| Property Transactions | Property Transactions 2019 Transactions Our significant activities in 2019, in reverse chronological order, are as follows: Purchase of JACK Cleveland/Thistledown Subsequent to the quarter end, on October 28 2019, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the casino-entitled land and real estate and related assets of the JACK Cleveland Casino (“JACK Cleveland”), located in Cleveland, Ohio and the JACK Thistledown Racino (“JACK Thistledown”) located in North Randall, Ohio (the “JACK Cleveland/Thistledown Acquisition”) from affiliates of JACK Entertainment LLC (“JACK Entertainment”), for approximately $843.3 million . Simultaneous with the closing of the JACK Cleveland/Thistledown Acquisition, we will enter into a master triple-net lease agreement for JACK Cleveland and JACK Thistledown with a subsidiary of JACK Entertainment. The lease will have an initial total annual rent of $65.9 million and an initial term of 15 years, with four five-year tenant renewal options. The tenant’s obligations under the lease will be guaranteed by Rock Ohio Ventures LLC (“Rock Ohio Ventures”). Additionally, we will make a $50 million loan (the “ROV Loan”) to affiliates of Rock Ohio Ventures secured by, among other things, certain non-gaming real estate assets owned by such affiliates and guaranteed by Rock Ohio Ventures. The ROV Loan will bear interest at 9.0% per annum for a period of five years with two one-year extension options. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and is expected to close in early 2020. However, we can provide no assurances that the JACK Cleveland/Thistledown Acquisition will be consummated. Closing of Purchase of JACK Cincinnati On September 20, 2019, we completed the previously announced transaction to acquire the casino-entitled land and real estate and related assets of JACK Cincinnati, located in Cincinnati, Ohio from affiliates of JACK Entertainment LLC, for approximately $558.3 million , and a subsidiary of Hard Rock acquired the operating assets of the JACK Cincinnati Casino for $186.5 million (together, the “JACK Cincinnati Acquisition”). Simultaneous with the closing of the JACK Cincinnati Acquisition, we entered into a triple-net lease agreement for JACK Cincinnati with a subsidiary of Hard Rock. The lease has an initial total annual rent of $42.8 million and an initial term of 15 years, with four five-year tenant renewal options. The tenant’s obligations under the lease are guaranteed by Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. We determined that the land and building components of the JACK Cincinnati Lease Agreement meet the definition of a sales-type lease and have recorded the corresponding asset, including related acquisition and transaction costs, in Investments in direct financing and sales-type leases on our Balance Sheet. Eldorado Transaction On June 24, 2019, we entered into a master transaction agreement (the “Master Transaction Agreement” or “MTA”) with ERI relating to the transactions described below (collectively, the “Eldorado Transaction”), all of which are conditioned upon consummation of the closing of the merger contemplated under an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ERI/Caesars Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which a subsidiary of ERI will merge with and into Caesars, with Caesars surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ERI (the “ERI/Caesars Merger”). Upon closing of the merger, ERI will be renamed Caesars. Any references to ERI in the subsequent transaction discussion refer to ERI as renamed Caesars subsequent to the merger, as applicable. The Eldorado Transaction and the ERI/Caesars Merger are both subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. ERI has publicly disclosed that it expects the ERI/Caesars Merger to be completed in the first half of 2020. However, we can provide no assurances that the ERI/Caesars Merger or the Eldorado Transaction described herein will close in the anticipated timeframe, on the contemplated terms or at all. We intend to fund the Eldorado Transaction with a combination of proceeds from our June equity offering, as described in Note 11, and with long-term debt financing. The Master Transaction Agreement contemplates the following transactions: • Acquisition of the MTA Properties. We have agreed to acquire all of the land and real estate assets associated with Harrah’s New Orleans, Harrah’s Laughlin and Harrah’s Atlantic City (or, if necessary, certain replacement properties designated in the Master Transaction Agreement) (collectively, the “MTA Properties” and each, an “MTA Property”) for an aggregate purchase price of $1,809.5 million (the “MTA Properties Acquisitions” and each, an “MTA Property Acquisition”). Simultaneous with the closing of each MTA Property Acquisition, we will enter into a triple-net lease with a subsidiary of ERI as tenant, by amending the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement to include such MTA Property, with (i) initial aggregate total annual rent payable to us and attributable to the MTA Properties of $154.0 million , (ii) so long as the MTA Property Acquisitions are consummated concurrent with the closing of the ERI/Caesars Merger, an initial term of approximately 15 years and (iii) the same renewal terms available to the other tenants under the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement at such time. The Non-CPLV Lease Agreement will also be amended to adjust certain minimum capital expenditure requirements and other related terms and conditions as a result of the MTA Properties being included in the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement. On September 26, 2019, we entered into the following agreements (each of which were entered into in accordance with the terms of the Master Transaction Agreement): (i) a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Harrah’s New Orleans Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which we agreed to acquire, and ERI agreed to cause to be sold, all of the fee and leasehold interests in the land and real property improvements associated with Harrah’s New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana for a cash purchase price of $775.5 million ; (ii) a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Harrah’s Atlantic City Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which we agreed to acquire, and ERI agreed to cause to be sold, all of the land and real property improvements associated with Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City and Harrah’s Atlantic City Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey for a cash purchase price of $599.25 million ; and (iii) a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Harrah’s Laughlin Purchase Agreement” and, collectively with the Harrah’s New Orleans Purchase Agreement and the Harrah’s Atlantic City Purchase Agreement, the “MTA Property Purchase Agreements” and each, a “MTA Property Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which we agreed to acquire, and ERI agreed to cause to be sold, all of the equity interests in a newly formed entity that will acquire the land and real property improvements associated with Harrah’s Laughlin Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada for a cash purchase price of $434.75 million . As noted above, the MTA Property Purchase Agreements were entered into in accordance with the terms of the Master Transaction Agreement, and the MTA Property Acquisitions are part of the broader set of transactions contemplated by such Master Transaction Agreement. Each of our existing call options on the Harrah’s New Orleans, Harrah’s Laughlin and Harrah’s Atlantic City properties will terminate upon the earlier to occur of the closing of the corresponding MTA Property Acquisition or our obtaining specific performance or liquidated damages with respect to the relevant property. The closings of the MTA Property Acquisitions are subject to conditions in addition to the consummation of the ERI/Caesars Merger, including satisfactory due diligence reviews by us, and are not cross-conditioned on each other (that is, we are not required to close on “all or none” of the MTA Properties). In addition, the closing of the other transactions that comprise the Eldorado Transaction is not conditioned on the completion of any or all of the MTA Property Acquisitions. • CPLV Lease Agreement Amendment . In consideration of a payment by us to ERI of $1,189.9 million , we and ERI will amend the CPLV Lease Agreement to (i) increase the annual rent payable to us under the CPLV Lease Agreement by $83.5 million (the “CPLV Additional Rent Acquisition”) and (ii) provide for the amended terms described below. • HLV Lease Agreement Termination and Creation of Las Vegas Master Lease. In consideration of a payment by us to ERI of $213.8 million , we and ERI will terminate the HLV Lease Agreement and the related lease guaranty. Annual rent previously payable to us with respect to the Harrah’s Las Vegas property will be increased by $15.0 million (the “HLV Additional Rent Acquisition”). The CPLV Lease Agreement will be amended (as amended, the “Las Vegas Master Lease Agreement”) to provide, among other things, that the Harrah’s Las Vegas property, which is currently subject to the HLV Lease Agreement, will be leased pursuant thereto (with the Harrah’s Las Vegas property subject to the higher rent escalator currently in place under the CPLV Lease Agreement). Thereafter the Las Vegas Master Lease Agreement will be a multi-property master lease whereby the Harrah’s Las Vegas property tenant and the Caesars Palace Las Vegas property tenant will collectively be the tenant. • Centaur Properties Put/Call Agreement . Affiliates of Caesars currently own two gaming facilities in Indiana - Hoosier Park and Indiana Grand (together the “Centaur Properties”). At the closing of the ERI/Caesars Merger, a right of first refusal that we have with respect to the Centaur Properties will terminate and we will enter into a put/call agreement with ERI, whereby (i) we will have the right to acquire all of the land and real estate assets associated with the Centaur Properties at a price equal to 13.0 x the initial annual rent of each facility (determined as provided below), and to simultaneously lease back each such property to a subsidiary of ERI for initial annual rent equal to the property’s trailing four quarters EBITDA at the time of acquisition divided by 1.3 (i.e., the initial annual rent will be set at 1.3 x rent coverage) and (ii) ERI will have the right to require us to acquire the Centaur Properties at a price equal to 12.5 x the initial annual rent of each facility, and to simultaneously lease back each such Centaur Property to a subsidiary of ERI for initial annual rent equal to the property’s trailing four quarters EBITDA at the time of acquisition divided by 1.3 (i.e., the initial annual rent will be set at 1.3 x rent coverage). Either party will be able to trigger its respective put or call, as applicable, beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2024. The put/call agreement will provide that the leaseback of the Centaur Properties will be implemented through addition of the Centaur Properties to the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement. • Las Vegas Strip Assets ROFR . We will enter into a right of first refusal agreement with ERI (the “Las Vegas ROFR”) whereby we will have the first right, with respect to the first two of certain specified Las Vegas Strip assets that ERI proposes to sell, whether pursuant to a sale leaseback or a WholeCo sale, to a third party, to acquire any such asset (it being understood that we will have the opportunity to find an operating company should ERI elect to pursue a WholeCo sale). Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, the specified Las Vegas Strip assets subject to the Las Vegas ROFR will be the land and real estate assets associated (i) with respect to the first such asset subject to the Las Vegas ROFR, the Flamingo Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood and Bally’s Las Vegas gaming facilities, and (ii) with respect to the second asset subject to the Las Vegas ROFR, the foregoing assets plus The LINQ gaming facility. If we enter into a sale leaseback transaction with ERI on any of these facilities, the leaseback will be implemented through the addition of such properties to the CPLV Lease Agreement. • Horseshoe Baltimore ROFR. We and ERI agreed to enter into a right of first refusal agreement pursuant to which we will have the first right to enter into a sale leaseback transaction with respect to the land and real estate assets associated with the Horseshoe Baltimore gaming facility (subject to any consent required from Caesars’ joint venture partners with respect to this asset) (the “Horseshoe Baltimore ROFR”). • Lease Guaranties and MLSA Terminations . ERI will execute new guaranties (the “ERI Guaranties”) of the CPLV Lease Agreement, the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement and the Joliet Lease Agreement, and the existing guaranties by Caesars of such leases, along with all covenants and other obligations of Caesars incurred in connection with such guaranties, will be terminated with respect to Caesars (which will become a subsidiary of ERI following the closing of the ERI/Caesars Merger). The ERI Guaranties will guaranty the prompt and complete payment and performance in full of: (i) all monetary obligations of the tenants under the respective leases, including all rent and other sums payable by the tenants under the leases and any obligation to pay monetary damages in connection with any breach and to pay any indemnification obligations of the tenants under the leases; and (ii) the performance when due of all other covenants, agreements and requirements to be performed and satisfied by the tenants under the leases. In addition, we and ERI will terminate the Management and Lease Support Agreements with respect to the CPLV Lease Agreement, the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement and the Joliet Lease Agreement, and certain provisions currently set forth therein will be added to the respective leases, as amended, and the ERI Guaranties. • Other Lease Amendments . The CPLV Lease Agreement, the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement and the Joliet Lease Agreement will be amended to, among other things, (i) remove the rent coverage floors, which coverage floors serve to reduce the rent escalators under such leases in the event that the “EBITDAR to Rent Ratio” (as defined in each of the CPLV Lease Agreement, the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement and the Joliet Lease Agreement) coverage is below the stated floor and (ii) extend the term of each such lease by such additional period of time as necessary to ensure that following the consummation of the ERI/Caesars Merger, each lease will have a full 15 -year initial lease term. The Non-CPLV Lease Agreement also will be amended to, among other things: (a) permit the tenant under the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement to cause facilities subject to the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement that in the aggregate represent up to five percent of the aggregate EBITDAR of (A) all of the facilities under such Non-CPLV Lease Agreement and (B) the Harrah’s Joliet facility, for the 2018 fiscal year (defined as the “2018 EBITDAR Pool” in the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement, without giving effect to any increase in the 2018 EBITDAR Pool as a result of a facility being added to the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement) to be sold (whereby the tenant and landlord under the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement would sell the operations and real estate, respectively, with respect to such facility), provided, among other things, that (1) we and ERI mutually agree to the split of proceeds from such sales, (2) such sales do not result in any impairment(s)/asset write down(s) by us, (3) rent under the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement remains unchanged following such sale and (4) the sale does not result in us recognizing certain taxable gain; (b) restrict the ability of the tenant thereunder to transfer and sell the operating business of Harrah’s New Orleans and Harrah’s Atlantic City to replacement tenants without our consent and remove such restrictions with respect to Horseshoe Southern Indiana (in connection with the restrictions applying to Harrah’s New Orleans) and Horseshoe Bossier City (in connection with the restrictions applying to Harrah’s Atlantic City), provided that the tenant under the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement may only sell such properties if certain terms and conditions are met, including that replacement tenants meet certain criteria provided in the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement; and (c) require that the tenant under the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement complete and pay for all capital improvements and other payments, costs and expenses related to the extension of the existing operating license with respect to Harrah’s New Orleans, including, without limitation, any such payments, costs and expenses required to be made to the City of New Orleans, the State of Louisiana or any other governmental body or agency. • CPLV CMBS Refinancing . We intend to cause the CPLV CMBS Debt to be repaid in full prior to the closing of the ERI/Caesars Merger. ERI has agreed to reimburse us for 50% of our out-of-pocket costs in connection with any prepayment penalties associated with refinancing the CPLV CMBS Debt (which reimbursement obligations exist pursuant to the MTA regardless of whether the ERI/Caesars Merger is consummated). • Eldorado Bridge Facility . On June 24, 2019, in connection with the Eldorado Transaction, VICI Propco entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch (collectively, the “Bridge Lender”), pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Bridge Lender has agreed to provide (i) a 364 -day first lien secured bridge facility of up to $3.3 billion in the aggregate (the “Eldorado Senior Bridge Facility”) and (ii) a 364 -day second lien secured bridge facility of up to $1.5 billion in the aggregate (the “Eldorado Junior Bridge Facility,” and, together with the Eldorado Senior Bridge Facility, the “Bridge Facilities”), for the purpose of providing a portion of the financing necessary to fund the consideration to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Eldorado Transaction documents and related fees and expenses. We currently intend to incur additional long-term senior secured term loans and/or opportunistically access the debt capital markets to fund a portion of the cash consideration for the Eldorado Transaction, but, absent such a long-term debt financing, we expect to draw on the Bridge Facilities in connection with the closing of the Eldorado Transaction to fund a portion of the cash consideration, and, in the future, raise long-term debt financing to refinance such amounts borrowed under the Bridge Facilities, subject to market and other conditions. On June 28, 2019 and July 11, 2019, additional parties joined the Commitment Letter as commitment parties thereunder. There can be no assurances that we will be able to refinance the Bridge Facilities on terms satisfactory to us, or at all. Refer to Note 7 - Debt for further information. The Master Transaction Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the parties to the agreement and is subject to the consummation of the ERI/Caesars Merger as well as customary closing conditions, including, among other things, that: (i) the absence of any law or order restraining, enjoining or otherwise preventing the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement; (ii) the receipt of certain regulatory approvals, including gaming regulatory approvals; (iii) certain restructuring transaction shall have been consummated; (iv) the accuracy of the respective parties’ representations and warranties, subject to customary qualifications; and (v) material compliance by the parties with their respective covenants and obligations. The Master Transaction Agreement contains certain termination rights, including that the Master Transaction Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the ERI/Caesars Merger Agreement and a right by us to terminate the Master Transaction Agreement in the event the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement has not occurred by the date on which the ERI/Caesars Merger is required to close pursuant to the ERI/Caesars Merger Agreement, but in no event later than December 24, 2020. If the Master Transaction Agreement is terminated by ERI under certain circumstances where we have a financing failure, we may be obligated to pay ERI a reverse termination fee of $75.0 million (the “Reverse Termination Fee”). If the amendment of the CPLV Lease Agreement is not entered into on the date on which the ERI/Caesars Merger closes, under certain circumstances, we may be obligated to pay ERI a fee of $45.0 million (the “CPLV Break Payment”), provided we will not be obligated to pay both the Reverse Termination Fee and the CPLV Break Payment. If the ERI/Caesars Merger does not close for any reason, under certain circumstances, ERI may be obligated to pay us a termination fee of $75.0 million . For more information, see Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors - “Risks Relating to the Eldorado Transaction and Our Other Pending Acquisitions” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 . Purchase of Century Portfolio On June 17, 2019, we entered into definitive agreements to acquire the land and real estate assets of (i) Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort located in New Cumberland, West Virginia, (ii) Lady Luck Casino Caruthersville located in Caruthersville, Missouri and (iii) Isle Casino Cape Girardeau located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (the “Century Portfolio”) from affiliates of ERI, for approximately $277.8 million , and a subsidiary of Century Casinos, Inc. (“Century Casinos”) has agreed to acquire the operating assets of the Century Portfolio for approximately $107.2 million (together, the “Century Portfolio Acquisition”). Simultaneous with the closing of the Century Portfolio Acquisition, we will enter into a master triple-net lease agreement for the Century Portfolio with a subsidiary of Century Casinos. The master lease will have an aggregate initial total annual rent of $25.0 million and an initial term of 15 years, with four five-year tenant renewal options. The tenants’ obligations under the lease will be guaranteed by Century Casinos. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and is expected to close by the end of 2019. However, we can provide no assurances that the Century Portfolio Acquisition will be consummated on the terms or timeframe described herein, or at all. Closing of Purchase of Greektown On May 23, 2019, we completed the previously announced transaction to acquire from affiliates of JACK Entertainment LLC all of the land and real estate assets associated with Greektown, for $700.0 million in cash, and an affiliate of Penn National acquired the operating assets of Greektown for $300.0 million in cash (together, the “Greektown Acquisition”). Simultaneous with the closing of the Greektown Acquisition, we entered into a triple-net lease agreement for Greektown with a subsidiary of Penn National. The lease has an initial total annual rent of $55.6 million and an initial term of 15 years, with four five-year tenant renewal options. The tenant’s obligations under the lease are guaranteed by Penn National and certain of its subsidiaries. We determined that the land and building components of the Greektown Lease Agreement meet the definition of a sales-type lease and have recorded the corresponding asset, including related acquisition and transaction costs, in Investments in direct financing and sales-type leases on our Balance Sheet. Closing of Purchase of Margaritaville On January 2, 2019, we completed the previously announced transaction to acquire the land and real estate assets of Margaritaville for $261.1 million . Penn National acquired the operating assets of Margaritaville for $114.9 million . Simultaneous with the closing of this transaction, we entered into a triple-net lease agreement with a subsidiary of Penn National. The lease has an initial annual rent of $23.2 million and an initial term of 15 years, with four five-year tenant renewal options. The tenant’s obligations under the lease are guaranteed by Penn National and certain of its subsidiaries. We determined that the land and building components of the Margaritaville Lease Agreement meet the definition of a sales-type lease and have recorded the corresponding asset, including related acquisition and transaction costs, in Investments in direct financing and sales-type leases on our Balance Sheet. 2018 Transactions Our significant activities in 2018, in reverse chronological order, are as follows: Purchase of Harrah’s Philadelphia and Octavius Tower On December 26, 2018 we completed the previously announced transaction with Caesars to acquire all of the land and real estate assets associated with Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack (“Harrah’s Philadelphia”) from Caesars for $241.5 million , which purchase price was reduced by $159.0 million to reflect the aggregate net present value of the modifications to the Caesars Lease Agreements (as further described below), resulting in cash consideration of approximately $82.5 million . In addition, on July 11, 2018, we completed the previously announced transaction with Caesars to acquire, and lease back, all of the land and real estate assets associated with the Octavius Tower at Caesars Palace (“Octavius Tower”) for a purchase price of $507.5 million in cash. Octavius Tower is operated pursuant to the CPLV Lease Agreement, which provides for annual rent with respect to Octavius Tower of $35.0 million payable in equal consecutive monthly installments and has an initial term that expires on October 31, 2032, with four five-year tenant renewal options. In connection with the closing of the acquisition of Harrah’s Philadelphia, each of the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement and the CPLV Lease Agreement were amended to, among other things, include Harrah’s Philadelphia and Octavius Tower, respectively, and Caesars will continue to operate both properties under the terms of such leases. The amendment to the Non-CPLV Lease Agreement provided for an additional $21.0 million in annual rent for Harrah’s Philadelphia, which is subject to the amended provisions of the lease. The HLV Lease Agreement and the Joliet Lease Agreement were modified at such time to achieve consistency with the other Lease Agreements. Refer to Note 5 - Real Estate Portfolio for a summary of the terms of the modified leases. Other Agreements with Caesars Caesars Forum Convention Center - Put/Call Agreement In December 2017, we sold to Caesars approximately 18.4 acres of certain parcels located in Las Vegas, Nevada, east of Harrah’s Las Vegas, known as the Eastside Property, for $73.6 million . The Caesars Forum Convention Center is currently being constructed on the Eastside Property. Accordingly, we entered into a put/call agreement with Caesars, which provides both parties with certain rights and obligations including: (i) a put right in favor of Caesars, which, if exercised, would result in the sale by Caesars to us and simultaneous leaseback by us to Caesars of the Caesars Forum Convention Center (the “Put Right”); (ii) if Caesars exercises the Put Right and, among other things, the sale of the Caesars Forum Convention Center to us does not close for certain reasons more particularly described in the put/call agreement, then a repurchase right in favor of Caesars, which, if exercised, would result in the sale of Harrah’s Las Vegas by us to Caesars; and (iii) a call right in our favor, which, if exercised, would result in the sale by Caesars to us and simultaneous leaseback by us to Caesars of the Caesars Forum Convention Center. This agreement survives the closing of the ERI/Caesars Merger. Due to the put/call option on the land parcels, it was determined that the transaction does not meet the requirements of a completed sale for accounting purposes. As a result, at December 31, 2017, we reclassified $ 73.6 million from Investments in operating leases to Land and recorded a $73.6 million Deferred financing liability on our Balance Sheet. Second Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal Agreement Simultaneously with the sale of the Eastside Property, we also entered into an Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal Agreement with Caesars pursuant to which we will have a right, subject to certain exclusions, (i) to acquire (and lease to Caesars) any of the gaming facilities of Centaur Properties, which were acquired by Caesars in the third quarter of 2018, (ii) to acquire (and lease to Caesars) any domestic gaming facilities located outside of the Gaming Enterprise District of Clark County, Nevada, proposed to be acquired or developed by Caesars, and (iii) to acquire certain income-producing improvements if built by Caesars in lieu of the Caesars Forum Convention Center on the Eastside Property, subject to certain exclusions. The Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal Agreement also contains a right of first refusal in favor of Caesars, pursuant to which Caesars will have the right to lease and manage any domestic gaming facility located outside of Greater Las Vegas, proposed to be acquired or developed by us that is not: (i) any asset that is then subject to a pre-existing lease, management agreement or other contractual restriction that was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition or development and which (x) was entered into on arms’ length terms and (y) would not be terminated upon or prior to closing of such transaction, (ii) any transaction for which the opco/propco structure would be prohibited by applicable laws, rules or regulations or which would require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization (unless already received), (iii) any transaction structured by the seller as a sale-leaseback, (iv) any transaction in which we and/or our affiliates will not own at least 50% of, or control, the entity that will own the gaming facility, and (v) any transaction in which we or our affiliates propose to acquire a then-existing gaming facility from ourselves or our affiliates. In the event that the foregoing rights are not exercised by us or Caesars and CEOC, as applicable, each party will have the right to consummate the subject transaction without the other’s involvement, provided the same is on terms no more favorable to the counterparty than those presented to us or Caesars and CEOC, as applicable, for consummating such transaction. In December 2018, we entered into the Second Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal Agreement, which replaced the Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal Agreement and, among other things, provides us with the right to acquire from Caesars, under certain circumstances, certain undeveloped land adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. Upon closing of the ERI/Caesars Merger, the Second Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal will be terminated and we will enter into the Las Vegas ROFR and the Horseshoe Baltimore ROFR. Option Properties Call Right Agreements On the Formation Date, we entered into certain call right agreements, which provide us with the opportunity to acquire Harrah’s Atlantic City, Harrah’s New Orleans and Harrah’s Laughlin from Caesars. We can exercise the call rights within 5 years from the Formation Date by delivering a request to the applicable owner of the property containing evidence of our ability to finance the call right. The purchase price for each property will be 10 multiplied by the initial property lease rent for the respective property, with the initial property lease rent for each property being the amount that causes the ratio of (x) EBITDAR of the property for the most recently ended four-quarter period for which financial statements are available to (y) the initial property lease rent to equal 1.67 . As described above under “Eldorado Transaction-Acquisition of the MTA Properties,” we have entered into agreements to acquire all of the land and real estate assets associated with the MTA Properties, and the existing call right agreements will terminate, upon the earlier to occur of the closing of the corresponding MTA Property Acquisition or our obtaining specific performance or liquidated damages with respect to the relevant property in accordance with the terms of the MTA. |
