Business Wire | Dec 10, 2020 08:00AM EST

VICI Properties Receives Top Ranking in Corporate Governance Survey

Dec. 10, 2020

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2020--VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) ("VICI Properties" or the "Company"), an experiential real estate investment trust, today announced that its Board of Directors received the top ranking for a U.S. company in a study by Casino Journal / AETHOS Consulting Group with 44 out of a possible 46 points. As disclosed in the article, "In determining the effectiveness of the size and makeup of a company's board, we looked at six attributes: total number of board members, length of term, the chairman's background, the presence of a lead director, ratio of insiders and outsiders on the board, and the board's diversity policy."

"We continue to be proud of the recognition that our Board of Directors has received regarding our outstanding corporate governance, and are very honored to be recognized as the top-ranked U.S. company in the Casino Journal/AETHOS Consulting Group gaming governance study," said James Abrahamson, Chair of the Board of Directors of VICI Properties. "We believe our strong commitment to corporate governance significantly benefits shareholders as we strive to create long-term, sustainable shareholder value."

The results of the survey, as measured in scoring points per category, were as follows:

SIZE & COMMITTEE RELATED EVALUATIONS PARTY COMPENSATION POINTSCOMPANY MAKEUP STRUCTURE & COMMUNI TRANSACTIONS CATION

GVC Holdings 16 8 5 5 10 44

Flutter 16 8 5 5 10 44EntertainmentVICI Properties 15 10 5 4 10 44

MGM Resorts 14 10 5 5 9 43

Caesars 14 10 0 5 10 39EntertainmentGaming & 12 8 5 4 10 39LeisurePropertiesGreat Canadian 10 10 5 3 9 37GamingWynn Resorts 12 10 0 5 10 37

Carnival 12 9 0 5 10 36

Everi 8 10 5 4 9 36

Scientific 9 10 5 3 9 36GamesCorporationBoyd Gaming 12 10 0 3 10 35

Eldorado 12 10 0 4 9 35ResortsPenn National 9 10 0 5 10 34

Rank Group 7 8 5 5 9 34

Twin River 10 8 5 2 7 32WorldwideHoldingsLas Vegas Sands 8 10 0 4 9 31CorpTransAct 8 9 5 2 7 31

Daktronics 9 10 0 3 8 30

Full House 10 8 5 2 5 30ResortsGalaxy Gaming 12 4 5 2 6 29

Golden 9 10 0 2 8 29EntertainmentCanterbury Park 9 7 5 1 4 26

MGM Growth 11 3 0 4 8 26PropertiesGalaxy 8 8 0 2 7 25EntertainmentInspired 13 1 0 4 7 25EntertainmentChurchill Downs 5 7 0 4 8 24

American Gaming 7 8 0 2 6 23SystemsMelco Resorts & 5 10 0 2 4 21EntertainmentCentury Casinos 5 7 0 3 5 20

MGM China 6 3 0 4 6 19HoldingsAinsworth Game 4 6 0 3 4 17TechnologyMonarch Casino 5 5 0 2 4 16and ResortSource: CasinoJournal The full text of the report is available at: https://digital.bnpmedia.com/publication/?m=9749&i=683970&view=articleBrowser&article_id=3817628&oly_enc_id=9675F6219356J4D

About VICI Properties

VICI Properties 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 47 million square feet and features approximately 18,000 hotel rooms and more than 200 restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Its properties are leased to industry leading gaming and hospitality operators, including Caesars, Century Casinos, Hard Rock International, JACK Entertainment and Penn National Gaming. VICI Properties also 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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