secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PENN Entertainment, Inc. (PENN)
CIK:        0000921738
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-018332
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

PENN appoints Ace, Fox, Schiavolin as directors; settles activist HG Vora
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- Appoints Heather Ace, Jeffrey Fox, and Fabio Schiavolin as independent directors effective Feb 22, 2026.
- Board size increased from 8 to 11; Class II directors expanded from 2 to 4, Class III from 3 to 4.
- Enters cooperation agreement with activist HG Vora; standstill through 45 days before 2028 annual meeting deadline.
- HG Vora agreed to customary voting and standstill restrictions; non-disparagement obligations included.
- New directors bring experience in global gaming, technology, finance, and human resources.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/921738/000110465926018332/0001104659-26-018332-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/921738/000110465926018332/tm267014d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-018332

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