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Imperial Capital Upgrades Penn National Gaming (PENN) to Outperform on Split-Up Plan

November 16, 2012 1:14 PM EST

Imperial Capital upgraded Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ: PENN) from In-Line to Outperform with a price target of $60.00 (from $47.00) following move to split company and convert to REIT.

The firm comments, "We view the companys announcement as a positive for the... More

Penn National (PENN) Plans to Split Opeating, Real Estate Assets; Offering Financial Update

November 15, 2012 5:37 PM EST

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) announced today that it intends to pursue a plan to separate its gaming operating assets and real property assets into two publicly traded companies including an operating entity, Penn National Gaming (PNG), and, through a tax-free spin-off of its real estate assets to holders of PENN common stock, a newly formed, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) (PropCo), subject to required gaming regulatory body approvals.

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Under the plan, PropCo will initially own substantially all of PENNs real property assets and will... More