent guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to the issuers’ 4.000% Senior Notes due 2030. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2019). 4.11 Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 25, 2020, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2020). 4.12 Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 13, 2021, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. as Parent Guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2021). 4.13 Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 22, 2023, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on November 28, 2023). 4.14 Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 6, 2024, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2024). 4.15 Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 6, 2024, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2024). 4.16 Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2025, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 27, 2025). 4.17 Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2025, among GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc., as Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 27, 2025). 4.18 Form of 2026 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 and included in Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2016). 4.19 Form of 2025 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 and included in Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2018). 4.20 Form of 2028 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 and included in Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2018). 4.21 Form of 2029 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 and included in Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on September 26, 2018). 4.22 Form of 2024 Note. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 and included in Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2019). 4.23 Form of 2030 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 and included in Exhibit 4.4 of the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2019). 4.24 Form of 2031 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 and included in Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2020). 117 4.25 Form of 2032 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 and included in Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2021). 4.26 Form of 2033 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 and included in Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on November 28, 2023). 4.27 Form of 2034 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 and included in Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2024) 4.28 Form of 2054 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 and included in Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2024) 4.29 Form of 2033 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 27, 2025). 4.30 Form of 2037 Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 27, 2025). 4.31* Description of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 10.1 Master Lease, dated November 1, 2013, by and among GLP Capital L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2013). 10.2 First Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2014, by and among GLP Capital L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 12, 2014). 10.3 Second Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2014, by and among GLP Capital L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 1, 2014). 10.4 Third Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2016, by and among GLP Capital L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2016). 10.5 Fourth Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2017, by and among GLP Capital L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 3, 2017). 10.6 Fifth Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2018, by and among GLP Capital L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 1, 2018). 10.7 Sixth Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2018, by and among GLP Capital L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 1, 2018). 10.8 Seventh Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2018, by and among GLP Capital L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 13, 2019). 10.9 Eighth Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2018, by and among GLP Capital L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 13, 2019). 10.10 Ninth Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2022, by and among GLP Capital, L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2023). 10.11 Amended and Restated Master Lease, dated February 21, 2023, by and among GLP Capital, L.P. and Penn Tenant, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2023). 118 10.12 Master Lease, dated February 21, 2023, by and among GLP Capital, L.P., Penn Tenant LLC, Penn Cecil Maryland, LLC, and PNK Development 33, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2023). 10.13 Master Lease, dated April 28, 2016, by and among Gold Merger Sub, LLC (as successor to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.) and Pinnacle MLS, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2016). 10.14 First Amendment to the Master Lease, dated August 29, 2016, by and among Gold Merger Sub, LLC (as successor to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.) and Pinnacle MLS, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2016). 10.15 Second Amendment to the Master Lease, dated October 25, 2016, by and among Gold Merger Sub, LLC (as successor to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.) and Pinnacle MLS, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 22, 2017). 10.16 Third Amendment to the Master Lease, dated March 24, 2017, by and among Gold Merger Sub, LLC (as successor to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.) and Pinnacle MLS, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 3, 2017). 10.17 Fourth Amendment to the Master Lease, dated October 15, 2018, by and between Gold Merger Sub, LLC (as successor to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.) and Pinnacle MLS, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on October 16, 2018). 10.18 Fifth Amendment to the Master Lease, dated January 14, 2022, by and among Gold Merger Sub, LLC (as successor to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.) and Pinnacle MLS, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2023). 10.19 Master Lease Agreement, dated October 15, 2018, by and between Gold Merger Sub, LLC and Boyd TCIV, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on October 16, 2018). 10.20 Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2013, by and among Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2013). 10.21 Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2015, by and among Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. and Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2015). 10.22 # Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.’s Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed April 29, 2020). 10.23 # Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on July 24, 2025). 10.24 # Form of Restricted Stock Award under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued after January 1, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 10.25 # Form of Restricted Stock Award under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued after January 1, 2021. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 10.26 # Form of Director Restricted Stock Award with Quarterly Vesting under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued after January 1, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 10.27 # Form of Director Restricted Stock Award under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards Issued after January 1, 2022. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 119 10.28 # Form of Performance Restricted Stock Award MSCI under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued after January 1, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 10.29 # Form of Performance Restricted Stock Award MSCI under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards Issued after January 1, 2021. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 10.30 # Form of Performance Restricted Stock Award NNN under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2020. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 10.31 # Form of Perfor mance Restricted Stock Award NNN under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2021. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 10.32 # Form of Performance Restricted Stock Award NNN under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2022. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 10.33 # Form of Performance Restricted Stock Award NNN under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2023. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2024). 10.34 # Form of Performance Restricted Stock Award NNN under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2024. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2025). 10.35 # Form of Performance Restricted Stock Award NNN under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2025. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2025). 10.36 #* Form of Performance Restricted Stock Award NNN under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2026. 10.37 # Form on Time Based LTIP Unit Award Agreement under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2025). 10.38 # Form of Performance LTIP Unit Award Agreement - MSCI Index under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2025. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2025). 10.39 #* Form of Performance LTIP Unit Award Agreement - MSCI Index under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2026. 10.40 # Form of Performance LTIP Unit Award Agreement NNN under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2025. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2025). 10.41 #* Form of Performance LTIP Unit Award Agreement NNN under the Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Awards issued in 2026. 10.42 # Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Executive Change in Control and Severance Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on February 4, 2019). 10.43 Second Amended and Restated Master Lease by and among GLP Capital, L.P., as landlord, and Tropicana Entertainment, Inc., IOC Black Hawk Country, Inc. and Isle of Capri Bettendorf, L.L.C., as tenant, dated December 18, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2022). 120 10.44 Separation Agreement dated July 27, 2020 by and between the Company and Steven T. Snyder (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on July 29, 2020). 10.45 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of GLP Capital, L.P., dated as of December 29, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2021). 10.46 Credit Agreement dated as of May 13, 2022 by and among GLP Capital, L.P., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders party thereto from time to time (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on July 28, 2022). 10.47 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2022, by and among GLP Capital, L.P., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2022). 10.48 Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2022, by and among GLP Capital, L.P., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2022). 10.49 Amendment No 2. to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2024, by and among GLP Capital, L.P., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2024) 10.50 Binding Term Sheet, dated July 11, 2024, by and between GLP Capital, L.P. and Bally's Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2024). 10.51 Separation Agreement and Release by and between the Company and Matthew Demchyk (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2025). 19.1 Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Policy Statement on Trading in Company Securities (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the Company's 10-K filed on February 27, 2024). 21* Subsidiaries of the Registrant. 22.1* List of Subsidiary Issuers of Guaranteed Securities. 23.1* Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. 31.1* Principal Executive Officer Certification pursuant to rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 31.2* Principal Financial Officer Certification pursuant to rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 32.1* Principal Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002. 32.2* Principal Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2022. 97.1 Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Policy Regarding the Mandatory Recovery of Compensation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the Company's 10-K filed on February 27, 2024) 101 The following financial information from Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 104 The cover page from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101. # Compensation plans and arrangements for executives and others. * Filed herewith. 121 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. CARLINO Peter M. Carlino Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Dated: February 19, 2026 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ PETER M. CARLINO Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) February 19, 2026 Peter M. Carlino /s/ DESIREE A. BURKE Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) February 19, 2026 Desiree A. Burke /s/ CAROL LYNTON Director February 19, 2026 Carol Lynton /s/ JOSEPH W. MARSHALL Director February 19, 2026 Joseph W. Marshall /s/ JAMES B. PERRY Director February 19, 2026 James B. Perry /s/ MICHAEL BOROFSKY Director February 19, 2026 Michael Borofsky /s/ EARL C. SHANKS Director February 19, 2026 Earl C. Shanks /s/ E. SCOTT URDANG Director February 19, 2026 E. Scott Urdang /s/ DEBRA MARTIN CHASE Director February 19, 2026 Debra Martin Chase 122