Vici Properties Inc. Completes Acquisition Of Four Properties In Alberta, Canada In Sale-Leaseback Transaction With Century Casinos, Inc.

Sep 06, 2023•almost 2 years ago

Acquiring Company

VICI Properties

Acquired Company

Four Properties

New YorkGaming

Description

VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties” or the “Company”) an experiential real estate investment trust, today announced it has completed the previously announced transaction to acquire the real estate assets of Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Century Casino St. Albert and Century Mile Racetrack and Casino, each in Edmonton, Alberta and Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary, Alberta, (collectively the “Century Canadian Portfolio”) from Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNTY) (“Century”) for an aggregate purchase price of C$221.7 million (US$162.4 million). The transaction was funded through a combination of proceeds from the partial settlement of forward equity sale agreements and from drawing down funds under the Company’s existing revolving credit facility in Canadian dollars.

Company Information

Company

VICI Properties

Location

New York, United States

About

VICI Properties Inc. is an experiential real estate investment trust that owns one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including the world-renowned Caesars Palace. VICI Properties’ national, geographically diverse portfolio consists of 28 gaming facilities comprising over 47 million square feet and features approximately 17,800 hotel rooms and more than 200 restaurants, bars, nightclubs and sportsbooks. Its properties are leased to industry leading gaming and hospitality operators, including Caesars Entertainment, Inc., Century Casinos, Inc., Hard Rock International Inc., JACK Entertainment LLC and Penn National Gaming, Inc. VICI Properties also has an investment in the Chelsea Piers, New York facility and owns four championship golf courses and 34 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties’ strategy is to create the nation’s highest quality and most productive experiential real estate portfolio. For additional information, please visit www.viciproperties.com.

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