Edgar Filing: PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

EDENS WESLEY R

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC [PENN]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2013

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10105

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Unit

$ 0 ⁽¹⁾

02/19/2013

5,091

⁽²⁾

Common Stock

5,091

$ 0

5,091

D ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EDENS WESLEY R 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105	X

Signatures

Wesley R. Edens		02/21/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Upon vesting, the recipent is entitled to a cash payment for each unit equal to the fair market value on the vesting date of one share of the Company's common stock.
(2)	The Phantom Stock Unit was granted to Mr. Edens, as Director of PENN, pursuant to PENN's 2008 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan as a component of non-employee director compensation. The Phantom Stock Unit is scheduled to vest as follows: 1,273 units on February 19,2014; 1,273 units on February 19,2015; 1,273 units on February 19,2016 and 1,272 on February 19,2017.Pursuant to arrangements in place between FIG and Mr. Edens, Mr. Edens is deemed to hold the reported Phantom Stock Unit on behalf of FIG. FIG may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of the reported Phantom Stock Unit and Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported Phantom Stock Unit except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein by virtue of his indirect interest in FIG as described herein.

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