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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Penn Entertainment (PENN)

PENN Entertainment adds three directors under cooperation agreement with HG Vora

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

PENN Entertainment entered a cooperation agreement with activist investor HG Vora Capital Management on February 22, 2026, and appointed Heather Ace, Jeffrey Fox and Fabio Schiavolin to its board. The board expanded from eight to eleven members, and the company agreed to keep at least four Class II directors until after its 2028 annual meeting. The filing reports no financial results, so the changes affect shareholders through board composition and governance terms.

Key points

  • Heather Ace and Jeffrey Fox were appointed as Class II directors with terms expiring at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
  • Fabio Schiavolin was appointed as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting, and the company agreed to support his election.
  • HG Vora agreed to customary standstill restrictions and non-disparagement obligations, with the company's full agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1.

The filing

CompanyPenn Entertainment (PENN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 23, 2026, 7:08 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-018332

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 23, 2026.

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