EJP Recommends Penn National Gaming Shareholders Support Issuance of Shares for the Pinnacle Merger

PHILADELPHIA - March 21, 2018 - PRLog -- Haverford, PA - Egan Jones Proxy Services (EJP) released a report today recommending Penn National Gaming, Inc. [PENN] shareholders support the issuance of new shares to complete the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. merger:

"Egan-Jones views the proposed transaction to be a desirable approach in maximizing shareholder value. After careful consideration, we believe that approval of the share issuance pursuant to the merger is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and its advantages and opportunities outweigh the risks associated to the transaction." – From the EJP report

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