Sec Form 4 Filing - LESLIE BRUCE A @ Gold Merger Sub, LLC - 2016-04-28

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 LESLIE BRUCE A 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Gold Merger Sub, LLC [ PNK] 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) C/O PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 3980 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/28/2016 (Street) LAS VEGAS, NV89169 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Common Stock 04/28/2016 D( 1 )( 2 ) 94,236 ( 3 ) D 0 D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 8.43 04/28/2016 D( 1 )( 2 ) 10,000 ( 7 ) 05/10/2016 Common Stock 10,000 ( 8 ) 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 8.56 04/28/2016 D( 1 )( 2 ) 15,000 ( 7 ) 05/08/2017 Common Stock 10,000 ( 8 ) 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 4.35 04/28/2016 D( 1 )( 2 ) 15,000 ( 7 ) 05/20/2018 Common Stock 15,000 ( 8 ) 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 4.06 04/28/2016 D( 1 )( 2 ) 15,000 ( 7 ) 05/05/2019 Common Stock 15,000 ( 8 ) 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 3.98 04/28/2016 D( 1 )( 2 ) 9,000 ( 7 ) 05/11/2020 Common Stock 9,000 ( 8 ) 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 4.22 04/28/2016 D( 1 )( 2 ) 10,000 ( 7 ) 05/24/2018 Common Stock 10,000 ( 8 ) 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 2.86 04/28/2016 D( 1 )( 2 ) 10,000 ( 7 ) 05/22/2019 Common Stock 10,000 ( 8 ) 0 D Phantom Stock Units ( 6 ) 04/28/2016 D( 1 )( 2 ) 94,310 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock 94,310 ( 9 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other LESLIE BRUCE A C/O PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 3980 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY LAS VEGAS, NV89169 X Signatures /s/ Elliot D. Hoops, Attorney-In-Fact for Bruce A. Leslie 04/29/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Disposed pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 20, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation ("Parent"), and Gold Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with Merger Sub surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and/or the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2016, by and between the Issuer and OpCo (as defined below) (the "Employee Matters Agreement"). ( 2 )(Continued from Footnote 1) In connection with the Merger, the Issuer separted its operating assets (and certain real estate assets) and liabilities into a newly formed subsidiary PNK Entertainment, Inc. (which at closing changed its named to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.) ("OpCo") and, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the Company distributed to its stockholders, on a pro rata basis, all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of OpCo (such distribution referred to as the "Spin-Off"). ( 3 )Includes 35,236 restricted stock units ("RSUs") and 59,000 shares of Issuer common stock. Each RSU represents a contingent right to acquire one share of Issuer common stock based on the achievement of vesting conditions. ( 4 )Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement, whereby at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") each share of Issuer common stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive 0.85 shares of Parent common stock. The market value of a share of Parent common stock is $32.34 per share, based on the trading price of Parent common stock as of end of trading on April 27, 2016. ( 5 )At the time of the Spin-Off, each RSU granted after July 16, 2015 (4,314), was converted (and the number of RSU was adjusted pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement) into an adjusted OpCo RSU on the same terms and conditions that were applicable to such RSUs prior to the Spin-Off. Each RSU granted on or prior to July 16, 2015 (30,922) was cancelled and converted pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement and the Merger Agreement into one OpCo RSU and 0.85 shares of Parent common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share). The market value of a share of OpCo common stock is $11.51 per share, based on the trading price of OpCo common stock as of the end of trading on April 27, 2016. The market value of a share of Parent common stock is $32.34 per share, based on the trading price of Parent common stock as of end of trading on April 27, 2016. ( 6 )Each of the options was fully vested prior to the Effective Time. ( 7 )At the time of the Spin-Off, each option granted on or prior to July 16, 2015 (69,000) was cancelled and converted pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement and the Merger Agreement into one OpCo option and a number of shares of Parent co mmon stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to difference between $27.74 and the exercise price of the applicable option. The market value of a share of OpCo common stock is $11.51 per share, based on the trading price of OpCo common stock as of the end of trading on April 27, 2016. The market value of a share of Parent common stock is $32.24 per share, based on the trading price of Parent common stock as of end of trading on April 27, 2016. The exercise price of the Issuer options were equitably adjusted under the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement to account for the Spin-Off. ( 8 )Phantom stock units granted vest upon the reporting person ceasing to be a director for any reason. Each phantom stock unit represents a contingent right to acquire one share of Issuer common stock. ( 9 )At the time of the Spin-Off, each phantom stock unit granted after July 16, 2015 (1,672), was converted (and the number of phantom stock units was adjusted pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement) into an adjusted OpCo phantom stock unit on the same terms and conditions that were applicable to such phantom stock units prior to the Spin-Off. Each phantom stock unit granted on or prior to July 16, 2015 (92,638) was cancelled and converted pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement and the Merger Agreement into one OpCo phantom stock unit and 0.85 shares of Parent common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share). The market value of a share of OpCo common stock is $11.51 per share, based on the trading price of OpCo common stock as of the end of trading on April 27, 2016. The market value of a share of Parent common stock is $32.34 per share, based on the trading price of Parent common stock as of end of trading on April 27, 2016.

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