Carlino Peter M Form 4 PENN NATIONAL GAMING / PETER M CARLINO ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CARLINO PETER M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

825 BERKSHIRE BLVD SUITE 200

(Street)

WYOMISSING PA 19610

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC [ PENN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/20/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock(1)	11/20/2018		M		84,123	A	$8.8	381,939	D
Common Stock(1)	11/20/2018		F		56,683	D	$21	325,256	D
Common Stock								5,654,199(2)(3)	I	By Trusts

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)	$8.8	11/20/2018		M			84,123	01/03/2016	01/03/2019	Common Stock	84,123	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The options subject to the transactions reported on this Form 4 would have expired on January 3, 2019.

2. Includes 5,288,987 shares held by the Carlino Family Trust, as to which Peter M. Carlino has sole voting power for certain matters. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the trust, except to the extent to of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

3. Includes 365,212 shares owned by a residuary trust for the benefit of Peter D. Carlino and Peter D. Carlino's children. The reporting person is a trustee of the residuary trust with shared voting and investment power. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the residuary trust, except to the extent to of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report should not be deemed an admission the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

	/s/ Christopher Rogers as attorney-in-fact for Peter M. Carlino	11/21/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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