Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Note 15—Stockholders’ Equity

Common and Preferred Stock

On May 11, 2021, as part of the acquisition of Hitpoint, the Company issued 43,684 shares for a total of $3.5 million. On both July 8, 2022 and June 29, 2023, the Company issued 4,055 shares in connection with the achievement of the first and second of three annual mutual goals established by the Company and Hitpoint for a total of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

On August 1, 2021, as part of the acquisition of Sam Houston, the Company issued 198,103 shares for a total of $15.8 million.

On October 19, 2021, as part of the acquisition of theScore, the Company issued 12,319,340 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 and 697,539 Exchangeable Shares for approximately $1.0 billion, as discussed in Note 6, “Acquisitions and Dispositions.” During the year ended December 31, 2023, we issued 2,854 Exchangeable Shares. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we did not issue Exchangeable Shares. As of both December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 768,441 Exchangeable Shares authorized, of which 560,267 shares and 620,019 shares were outstanding, respectively.

In conjunction with the February 2020 stock purchase agreement between PENN and Barstool, the Company issued 883 shares of non-voting convertible Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.01, to certain individual stockholders affiliated with Barstool. The Series D Preferred stockholders were entitled to participate equally and ratably in all dividends and distributions paid to holders of PENN common stock based on the number of shares of PENN common stock into which such Series D Preferred Stock could convert. 1/1,000th of a share of Series D Preferred Stock was convertible into one share of PENN common stock. The Series D Preferred Stock was available for conversion into PENN common stock in tranches over four years, with the first and second 20% tranches having been available for conversion into PENN common stock in the first quarter of 2021 and first quarter of 2022, respectively. During the first quarter of 2023, an additional tranche of 30% became available for conversion.

On each of February 22, 2021 and August 23, 2021, the Company issued 43 shares of Series D Preferred Stock in conjunction with acquiring additional shares of Barstool common stock. On June 1, 2022, the Company issued 64,000 shares of common stock in conjunction with acquiring additional shares of Barstool common stock from certain individual stockholders affiliated with Barstool. The issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

On February 22, 2021 and August 23, 2021, 151 and 43 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, respectively, were converted to common stock. As a result of the conversions, the Company issued 151,200 and 43,000 shares of common stock, respectively, each with a par value of $0.01. On February 23, 2022 and February 24, 2022, 43 and 151 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, respectively, were converted to common stock. As a result of the conversions, the Company issued 43,000 and 151,200 shares of common stock, respectively, each with a par value of $0.01. The issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

On February 17, 2023, as part of the Barstool Acquisition as discussed in Note 6, “Acquisitions and Dispositions,” the Company issued 2,442,809 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01, to certain former stockholders of Barstool (the “Share Consideration”). The issuance of the Share Consideration was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof, because such issuance did not involve a public offering. The Share Consideration was subject to transfer restrictions which were waived on August 11, 2023, pursuant to the Barstool SPA. See Note 6, “Acquisitions and Dispositions” for additional information related to the Barstool SPA.

On March 3, 2023, 227 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were converted to common stock. As a result of the conversion, the Company issued 226,800 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01. Pursuant to the Barstool SPA, on August 11, 2023, all remaining 354 outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock were converted to common stock. As a result of the conversion, the Company issued 353,800 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01. The issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

As of both December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 5,000 shares authorized of Series D Preferred Stock of which zero shares and 581 shares were outstanding, respectively.

The Company previously issued two series of preferred stock, Series B and Series C, each with a par value of $0.01 per share. As of both December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 1,000,000 and 18,500 shares authorized of our Series B and Series C preferred stock, respectively. There were no shares outstanding of either Series B or Series C preferred stock as of both December 31, 2023 and 2022.

On August 8, 2023, pursuant to the Investment Agreement with ESPN, Inc., the Company issued warrants to ESPN, Inc. to purchase approximately 31.8 million shares of PENN common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as discussed in Note 13, “Commitments and Contingencies.”

Share Repurchase Authorization

During the second quarter of 2023, we completed our $750 million share repurchase authorization approved by the Board of Directors on February 1, 2022 (the “February 2022 Authorization”).

On December 6, 2022, a second share repurchase program was authorized for an additional $750.0 million (the “December 2022 Authorization”). The December 2022 Authorization expires on December 31, 2025.

The Company utilized the capacity under the February 2022 Authorization prior to effecting any repurchases under the December 2022 Authorization. Repurchases by the Company are subject to available liquidity, general market and economic conditions, alternate uses for the capital, and other factors. Share repurchases may be made from time to time through a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, open market transactions, block trades or in private transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations and other legal requirements. There is no minimum number of shares that the Company is required to repurchase and the repurchase authorization may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, the Company repurchased 5,438,221 and 17,561,288 shares of its common stock in open market transactions for $149.8 million and $601.1 million at an average price of $27.54 and $34.23 per share under the February 2022 and December 2022 Authorizations. The cost of all repurchased shares is recorded to “Treasury stock” within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

No shares of the Company’s common stock were repurchased subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2023. As of February 22, 2024, the remaining availability under our December 2022 Authorization was $749.5 million.

Other

In the second quarter of 2021, the Company entered into two promissory notes with shareholders for a total of $9.0 million. The promissory notes were unsecured with interest of 2.25%. As of December 31, 2022, the receivable was recorded as a reduction of equity within “Additional paid-in capital” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the first quarter of 2023, the outstanding loan balance was settled and recorded as an increase of equity within “Additional paid-in capital” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.