UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2016 (May 5, 2016)

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 316-6000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

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On May 5, 2016, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). The results of the stockholder vote on the 2016 Plan are set forth below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

A description of the 2016 Plan was included as part of “Proposal 3: Approval of the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan” and “Summary of the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan” in the Company’s Proxy Statement that was filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 29, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2016 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 50,917,253 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Holders of 46,946,434 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The following proposals were voted on and approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

Management Proposals:

1. Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following nine director nominees:

2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2016 proxy statement (i.e., “say-on-pay”):

3. Approval of the 2016 Plan:

4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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