10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 1-13079

 

 

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   73-0664379

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Gaylord Drive

Nashville, Tennessee 37214

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(615) 316-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

  

Outstanding as of July 31, 2015

Common Stock, par value $.01    51,283,098 shares

 

 

 


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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2015

INDEX

 

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Part I - Financial Information

  
  Item 1.   Financial Statements.   
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014      3   
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - For the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014      4   
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014      5   
    Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)      6   
  Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.      26   
  Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.      49   
  Item 4.   Controls and Procedures.      50   

Part II - Other Information

  
  Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.      50   
  Item 1A.   Risk Factors.      50   
  Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.      50   
  Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities.      50   
  Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures.      50   
  Item 5.   Other Information.      50   
  Item 6.   Exhibits.      50   

SIGNATURES

     51   

 

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Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     June 30,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 

ASSETS:

    

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

   $ 2,015,099      $ 2,036,261   

Cash and cash equivalents – unrestricted

     41,319        76,408   

Cash and cash equivalents – restricted

     25,270        17,410   

Notes receivable

     152,615        149,612   

Trade receivables, less allowance of $353 and $704, respectively

     68,512        45,188   

Deferred financing costs

     27,587        21,646   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     59,141        66,621   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,389,543      $ 2,413,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

    

Debt and capital lease obligations

   $ 1,493,239      $ 1,341,555   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     137,647        166,848   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

     14,626        14,284   

Deferred management rights proceeds

     184,635        183,423   

Dividends payable

     33,931        29,133   

Derivative liabilities

     —          134,477   

Other liabilities

     143,939        142,019   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $.01 par value, 400,000 shares authorized, 51,283 and 51,044 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

     513        510   

Additional paid-in capital

     883,590        882,193   

Treasury stock of 499 and 477 shares, at cost

     (9,323     (8,002

Accumulated deficit

     (467,019     (446,963

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (26,235     (26,331
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     381,526        401,407   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,389,543      $ 2,413,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Revenues:

        

Rooms

   $ 104,540      $ 99,376      $ 199,261      $ 190,458   

Food and beverage

     119,042        109,959        237,373        227,203   

Other hotel revenue

     22,253        23,595        45,655        47,472   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     28,201        24,983        44,895        39,231   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     274,036        257,913        527,184        504,364   

Operating expenses:

        

Rooms

     26,802        26,903        52,869        54,381   

Food and beverage

     64,789        61,058        129,864        124,240   

Other hotel expenses

     70,109        68,823        140,405        140,925   

Management fees

     3,791        3,952        7,303        7,863   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total hotel operating expenses

     165,491        160,736        330,441        327,409   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     16,659        15,411        29,821        27,682   

Corporate

     6,273        6,048        13,367        12,755   

Preopening costs

     199        —          791        —     

Impairment and other charges

     —          —          2,890        —     

Depreciation and amortization

     28,399        28,232        56,969        56,235   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     217,021        210,427        434,279        424,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     57,015        47,486        92,905        80,283   

Interest expense

     (17,814     (15,472     (31,627     (31,142

Interest income

     3,393        3,038        6,401        6,069   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          (2,148     —          (2,148

Other gains and (losses), net

     (339     (4,337     (20,571     (4,326
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     42,255        28,567        47,108        48,736   

Provision for income taxes

     (866     (576     (1,187     (92
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     41,389        27,991        45,921        48,644   

Loss on call spread and warrant modifications related to convertible notes

     —          (4,952     —          (4,952
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 41,389      $ 23,039      $ 45,921      $ 43,692   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic income per share available to common shareholders

   $ 0.81      $ 0.45      $ 0.90      $ 0.86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fully diluted income per share available to common shareholders

   $ 0.80      $ 0.38      $ 0.89      $ 0.73   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.65      $ 0.55      $ 1.30      $ 1.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes

   $ 41,426      $ 27,944      $ 46,017      $ 48,544   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     2015     2014  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

    

Net income

   $ 45,921      $ 48,644   

Amounts to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:

    

Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes

     244        (1,088

Depreciation and amortization

     56,969        56,235   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     2,854        2,837   

Amortization of discount on convertible notes

     —          6,028   

Impairment and other charges

     2,890        —     

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          2,148   

Loss on repurchase of warrants

     20,246        4,496   

Write-off of deferred financing costs

     1,928        —     

Stock-based compensation expense

     3,057        2,728   

Changes in:

    

Trade receivables

     (23,324     (4,135

Interest receivable

     (3,003     (2,609

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (32,750     (23,579

Other assets and liabilities

     578        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

     75,610        91,709   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (38,818     (35,773

Proceeds from sale of Peterson LOI

     10,000        —     

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents

     (7,860     6,268   

Other investing activities

     340        398   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in investing activities

     (36,338     (29,107
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    

Net repayments under credit facility

     (246,000     (209,500

Borrowings (repayments) under term loan B

     (2,000     400,000   

Issuance of senior notes

     400,000        —     

Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes

     —          (126,541

Repurchase of common stock warrants

     (154,681     (50,775

Deferred financing costs paid

     (10,723     (8,158

Payment of dividend

     (62,070     (53,389

Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans

     1,430        2,309   

Other financing activities

     (317     (284
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in financing activities

     (74,361     (46,338
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (35,089     16,264   

Cash and cash equivalents – unrestricted, beginning of period

     76,408        61,579   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents – unrestricted, end of period

   $ 41,319      $ 77,843   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (“Ryman”) and its subsidiaries (collectively with Ryman, the “Company”) and have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the interim periods have been included. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year because of seasonal and short-term variations.

The Company conducts its business through an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (“REIT”), in which all of its assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, RHP Hotel Properties, LP, a subsidiary operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) that the Company formed in connection with its REIT conversion discussed in Note 2. Ryman is the sole limited partner of the Operating Partnership and currently owns, either directly or indirectly, all of the partnership units of the Operating Partnership. RHP Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Finco”), was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership for the sole purpose of being an issuer of debt securities with the Operating Partnership. Neither Ryman nor Finco has any material assets, other than Ryman’s investment in the Operating Partnership and its 100%-owned subsidiaries. As 100%-owned subsidiaries of Ryman, neither the Operating Partnership nor Finco has any business, operations, financial results or other material information, other than the business, operations, financial results and other material information described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Ryman’s other reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The Company principally operates, through its subsidiaries and its property managers, as applicable, in the following business segments: Hospitality, Entertainment (previously referred to as Opry and Attractions), and Corporate and Other.

Acquisition

In December 2014, the Company purchased from an affiliate of The Peterson Companies (the developer of the National Harbor, Maryland development in which Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center (“Gaylord National”) is located) the AC Hotel, a 192-room hotel previously operated as the Aloft Hotel at National Harbor for a purchase price of $21.8 million (the “AC Hotel”). The transaction required that the property be transferred to the Company unencumbered by any existing hotel franchise or management agreements. The Company has rebranded the hotel and Marriott is now operating the property in conjunction with the Gaylord National pursuant to a separate management agreement. The hotel opened in April 2015. Simultaneously with the purchase of this hotel, the Company also acquired from an affiliate of The Peterson Companies a vacant one-half acre parcel of land located in close proximity to Gaylord National, suitable for development of a hotel or other permitted uses. In December 2014, the Company paid $21.2 million of the combined purchase price, including transaction costs, in cash and issued a $6.0 million note payable to an affiliate of The Peterson Companies, which is due in January 2016 and bears interest at an Applicable Federal Rate as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and is shown in Note 7.

 

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Reclassifications

In January 2015, the hospitality industry’s Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, Eleventh Revised Edition became effective. This revised edition contains updates to the classifications of certain hotel financial information, including the reclassification of technology-related revenue from other hotel revenue to food and beverage revenue and the reclassification of revenue management expense from rooms expense to other hotel expense. In order to be more aligned with its peers in the hospitality REIT industry, the Company adopted the updates in its 2015 presentation. As a result, $6.6 million and $13.8 million, respectively, of other hotel revenue has been reclassified as food and beverage revenue and $1.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of rooms expense has been reclassified as other hotel expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014.

Newly Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” the core principle of which is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Under this guidance, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under today’s guidance. These judgments may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. The ASU is currently effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of this ASU on its financial statements, and such effects have not yet been determined.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest – Imputation of Interest,” which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. Under the ASU, an entity presents such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. The Company expects to adopt this ASU in the fourth quarter of 2015 and, other than the movement of deferred financing costs from an asset to a liability, does not expect this adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

2. DEFERRED MANAGEMENT RIGHTS PROCEEDS:

The Company restructured its business operations to facilitate its qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes (the “REIT conversion”) during 2012 and has elected to be taxed as a REIT commencing with the year ended December 31, 2013.

On October 1, 2012, the Company consummated its agreement to sell the Gaylord Hotels brand and rights to manage the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center (“Gaylord Opryland”), the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center (“Gaylord Palms”), the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center (“Gaylord Texan”) and Gaylord National, which the Company refers to collectively as the “Gaylord Hotels properties,” to Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) for $210.0 million in cash. Effective October 1, 2012, Marriott assumed responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations of the Gaylord Hotels properties pursuant to a management agreement for each Gaylord Hotel property.

On October 1, 2012, the Company received $210.0 million in cash from Marriott in exchange for rights to manage the Gaylord Hotels properties (the “Management Rights”) and certain intellectual property (the “IP Rights”). The Company allocated $190.0 million of the purchase price to the Management Rights and $20.0 million to the IP Rights. The allocation was based on the Company’s estimates of the fair values for the respective components. The Company estimated the fair value of each component by constructing distinct discounted cash flow models.

 

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For financial accounting purposes, the amount related to the Management Rights was deferred and is amortized on a straight line basis over the 65-year term of the hotel management agreements, including extensions, as a reduction in management fee expense. The amount related to the IP Rights was recognized into income as other gains and losses during the fourth quarter of 2012.

In addition, pursuant to additional management agreements, Marriott manages the day-to-day operations of the Inn at Opryland, the AC Hotel, General Jackson Showboat, Gaylord Springs Golf Links and the Wildhorse Saloon. To comply with certain REIT qualification requirements, the Company will be required to engage third-party managers to operate and manage its future hotel properties, if any. Additionally, non-REIT operations, which consist of the activities of taxable REIT subsidiaries that act as lessees of the Company’s hotels, as well as the businesses within the Company’s Entertainment segment (previously referred to as the Opry and Attractions segment), continue to be subject, as applicable, to federal corporate and state income taxes following the REIT conversion.

3. INCOME PER SHARE:

The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is calculated as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

     51,269         50,814         51,196         50,719   

Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation

     332         464         366         519   

Effect of convertible notes

     —           6,033         —           5,798   

Effect of common stock warrants

     —           3,224         —           3,042   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

     51,601         60,535         51,562         60,078   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As discussed more fully in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, in 2009 the Company issued 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Company settled the outstanding face value of the Convertible Notes in cash at maturity on October 1, 2014. The conversion spread associated with the conversion of the Convertible Notes was settled in shares of the Company’s common stock. Pursuant to a purchased call option, or note hedge, the Company also received and cancelled an equal number of shares of its common stock at maturity.

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company sold common stock purchase warrants to counterparties affiliated with the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes whereby the warrant holders could purchase shares of the Company’s stock. At separate times during 2014, the Company modified the agreements with each of the counterparties to cash settle the warrants as described in Note 7. As a result of these modifications, the warrants were settled in cash during 2014 and the first quarter of 2015 and did not affect the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015.

In May and June 2014, the Company modified the agreements with note hedge counterparties to cash settle a portion of the warrants as described in Note 7. In April 2014, the Company entered into agreements with the note hedge counterparties to proportionately reduce the number of purchased call options and the warrants discussed above in conjunction with a repurchase of a portion of the Convertible Notes. Each of these agreements were considered modifications to the purchased call options and warrants (as applicable), and based on the terms of the agreements, the Company recognized a charge of $5.0 million in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014. This charge was recorded as an increase to accumulated deficit and derivative liability, as the liability was settled in cash. These charges also represent a deduction from net income in calculating net income available to common shareholders and earnings per share available to common shareholders in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

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4. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:

The Company’s balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss is composed of amounts related to the Company’s minimum pension liability. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded no other comprehensive income and reclassified $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive loss into operating expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations included herein. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded no other comprehensive income and reclassified $(0.1) million and $(0.2) million, respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss into operating expenses.

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Land and land improvements

   $ 254,393       $ 254,013   

Buildings

     2,359,139         2,340,555   

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

     589,359         576,453   

Construction-in-progress

     23,661         26,046   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,226,552         3,197,067   

Accumulated depreciation

     (1,211,453      (1,160,806
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

   $ 2,015,099       $ 2,036,261   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

6. NOTES RECEIVABLE:

As further discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, in connection with the development of Gaylord National, the Company is currently holding two issuances of bonds and receives the debt service thereon, which is payable from property tax increments, hotel taxes and special hotel rental taxes generated from Gaylord National through the maturity date. The Company is recording the amortization of discount on these notes receivable as interest income over the life of the notes.

During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded interest income of $3.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively, on these bonds. During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded interest income of $6.4 million and $6.1 million, respectively, on these bonds. The Company received payments of $3.4 million and $3.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, relating to these notes receivable.

 

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7. DEBT:

The Company’s debt and capital lease obligations at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Credit Facility, terms as set forth below

   $ 340,500       $ 586,500   

$400 Million Term Loan B, interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%, maturing January 15, 2021

     396,000         398,000   

$350 Million Senior Notes, interest at 5.0%, maturing April 15, 2021

     350,000         350,000   

$400 Million Senior Notes, interest at 5.0%, maturing April 15, 2023

     400,000         —     

AC Hotel Note Payable, terms as set forth in Note 1

     6,000         6,000   

Capital lease obligations

     739         1,055   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     1,493,239         1,341,555   

Less amounts due within one year

     (6,070      (377
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 1,487,169       $ 1,341,178   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants related to its outstanding debt.

Credit Facility

On June 5, 2015, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) among the Company, as a guarantor, the Operating Partnership, as borrower, certain other subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, to the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Facility”). Prior to the Amendment, the Company’s Credit Facility consisted of a $700.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “revolving credit facility”), a $300.0 million senior secured term loan facility (the “term loan A”), and a $400 million senior secured term loan facility (the “term loan B”). Following the Amendment, the Company’s Credit Facility consists of the revolving credit facility and the term loan B, which matures on January 15, 2021. The Company paid off the previously outstanding term loan A during the second quarter of 2015 with a substantial portion of the proceeds from the Operating Partnership’s and Finco’s private placement of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2023 (the “$400 Million 5% Senior Notes”), and the term loan A was eliminated.

Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company extended the maturity date of the revolving credit facility under the Credit Facility to June 5, 2019 and provided for two additional six-month extension options, at the election of the Company. In addition, the Amendment lowered the adjustable margin (the “Applicable Margin”) for determining the interest rate on revolving loans based on the Company’s consolidated funded indebtedness to total asset value ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility). Interest on the Company’s borrowings under the revolving credit facility is payable quarterly, in arrears, for base rate-based loans and at the end of each interest rate period for LIBOR-based loans. The effective interest rate at June 30, 2015 was LIBOR plus 1.60%. Principal is payable in full at maturity. Further, the unused commitment fee was reduced to 0.2% to 0.3% per year of the average unused portion of the revolving credit facility. The Company’s term loan B remains outstanding.

The Credit Facility continues to be guaranteed by the Company, each of its four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, and certain other subsidiaries of the Company. The loans continue to be secured by (i) a first mortgage lien on the real property of each of the Company’s Gaylord Hotels properties, (ii) pledges of equity interests in the Company’s subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, (iii) the personal property of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facility and (iv) all proceeds and products from the Company’s Gaylord Hotels properties.

 

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In addition, the revolving credit facility and term loan B continue to be subject to certain covenants contained in the Credit Facility, which among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, investments, dividends, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, liens and encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements.

If an event of default occurs and is continuing under the Credit Facility, the commitments under the Credit Facility may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding under the Credit Facility, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, may be declared immediately due and payable.

As a result of the Amendment, the Company wrote off $1.9 million of deferred financing costs during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, which are included in interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

$400 Million 5% Senior Notes

On April 14, 2015, the Operating Partnership and Finco completed the private placement of the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company’s issuing subsidiaries and are guaranteed by the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facility. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes and guarantees were issued pursuant to an indenture by and among the issuing subsidiaries and the guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes have a maturity date of April 15, 2023 and bear interest at 5% per annum, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2015. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the issuing subsidiaries and rank equal in right of payment with such subsidiaries’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, including $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of issuing subsidiaries’ senior unsecured notes due 2021 (the “$350 Million 5% Senior Notes”), and senior in right of payment to future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to the issuing subsidiaries’ secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The guarantees rank equally in right of payment with the applicable guarantor’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of such guarantor. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of any guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes.

The issuing subsidiaries may redeem the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes before April 15, 2018, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date plus a make-whole redemption premium. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 15, 2018 at a redemption price expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof, which percentage is 103.75%, 102.50%, 101.25% and 100.00% beginning on April 15 of 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

The net proceeds from the issuance of the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes totaled approximately $392 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses. The Company used substantially all of these proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under its Credit Facility, including the elimination of its $300 million term loan A, and to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility portion of the Credit Facility.

 

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Warrants Related to 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes

Separately and concurrently with the 2009 issuance of its previous Convertible Notes, the Company also entered into warrant transactions whereby it sold common stock purchase warrants to counterparties affiliated with the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes. The warrants entitled the counterparties to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. Pursuant to December 2014 agreements with the remaining note hedge counterparties, the Company cash settled the remaining 4.7 million warrants in the first quarter of 2015. As the modification required the warrants to be cash settled, the fair value of the warrants was reclassified from stockholders’ equity to a derivative liability on the modification date. In the first quarter of 2015, the Company settled this repurchase for total consideration of $154.7 million and recorded a $20.2 million loss on the change in the fair value of the derivative liability from December 31, 2014 through the settlement date, which is included in other gains and losses, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

8. STOCK PLANS:

In addition to grants of stock options to its directors and employees, the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan permits the award of restricted stock and restricted stock units. The fair value of restricted stock and restricted stock units with time-based vesting or performance conditions is determined based on the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. The Company generally records compensation expense equal to the fair value of each restricted stock award granted over the vesting period.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company granted 0.2 million restricted stock units with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $59.09 per award. There were 0.5 million and 0.6 million restricted stock units outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

The compensation expense that has been charged against pre-tax income for all of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans was $1.5 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $3.1 million and $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

9. RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION PLANS:

Net periodic pension (income) expense reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

Interest cost

   $ 986       $ 1,045       $ 1,972       $ 2,089   

Expected return on plan assets

     (1,188      (1,410      (2,376      (2,819

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     309         147         617         295   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net periodic pension (income) expense

   $ 107       $ (218    $ 213       $ (435
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Net postretirement benefit income reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

Interest cost

   $ 53       $ 54       $ 106       $ 109   

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     118         104         236         209   

Amortization of prior service credit

     (329      (328      (657      (657
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net postretirement benefit income

   $ (158    $ (170    $ (315    $ (339
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

10. INCOME TAXES:

The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT effective January 1, 2013, pursuant to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As a REIT, generally the Company will not be subject to federal corporate income taxes on ordinary taxable income and capital gains income from real estate investments that it distributes to its stockholders. The Company will, however, be subject to corporate income taxes on built-in gains (the excess of fair market value over tax basis at January 1, 2013) that result from gains on certain assets. In addition, the Company will continue to be required to pay federal and state corporate income taxes on earnings of its taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”).

The income tax provision related to the current period operations of the Company was $0.9 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $1.2 million and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These results differ from the statutory rate primarily due to the non-taxable income of the REIT, partially offset by the change in valuation allowance required at the TRSs.

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

The Company is self-insured up to a stop loss for certain losses related to workers’ compensation claims and general liability claims through September 30, 2012, and for certain losses related to employee medical benefits through December 31, 2012. The Company’s insurance program subsequently transitioned to a low or no deductible program. The Company has purchased stop-loss coverage in order to limit its exposure to any significant levels of claims relating to workers’ compensation, employee medical benefits and general liability for which it is self-insured.

The Company has entered into employment agreements with certain officers, which provide for severance payments upon certain events, including certain terminations in connection with a change of control.

The Company, in the ordinary course of business, is involved in certain legal actions and claims on a variety of matters. It is the opinion of management that such legal actions will not have a material effect on the results of operations, financial condition or liquidity of the Company.

 

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12. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

On February 26, 2015, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s first quarter 2015 cash dividend in the amount of $0.65 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $33.3 million in cash, which was paid on April 16, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2015.

On June 9, 2015, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s second quarter 2015 cash dividend in the amount of $0.65 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $33.3 million in cash, which was paid on July 15, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 30, 2015.

13. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company held certain assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These included investments held in conjunction with the Company’s non-qualified contributory deferred compensation plan. These investments consist of mutual funds traded in an active market. The Company determined the fair value of these mutual funds based on the net asset value per unit of the funds or the portfolio, which is based upon quoted market prices in an active market. Therefore, the Company has categorized these investments as Level 1.

As discussed in Note 7, in the first quarter of 2015, the Company cash settled 4.7 million common stock warrants associated with its Convertible Notes, which were classified as a derivative liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014. The Company determined the fair value of these warrants based on the Company’s closing stock price at December 31, 2014 and a pricing grid provided by the counterparties to the warrants that was based on observable inputs. Therefore, the Company has categorized this liability as Level 2.

The Company has consistently applied the above valuation techniques in all periods presented and believes it has obtained the most accurate information available for each type of instrument.

 

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The Company had no liabilities required to be measured at fair value at June 30, 2015. The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, were as follows (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2015      Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Deferred compensation plan investments

   $ 19,898       $ 19,898       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value

   $ 19,898       $ 19,898       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31,
2014
     Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Deferred compensation plan investments

   $ 19,712       $ 19,712       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value

   $ 19,712       $ 19,712       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Warrant liability

   $ 134,477       $ —         $ 134,477       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

   $ 134,477       $ —         $ 134,477       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The remainder of the assets and liabilities held by the Company at June 30, 2015 are not required to be measured at fair value. The carrying value of certain of these assets and liabilities do not approximate fair value, as described below.

As further discussed in Note 6 and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, in connection with the development of Gaylord National, the Company received two bonds (“Series A Bond” and “Series B Bond”) from Prince George’s County, Maryland which had aggregate carrying values of $87.0 million and $65.6 million, respectively, at June 30, 2015. The maturity dates of the Series A Bond and the Series B Bond are July 1, 2034 and September 1, 2037, respectively. Based upon current market interest rates of notes receivable with comparable market ratings and current expectations about the timing of debt service payments under the notes, which the Company considers as Level 3, the fair value of the Series A Bond, which has the senior claim to the cash flows supporting these bonds, approximated carrying value at June 30, 2015 and the fair value of the Series B Bond was approximately $54 million at June 30, 2015. While the fair value of the Series B Bond decreased to less than its carrying value during 2011 due to a change in the timing of the debt service payments, the Company has the intent and ability to hold this bond to maturity and expects to receive all debt service payments due under the note. Therefore, the Company does not consider the Series B Bond to be other than temporarily impaired at June 30, 2015.

The fair value of the outstanding $350 Million 5% Senior Notes, based upon quoted market prices, which the Company considers as Level 1, was $351.8 million at June 30, 2015.

The fair value of the outstanding $400 Million 5% Senior Notes, based upon quoted market prices, which the Company considers as Level 1, was $394.0 million at June 30, 2015.

The carrying amount of short-term financial instruments held by the Company (cash, short-term investments, trade receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities) approximates fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. The concentration of credit risk on trade receivables is minimized by the large and diverse nature of the Company’s customer base.

 

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14. FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS:

The Company’s operations are organized into three principal business segments:

 

    Hospitality, which includes Gaylord Opryland, Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan, Gaylord National, the Inn at Opryland and the AC Hotel;

 

    Entertainment, previously referred to as Opry and Attractions, which includes the Grand Ole Opry, WSM-AM, and the Company’s Nashville-based attractions; and

 

    Corporate and Other, which includes the Company’s corporate expenses.

The following information is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes (amounts in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Revenues:

        

Hospitality

   $ 245,835      $ 232,930      $ 482,289      $ 465,133   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     28,201        24,983        44,895        39,231   

Corporate and Other

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 274,036      $ 257,913      $ 527,184      $ 504,364   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

        

Hospitality

   $ 26,349      $ 26,003      $ 52,792      $ 51,517   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     1,353        1,231        2,765        2,656   

Corporate and Other

     697        998        1,412        2,062   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 28,399      $ 28,232      $ 56,969      $ 56,235   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss):

        

Hospitality

   $ 53,995      $ 46,191      $ 99,056      $ 86,207   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     10,189        8,341        12,309        8,893   

Corporate and Other

     (6,970     (7,046     (14,779     (14,817

Preopening costs

     (199     —          (791     —     

Impairment and other charges

     —          —          (2,890     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income

     57,015        47,486        92,905        80,283   

Interest expense

     (17,814     (15,472     (31,627     (31,142

Interest income

     3,393        3,038        6,401        6,069   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          (2,148     —          (2,148

Other gains and (losses), net

     (339     (4,337     (20,571     (4,326
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

   $ 42,255      $ 28,567      $ 47,108      $ 48,736   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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15. INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES:

The $350 Million 5% Senior Notes and the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes were each issued by the Operating Partnership and Finco and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company, each of the Company’s four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, and certain other of the Company’s subsidiaries, each of which guarantees the Operating Partnership’s Credit Facility (such subsidiary guarantors, together with the Company, the “Guarantors”). The subsidiary Guarantors are 100% owned, and the guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. Not all of the Company’s subsidiaries have guaranteed the Company’s $350 Million 5% Senior Notes and the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes.

The following condensed consolidating financial information includes certain allocations of revenues and expenses based on management’s best estimates, which are not necessarily indicative of financial position, results of operations and cash flows that these entities would have achieved on a stand-alone basis.

 

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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

June 30, 2015

 

(in thousands)    Parent
Guarantor
    Issuer     Guarantors      Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS:

             

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

   $ 6,564      $ —        $ 1,662,903       $ 345,632      $ —        $ 2,015,099   

Cash and cash equivalents – unrestricted

     97        1,290        47         39,885        —          41,319   

Cash and cash equivalents – restricted

     —          —          —           25,270        —          25,270   

Notes receivable

     —          —          —           152,615        —          152,615   

Trade receivables, less allowance

     —          —          —           68,512        —          68,512   

Deferred financing costs

     —          27,587        —           —          —          27,587   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     7,005        —          110,238         54,368        (112,470     59,141   

Intercompany receivables, net

     —          —          1,168,963         —          (1,168,963     —     

Investments

     986,492        2,795,065        531,962         697,391        (5,010,910     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,000,158      $ 2,823,942      $ 3,474,113       $ 1,383,673      $ (6,292,343   $ 2,389,543   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

  

          

Debt and capital lease obligations

   $ —        $ 1,492,500      $ —         $ 739      $ —        $ 1,493,239   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     219        8,716        226         241,237        (112,751     137,647   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

     7,056        (21     594         6,997        —          14,626   

Deferred management rights proceeds

     —          —          —           184,635        —          184,635   

Dividends payable

     33,931        —          —           —          —          33,931   

Other liabilities

     —          —          82,064         61,592        283        143,939   

Intercompany payables, net

     577,426        368,968        —           222,571        (1,168,965     —     

Commitments and contingencies

             

Stockholders’ equity:

             

Preferred stock

     —          —          —           —          —          —     

Common stock

     513        1        1         2,387        (2,389     513   

Additional paid-in-capital

     883,590        1,066,007        2,812,431         1,213,325        (5,091,763     883,590   

Treasury stock

     (9,323     —          —           —          —          (9,323

Accumulated deficit

     (467,019     (112,229     578,797         (523,575     57,007        (467,019

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (26,235     —          —           (26,235     26,235        (26,235
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     381,526        953,779        3,391,229         665,902        (5,010,910     381,526   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,000,158      $ 2,823,942      $ 3,474,113       $ 1,383,673      $ (6,292,343   $ 2,389,543   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

December 31, 2014

 

(in thousands)    Parent
Guarantor
    Issuer     Guarantors      Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS:

             

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

   $ 6,574      $ —        $ 1,691,996       $ 337,691      $ —        $ 2,036,261   

Cash and cash equivalents – unrestricted

     392        1,001        36         74,979        —          76,408   

Cash and cash equivalents – restricted

     —          —          —           17,410        —          17,410   

Notes receivable

     —          —          —           149,612        —          149,612   

Trade receivables, less allowance

     —          —          —           45,188        —          45,188   

Deferred financing costs

     —          21,646        —           —          —          21,646   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     16,908        33        75,335         50,713        (76,368     66,621   

Intercompany receivables, net

     —          219,772        1,073,805         —          (1,293,577     —     

Investments

     1,587,425        2,767,163        526,645         695,896        (5,577,129     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,611,299      $ 3,009,615      $ 3,367,817       $ 1,371,489      $ (6,947,074   $ 2,413,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

  

          

Debt and capital lease obligations

   $ —        $ 1,340,500      $ —         $ 1,055      $ —        $ 1,341,555   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     36        7,248        216         235,999        (76,651     166,848   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

     7,258        —          616         6,410        —          14,284   

Deferred management rights proceeds

     —          —          —           183,423        —          183,423   

Dividends payable

     29,133        —          —           —          —          29,133   

Derivative liabilities

     134,477        —          —           —          —          134,477   

Other liabilities

     —          —          79,382         62,354        283        142,019   

Intercompany payables, net

     1,038,988        —          —           254,589        (1,293,577     —     

Commitments and contingencies

             

Stockholders’ equity:

             

Preferred stock

     —          —          —           —          —          —     

Common stock

     510        1        1         2,387        (2,389     510   

Additional paid-in-capital

     882,193        1,741,705        2,803,719         1,183,941        (5,729,365     882,193   

Treasury stock

     (8,002     —          —           —          —          (8,002

Accumulated deficit

     (446,963     (79,839     483,883         (532,338     128,294        (446,963

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (26,331     —          —           (26,331     26,331        (26,331
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     401,407        1,661,867        3,287,603         627,659        (5,577,129     401,407   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,611,299      $ 3,009,615      $ 3,367,817       $ 1,371,489      $ (6,947,074   $ 2,413,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

(in thousands)    Parent
Guarantor
    Issuer     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues:

            

Rooms

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 104,540      $ —        $ 104,540   

Food and beverage

     —          —          —          119,042        —          119,042   

Other hotel revenue

     —          —          74,776        26,685        (79,208     22,253   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     58        —          —          28,190        (47     28,201   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     58        —          74,776        278,457        (79,255     274,036   

Operating expenses:

            

Rooms

     —          —          —          26,802        —          26,802   

Food and beverage

     —          —          —          64,789        —          64,789   

Other hotel expenses

     —          —          10,900        133,878        (74,669     70,109   

Management fees

     —          —          —          3,791        —          3,791   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total hotel operating expenses

     —          —          10,900        229,260        (74,669     165,491   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     —          —          —          16,705        (46     16,659   

Corporate

     121        333        2        5,817        —          6,273   

Corporate overhead allocation

     2,534        —          2,006        —          (4,540     —     

Preopening costs

     —          —          —          199        —          199   

Depreciation and amortization

     31        —          14,729        13,639        —          28,399   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,686        333        27,637        265,620        (79,255     217,021   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (2,628     (333     47,139        12,837        —          57,015   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

     —          (17,912     2        96        —          (17,814

Interest income

     —          —          —          3,393        —          3,393   

Other gains and (losses), net

     (60     —          —          (279     —          (339
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (2,688     (18,245     47,141        16,047        —          42,255   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     —          22        (123     (765     —          (866

Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net

     44,077        —          —          —          (44,077     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 41,389      $ (18,223   $ 47,018      $ 15,282      $ (44,077   $ 41,389   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 41,426      $ (18,223   $ 47,018      $ 15,319      $ (44,114   $ 41,426   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

(in thousands)    Parent
Guarantor
    Issuer     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues:

            

Rooms

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 99,376      $ —        $ 99,376   

Food and beverage

     —          —          —          109,959        —          109,959   

Other hotel revenue

     —          —          74,926        28,121        (79,452     23,595   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     84        —          —          24,929        (30     24,983   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     84        —          74,926        262,385        (79,482     257,913   

Operating expenses:

            

Rooms

     —          —          —          26,903        —          26,903   

Food and beverage

     —          —          —          61,058        —          61,058   

Other hotel expenses

     —          —          11,167        132,485        (74,829     68,823   

Management fees

     —          —          —          3,952        —          3,952   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total hotel operating expenses

     —          —          11,167        224,398        (74,829     160,736   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     —          —          —          15,442        (31     15,411   

Corporate

     19        316        —          5,713        —          6,048   

Corporate overhead allocation

     2,579        —          2,043        —          (4,622     —     

Depreciation and amortization

     21        —          14,915        13,296        —          28,232   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,619        316        28,125        258,849        (79,482     210,427   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (2,535     (316     46,801        3,536        —          47,486   

Interest expense

     (5,437     (10,034     —          (1     —          (15,472

Interest income

     —          —          —          3,038        —          3,038   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (2,148     —          —          —          —          (2,148

Other gains and (losses), net

     (4,496     —          —          159        —          (4,337
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (14,616     (10,350     46,801        6,732        —          28,567   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     41        —          (515     (102     —          (576

Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net

     42,566        —          —          —          (42,566     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 27,991      $ (10,350   $ 46,286      $ 6,630      $ (42,566   $ 27,991   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 27,944      $ (10,350   $ 46,286      $ 6,583      $ (42,519   $ 27,944   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

(in thousands)    Parent
Guarantor
    Issuer     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues:

            

Rooms

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 199,261      $ —        $ 199,261   

Food and beverage

     —          —          —          237,373        —          237,373   

Other hotel revenue

     —          —          150,336        54,353        (159,034     45,655   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     115        —          —          44,897        (117     44,895   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     115        —          150,336        535,884        (159,151     527,184   

Operating expenses:

            

Rooms

     —          —          —          52,869        —          52,869   

Food and beverage

     —          —          —          129,864        —          129,864   

Other hotel expenses

     —          —          21,868        268,657        (150,120     140,405   

Management fees

     —          —          —          7,303        —          7,303   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total hotel operating expenses

     —          —          21,868        458,693        (150,120     330,441   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     —          —          —          29,938        (117     29,821   

Corporate

     173        649        2        12,543        —          13,367   

Corporate overhead allocation

     4,999        —          3,915        —          (8,914     —     

Preopening costs

     —          —          —          791        —          791   

Impairment and other charges

     —          —          —          2,890        —          2,890   

Depreciation and amortization

     63        —          29,515        27,391        —          56,969   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     5,235        649        55,300        532,246        (159,151     434,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (5,120     (649     95,036        3,638        —          92,905   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

     —          (31,763     2        134        —          (31,627

Interest income

     —          —          —          6,401        —          6,401   

Other gains and (losses), net

     (20,246     —          —          (325     —          (20,571
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (25,366     (32,412     95,038        9,848        —          47,108   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     —          22        (124     (1,085     —          (1,187

Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net

     71,287        —          —          —          (71,287     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 45,921      $ (32,390   $ 94,914      $ 8,763      $ (71,287   $ 45,921   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 46,017      $ (32,390   $ 94,914      $ 8,859      $ (71,383   $ 46,017   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

(in thousands)    Parent
Guarantor
    Issuer     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues:

            

Rooms

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 190,458      $ —        $ 190,458   

Food and beverage

     —          —          —          227,203        —          227,203   

Other hotel revenue

     —          —          142,786        56,693        (152,007     47,472   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     84        —          —          39,178        (31     39,231   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     84        —          142,786        513,532        (152,038     504,364   

Operating expenses:

            

Rooms

     —          —          —          54,381        —          54,381   

Food and beverage

     —          —          —          124,240        —          124,240   

Other hotel expenses

     —          —          22,868        260,702        (142,645     140,925   

Management fees

     —          —          —          7,863        —          7,863   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total hotel operating expenses

     —          —          22,868        447,186        (142,645     327,409   

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     —          —          —          27,713        (31     27,682   

Corporate

     19        620        1        12,115        —          12,755   

Corporate overhead allocation

     5,399        —          3,963        —          (9,362     —     

Depreciation and amortization

     21        —          29,817        26,397        —          56,235   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     5,439        620        56,649        513,411        (152,038     424,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (5,355     (620     86,137        121        —          80,283   

Interest expense

     (11,896     (19,237     —          (9     —          (31,142

Interest income

     —          —          —          6,069        —          6,069   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (2,148     —          —          —          —          (2,148

Other gains and (losses), net

     (4,496     —          —          170        —          (4,326
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (23,895     (19,857     86,137        6,351        —          48,736   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     —          —          (911     819        —          (92

Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net

     72,539        —          —          —          (72,539     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 48,644      $ (19,857   $ 85,226      $ 7,170      $ (72,539   $ 48,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 48,544      $ (19,857   $ 85,226      $ 7,070      $ (72,439   $ 48,544   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

(in thousands)    Parent
Guarantor
    Issuer     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations      Consolidated  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 205,079      $ (140,988   $ 398      $ 11,121      $ —         $ 75,610   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

     (53     —          (387     (38,378     —           (38,818

Proceeds from sale of Peterson LOI

     10,000        —          —          —          —           10,000   

Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents

     —          —          —          (7,860     —           (7,860

Other investing activities

     —          —          —          340        —           340   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     9,947        —          (387     (45,898     —           (36,338
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net borrowings under credit facility

     —          (246,000     —          —          —           (246,000

Repayments under term loan B

     —          (2,000     —          —          —           (2,000

Issuance of senior notes

     —          400,000        —          —          —           400,000   

Repurchase of common stock warrants

     (154,681     —          —          —          —           (154,681

Deferred financing costs paid

     —          (10,723     —          —          —           (10,723

Payment of dividend

     (62,070     —          —          —          —           (62,070

Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans

     1,430        —          —          —          —           1,430   

Other financing activities, net

     —          —          —          (317     —           (317
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (215,321     141,277        —          (317     —           (74,361
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (295     289        11        (35,094     —           (35,089

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     392        1,001        36        74,979        —           76,408   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 97      $ 1,290      $ 47      $ 39,885      $ —         $ 41,319   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

(in thousands)    Parent
Guarantor
    Issuer     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations      Consolidated  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 235,131      $ (174,452   $ 35      $ 30,995      $ —         $ 91,709   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

     (6,649     —          (7     (29,117     —           (35,773

Decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents

     —          —          —          6,268        —           6,268   

Other investing activities

     —          —          —          398        —           398   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (6,649     —          (7     (22,451     —           (29,107
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net repayments under credit facility

     —          (209,500     —          —          —           (209,500

Borrowings under term loan B

     —          400,000        —          —          —           400,000   

Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes

     (126,541     —          —          —          —           (126,541

Repurchase of common stock warrants

     (50,775     —          —          —          —           (50,775

Deferred financing costs paid

     —          (8,158     —          —          —           (8,158

Payment of dividend

     (53,389     —          —          —          —           (53,389

Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans

     2,309        —          —          —          —           2,309   

Other financing activities, net

     12        —          —          (296     —           (284
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (228,384     182,342        —          (296     —           (46,338
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     98        7,890        28        8,248        —           16,264   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     —          714        —          60,865        —           61,579   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 98      $ 8,604      $ 28      $ 69,113      $ —         $ 77,843   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (“Ryman”) is a Delaware corporation that conducts its operations so as to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. The Company conducts its business through an umbrella partnership REIT, in which its assets are held by, and operations are conducted through, RHP Hotel Properties, LP, a subsidiary operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). RHP Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Finco”) was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership for the sole purpose of being an issuer of debt securities with the Operating Partnership. Neither Ryman nor Finco has any material assets, other than Ryman’s investment in the Operating Partnership and its 100%-owned subsidiaries. As 100%-owned subsidiaries of Ryman, neither the Operating Partnership nor Finco has any business, operations, financial results or other material information, other than the business, operations, financial results and other material information described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Ryman’s other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In this report, we use the terms, the “Company,” “we” or “our” to refer to Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2014, appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2015.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements concern our goals, beliefs, expectations, strategies, objectives, plans, future operating results and underlying assumptions, and other statements that are not necessarily based on historical facts. Without limitation, you can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, and these statements may contain words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “might,” “projects,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “continue,” “estimate,” or “pursue,” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terms. In particular, they include statements relating to, among other things, future actions, strategies, future performance, the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and future financial results. These also include statements regarding (i) the effect of our election to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; (ii) the holding of our non-qualifying REIT assets in one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries; (iii) our announced dividend policy, including the frequency and amount of any dividend we may pay; (iv) potential growth opportunities, including future expansion of the geographic diversity of our existing asset portfolio through acquisitions; (v) Marriott’s ability to effectively manage our hotels and other properties; (vi) our anticipated capital expenditures; (vii) the potential operating and financial restrictions imposed on our activities under existing and future financing agreements and other contractual arrangements with third parties, including management agreements with Marriott; and (viii) any other business or operational matters. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events.

We caution the reader that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified, and, consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among other things, the risks and uncertainties associated with economic conditions affecting the hospitality business generally, the geographic concentration of our hotel properties, business levels at our hotels, the effect of our election to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes commencing with the year ended December 31, 2013, our ability to remain qualified as a REIT, our ability to execute our strategic goals as a REIT, our ability to generate cash flows to support dividends, future board determinations regarding the timing and amount of dividends and changes to the dividend policy, our ability to

 

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borrow funds pursuant to our credit agreements and to refinance indebtedness, and those factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 or described from time to time in our other reports filed with the SEC.

Any forward-looking statement made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date on which the statement is made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We have no duty to, and do not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements we make in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as may be required by law.

Overview

On January 1, 2013, we began operating as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, specializing in group-oriented, destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. Our owned assets include a network of four upscale, meetings-focused resorts totaling 7,795 rooms that are managed by our lodging operator Marriott under the Gaylord Hotels brand. These four resorts, which we refer to as our Gaylord Hotels properties, consist of the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee (“Gaylord Opryland”), the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center near Orlando, Florida (“Gaylord Palms”), the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center near Dallas, Texas (“Gaylord Texan”) and the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center near Washington D.C. (“Gaylord National”). Our other owned assets managed by Marriott include Gaylord Springs Golf Links (“Gaylord Springs”), the Wildhorse Saloon, the General Jackson Showboat (“General Jackson”), the Inn at Opryland, a 303-room overflow hotel adjacent to Gaylord Opryland, and the AC Hotel at National Harbor, Washington D.C. (“AC Hotel”), a 192-room overflow hotel adjacent to Gaylord National, which opened in April 2015. We also own and operate a number of media and entertainment assets including the Grand Ole Opry, the legendary weekly showcase of country music’s finest performers for 90 years; the Ryman Auditorium, the storied live music venue and former home of the Grand Ole Opry located in downtown Nashville; and WSM-AM, the Opry’s radio home.

Each of our award-winning Gaylord Hotels properties incorporates not only high quality lodging, but also at least 400,000 square feet of meeting, convention and exhibition space, superb food and beverage options and retail and spa facilities within a single self-contained property. As a result, our Gaylord Hotels properties provide a convenient and entertaining environment for convention guests. Our Gaylord Hotels properties focus on the large group meetings market in the United States.

In 2012, we completed restructuring transactions to facilitate our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Our goal is to become the nation’s premier hospitality REIT for group-oriented meetings hotel assets located in urban and resort markets.

As discussed below, on October 1, 2012, Marriott assumed responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations of our Gaylord Hotels properties. As a result, we now rely upon Marriott to generate occupancy and revenue levels at our hotel properties. However, there can be no assurance that Marriott will be able to increase occupancy and revenue levels at our hotel properties.

See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Item 2 and Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for important information regarding forward-looking statements made in this report and risks and uncertainties we face.

 

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Dividend Policy

Pursuant to our current dividend policy, we plan to pay a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders in an amount equal to an annualized payment of at least 50% of adjusted funds from operations (as defined by us) less maintenance capital expenditures or 100% of REIT taxable income, whichever is greater. On February 26, 2015, our board of directors declared our first quarter 2015 cash dividend in the amount of $0.65 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $33.3 million in cash, which was paid on April 16, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2015. On June 9, 2015, our board of directors declared our second quarter 2015 cash dividend in the amount of $0.65 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $33.3 million in cash, which was paid on July 15, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 30, 2015. We currently plan to pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share in October 2015 and January 2016. The declaration, timing and amount of dividends will be determined by action of our board of directors. Our dividend policy may be altered at any time by our board of directors.

Debt Transactions

As further described below in “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Principal Debt Agreements,” (i) in the first quarter of 2015, we cash settled the remaining 4.7 million warrants associated with our previously outstanding 3.75% convertible notes for total consideration of $154.7 million, (ii) in April 2015, certain of our subsidiaries completed the private placement of $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5% senior notes due 2023 (the “$400 Million 5% Senior Notes”), and (iii) in June 2015, we refinanced our credit facility by extending the maturity of the $700 million revolving credit facility for an additional two years and modifying certain covenants. Our term loan B in the original aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million (the “term loan B”) under our credit facility remains outstanding. The $300 million senior secured term loan (the “term loan A”) under our credit facility was paid off and eliminated with a substantial portion of the proceeds from the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes issuance.

Our Strategic Plan

Our goal is to become the nation’s premier hospitality REIT for group-oriented meetings hotel assets in urban and resort markets.

Existing Hotel Property Design. Our hotel properties focus on the large group meetings market in the United States and incorporate meeting and exhibition space, signature guest rooms, food and beverage offerings, fitness and spa facilities and other attractions within a large hotel property so attendees’ needs are met in one location. This strategy creates a better experience for both meeting planners and guests, and has led to our current hotel properties claiming a place among the leading convention hotels in the country.

Expansion of Hotel Asset Portfolio. While we intend our short-term capital allocation strategy to focus on returning capital to stockholders, part of our long-term growth strategy includes acquisitions of other hotels, particularly in the group meetings sector of the hospitality industry, either alone or through joint ventures or alliances with one or more third parties. We intend to pursue attractive investment opportunities which meet our acquisition parameters, specifically, group-oriented large hotels and overflow hotels with existing or potential leisure appeal. We are interested in highly accessible upper-upscale assets with over 400 hotel rooms in urban and resort group destination markets. We also consider assets that possess or are located near convention centers that present a repositioning opportunity and/or would significantly benefit from capital investment in additional rooms or meeting space. We plan to expand the geographic diversity of our existing asset portfolio through acquisitions. As a REIT, we no longer view independent, large-scale development of resort and convention hotels as part of our long-term growth strategy.

 

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Leverage Brand Name Awareness. We believe the Grand Ole Opry is one of the most recognized entertainment brands in the United States. We promote the Grand Ole Opry name through various media, including our WSM-AM radio station, the Internet and television, and through performances by the Grand Ole Opry’s members, many of whom are renowned country music artists. As such, we have alliances in place with multiple distribution partners in an effort to foster brand extension. We are continuously exploring additional products, such as television specials and retail products, through which we can capitalize on our brand affinity and awareness. We believe that licensing our brand for products may provide an opportunity to increase revenues and cash flow with relatively little capital investment.

Our Current Operations

Our ongoing operations are organized into three principal business segments:

 

    Hospitality, consisting of Gaylord Opryland, Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan, Gaylord National, the Inn at Opryland and the AC Hotel.

 

    Entertainment, previously referred to as Opry and Attractions, consisting of our Grand Ole Opry assets, WSM-AM and our Nashville attractions, which are owned in TRSs.

 

    Corporate and Other, consisting of our corporate expenses.

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, our total revenues were divided among these business segments as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

Segment

   2015     2014     2015     2014  

Hospitality

     90     90     91     92

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     10     10     9     8

Corporate and Other

     0     0     0     0

Key Performance Indicators

The operating results of our Hospitality segment are highly dependent on the volume of customers at our hotels and the quality of the customer mix at our hotels, which are managed by Marriott. These factors impact the price that Marriott can charge for our hotel rooms and other amenities, such as food and beverage and meeting space. The following key performance indicators are commonly used in the hospitality REIT industry:

 

    hotel occupancy – a volume indicator;

 

    average daily rate (“ADR”) – a price indicator calculated by dividing room revenue by the number of rooms sold;

 

    Revenue per Available Room (“RevPAR”) – a summary measure of hotel results calculated by dividing room revenue by room nights available to guests for the period;

 

    Total Revenue per Available Room (“Total RevPAR”) – a summary measure of hotel results calculated by dividing the sum of room, food and beverage and other ancillary service revenue by room nights available to guests for the period; and

 

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    Net Definite Group Room Nights Booked – a volume indicator which represents, on an aggregate basis, the total number of definite group bookings for future room nights at our hotel properties confirmed during the applicable period, net of cancellations.

Hospitality segment revenue from our occupied hotel rooms is recognized as earned on the close of business each day and from concessions and food and beverage sales at the time of sale. Cancellation fees, as well as attrition fees that are charged to groups when they do not fulfill the minimum number of room nights or minimum food and beverage spending requirements originally contracted for, are recognized as revenue in the period they are collected. Almost all of our Hospitality segment revenues are either cash-based or, for meeting and convention groups meeting credit criteria, billed and collected on a short-term receivables basis. The hospitality industry is capital intensive, and we rely on the ability of our hotels to generate operating cash flow to repay debt financing and fund maintenance capital expenditures.

The results of operations of our Hospitality segment are affected by the number and type of group meetings and conventions scheduled to attend our hotels in a given period. A variety of factors can affect the results of any interim period, including the nature and quality of the group meetings and conventions attending our hotels during such period, which meetings and conventions have often been contracted for several years in advance, the level of attrition our hotels experience, and the level of transient business at our hotels during such period. We rely on Marriott, as the manager of our hotels, to manage these factors and to offset any identified shortfalls in occupancy.

 

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Selected Financial Information

The following table contains our unaudited selected summary financial data for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. The table also shows the percentage relationships to total revenues and, in the case of segment operating income (loss), its relationship to segment revenues (in thousands, except percentages). As a result of the updates to the hospitality industry’s Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, Eleventh Revised Edition, as discussed further in Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein, certain amounts in the 2014 results have been reclassified to conform to the 2015 presentation.

 

     Unaudited     Unaudited  
     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2015     %     2014     %     2015     %     2014     %  

Income Statement Data:

                

REVENUES:

                

Rooms

   $ 104,540        38.1   $ 99,376        38.5   $ 199,261        37.8   $ 190,458        37.8

Food and beverage

     119,042        43.4     109,959        42.6     237,373        45.0     227,203        45.0

Other hotel revenue

     22,253        8.1     23,595        9.1     45,655        8.7     47,472        9.4

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     28,201        10.3     24,983        9.7     44,895        8.5     39,231        7.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     274,036        100.0     257,913        100.0     527,184        100.0     504,364        100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

                

Rooms

     26,802        9.8     26,903        10.4     52,869        10.0     54,381        10.8

Food and beverage

     64,789        23.6     61,058        23.7     129,864        24.6     124,240        24.6

Other hotel expenses

     70,109        25.6     68,823        26.7     140,405        26.6     140,925        27.9

Management fees

     3,791        1.4     3,952        1.5     7,303        1.4     7,863        1.6

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     16,659        6.1     15,411        6.0     29,821        5.7     27,682        5.5

Corporate

     6,273        2.3     6,048        2.3     13,367        2.5     12,755        2.5

Preopening costs

     199        0.1     —          0.0     791        0.2     —          0.0

Impairment and other charges

     —          0.0     —          0.0     2,890        0.5     —          0.0

Depreciation and amortization:

                

Hospitality

     26,349        9.6     26,003        10.1     52,792        10.0     51,517        10.2

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     1,353        0.5     1,231        0.5     2,765        0.5     2,656        0.5

Corporate and Other

     697        0.3     998        0.4     1,412        0.3     2,062        0.4
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total depreciation and amortization

     28,399        10.4     28,232        10.9     56,969        10.8     56,235        11.1
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total operating expenses

     217,021        79.2     210,427        81.6     434,279        82.4     424,081        84.1
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS):

                

Hospitality

     53,995        22.0     46,191        19.8     99,056        20.5     86,207        18.5

Entertainment (previously Opry and Attractions)

     10,189        36.1     8,341        33.4     12,309        27.4     8,893        22.7

Corporate and Other

     (6,970     (A     (7,046     (A     (14,779     (A     (14,817     (A

Preopening costs

     (199     (A     —          (A     (791     (A     —          (A

Impairment and other charges

     —          (A     —          (A     (2,890     (A     —          (A
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total operating income

     57,015        20.8     47,486        18.4     92,905        17.6     80,283        15.9

Interest expense

     (17,814     (A     (15,472     (A     (31,627     (A     (31,142     (A

Interest income

     3,393        (A     3,038        (A     6,401        (A     6,069        (A

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          (A     (2,148     (A     —          (A     (2,148     (A

Other gains and (losses), net

     (339     (A     (4,337     (A     (20,571     (A     (4,326     (A

Provision for income taxes

     (866     (A     (576     (A     (1,187     (A     (92     (A
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net income

     41,389        (A     27,991        (A     45,921        (A     48,644        (A

Loss on call spread and warrant modifications related to convertible notes

     —          (A     (4,952     (A     —          (A     (4,952     (A
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 41,389        (A   $ 23,039        (A   $ 45,921        (A   $ 43,692        (A
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

(A) These amounts have not been shown as a percentage of revenue because they have no relationship to revenue.

 

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Summary Financial Results

Results

The following table summarizes our financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except percentages and per share data):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015      2014      %
Change
    2015      2014      %
Change
 

Total revenues

   $ 274,036       $ 257,913         6.3   $ 527,184       $ 504,364         4.5

Total operating expenses

     217,021         210,427         3.1     434,279         424,081         2.4

Operating income

     57,015         47,486         20.1     92,905         80,283         15.7

Net income

     41,389         27,991         47.9     45,921         48,644         -5.6

Net income available to common shareholders

     41,389         23,039         79.6     45,921         43,692         5.1

Net income per share available to common shareholders – fully diluted (1)

     0.80         0.38         110.5     0.89         0.73         21.9

(1) For 2014, reflects dilution from convertible notes and related common stock warrants outstanding during 2014.

Total Revenues

The increase in our total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, is attributable to increases in our Hospitality segment and Entertainment segment revenues for the 2015 period of $12.9 million and $3.2 million, respectively, as discussed more fully below. The increase in our total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, is attributable to increases in our Hospitality segment and Entertainment segment revenues for the 2015 period of $17.2 million and $5.7 million, respectively, as discussed more fully below. Total Hospitality revenues in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 include $2.1 million and $3.7 million, respectively, in attrition and cancellation fee collections, a decrease of $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively, from the 2014 periods.

Total Operating Expenses

The increase in our total operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, is primarily the result of increases in our Hospitality segment and Entertainment segment expenses of $4.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively, as discussed more fully below. The increase in our total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, is primarily the result of increases in Hospitality segment and Entertainment segment expenses of $3.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively. In addition, the six-month 2015 period includes $2.9 million in impairment and other charges, as discussed more fully below.

Net Income

Our net income of $41.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to net income of $28.0 million for the same period in 2014, was due to the change in our revenues and operating expenses reflected above and the following factors, each as described more fully below:

 

    The 2014 period included other losses of $4.5 million associated with losses on the change in fair value of derivative liabilities associated with portions of the warrants related to our previous 3.75% convertible notes.

 

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    An increase in interest expense of $2.3 million during the 2015 period, as compared to the 2014 period.

 

    The 2014 period included a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million associated with the repurchase and conversion of portions of our 3.75% convertible notes.

Our net income of $45.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to net income of $48.6 million for the same period in 2014, was due to the change in our revenues and operating expenses reflected above and the following factors, each as described more fully below:

 

    An increase of $15.8 million in other losses during the 2015 period on the change in the fair value of derivative liabilities associated with portions of the warrants related to our previous 3.75% convertible notes.

 

    The 2014 period included a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million associated with the repurchase and conversion of portions of our 3.75% convertible notes.

Factors and Trends Contributing to Performance

The most important factors and trends contributing to our performance during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 described herein were:

 

    Increased outside-the-room spending at Gaylord Texan (an increase of 14.5% and 8.7% during the three-month and six-month 2015 periods, respectively, as compared to the 2014 periods) primarily due to an increase in banquet revenue.

 

    Increased occupancy at Gaylord Texan (an increase of 8.6 and 6.8 points of occupancy for the three-month and six-month 2015 periods, respectively, as compared to the 2014 periods) primarily as a result of an increase in both group and transient business.

 

    Increased ADR at Gaylord Texan and Gaylord National (an increase of 1.5% and 2.9%, respectively, for the three-month 2015 period, and an increase of 4.7% and 2.7%, respectively, for the six-month 2015 period, as compared to the 2014 periods) primarily as a result of room rate increases for both groups and transient at Gaylord Texan and an increase in room rate for groups at Gaylord National.

 

    During January and February 2015, Gaylord Opryland experienced a norovirus outbreak and a severe weather winter storm. These events contributed to modest overall six-month 2015 decreases in occupancy (0.2 percentage points of occupancy) and ADR (0.3%) at Gaylord Opryland as compared to the 2014 period. However, for the three-month 2015 period, Gaylord Opryland experienced increases in occupancy (3.1 points of occupancy), ADR (2.5%) and outside-the-room spending (11.7%), as compared to the 2014 period, primarily as a result of an increase in group rooms and an increase in transient rate.

 

    In-the-year, for-the-year cancellations decreased 33.8% for the three-month 2015 period and increased 9.3% for the six-month 2015 period, as compared to the 2014 periods. The increase in the six-month 2015 period is primarily a result of the norovirus outbreak and severe weather during January and February 2015 at Gaylord Opryland.

 

    Increased attrition levels for the 2015 periods, as compared to the 2014 periods, which partially offset the increase in operating income, RevPAR and Total RevPAR. Attrition for the 2015 periods was 13.4% and 12.4% of bookings, respectively, compared to 11.1% and 10.7% in the 2014 periods, respectively.

 

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    Decreased net definite group room nights booked (a decrease of 15.4% and 8.3%, respectively, for the 2015 periods as compared to the 2014 periods), as the second quarter of 2014 was a record for the second quarter.

 

    The six-month 2015 period included an increase in losses of $15.8 million in other gains and losses, net, associated with losses on the change in the fair value of derivative liabilities associated with portions of the warrants related to our previous 3.75% convertible notes.

Operating Results – Detailed Segment Financial Information

Hospitality Segment

Total Segment Results. The following presents the financial results of our Hospitality segment for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015     2014     % Change     2015     2014     % Change  

Revenues (1):

            

Rooms

   $ 104,540      $ 99,376        5.2   $ 199,261      $ 190,458        4.6

Food and beverage

     119,042        109,959        8.3     237,373        227,203        4.5

Other hotel revenue

     22,253        23,595        -5.7     45,655        47,472        -3.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total hospitality revenue

     245,835        232,930        5.5     482,289        465,133        3.7

Hospitality operating expenses:

            

Rooms

     26,802        26,903        -0.4     52,869        54,381        -2.8

Food and beverage

     64,789        61,058        6.1     129,864        124,240        4.5

Other hotel expenses

     70,109        68,823        1.9     140,405        140,925        -0.4

Management fees

     3,791        3,952        -4.1     7,303        7,863        -7.1

Depreciation and amortization

     26,349        26,003        1.3     52,792        51,517        2.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Hospitality operating expenses

     191,840        186,739        2.7     383,233        378,926        1.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Hospitality operating income (2)

   $ 53,995      $ 46,191        16.9   $ 99,056      $ 86,207        14.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Hospitality performance metrics:

            

Occupancy

     75.2     74.3     1.2     73.1     72.4     1.0

ADR

   $ 184.32      $ 181.44        1.6   $ 183.75      $ 179.50        2.4

RevPAR (3)

   $ 138.61      $ 134.85        2.8   $ 134.36      $ 129.94        3.4

Total RevPAR (4)

   $ 325.96      $ 316.09        3.1   $ 325.21      $ 317.34        2.5

Net Definite Group Room Nights Booked

     402,433        475,580        -15.4     665,488        725,894        -8.3

 

(1) Hospitality segment results and performance metrics include the results of our Gaylord Hotels and the Inn at Opryland for all periods presented. Results of the AC Hotel are included as of its opening in April 2015.

 

(2) Hospitality segment operating income does not include $2.9 million of impairment charges during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and does not include $0.2 million and $0.8 million of preopening costs during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. See the discussion of these items set forth below.

 

(3) We calculate Hospitality RevPAR by dividing room revenue by room nights available to guests for the period. Hospitality RevPAR is not comparable to similarly titled measures such as revenues.

 

(4) We calculate Hospitality Total RevPAR by dividing the sum of room, food and beverage, and other ancillary services revenue (which equals Hospitality segment revenue) by room nights available to guests for the period. Hospitality Total RevPAR is not comparable to similarly titled measures such as revenues.

 

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The increase in total Hospitality segment revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, is primarily due to increases of $6.7 million and $6.4 million at Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord Texan, respectively, as well as $2.3 million in revenue from the AC Hotel, which opened in April 2015. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $3.3 million at Gaylord National. The increase in total Hospitality segment revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, is primarily due to increases of $10.5 million, $1.7 million and $1.5 million at Gaylord Texan, Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord Palms, respectively, as well as $2.3 million in revenue at the AC Hotel. The increases for both periods are primarily a result of increased rooms revenue and outside-the-room spending during the 2015 periods as a result of an increase in premium group business discussed below.

The percentage of group versus transient business based on rooms sold for our hospitality segment for the periods presented was approximately as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Group

     76     77     78     79

Transient

     24     23     22     21

Rooms operating expenses were stable in the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in rooms operating expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, is primarily attributable to decreases at Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord Texan, partially offset by an increase at Gaylord National, as described below.

The increase in food and beverage operating expenses in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, is primarily attributable to increases at Gaylord Texan and Gaylord Opryland, as described below. An increase at Gaylord National also impacted the six-month 2015 period increase, as described below.

Other hotel expenses for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015      2014      % Change     2015      2014      % Change  

Administrative employment costs

   $ 25,935       $ 23,168         11.9   $ 52,906       $ 49,273         7.4

Utilities

     6,984         7,086         -1.4     13,617         13,822         -1.5

Property taxes

     8,055         7,988         0.8     16,031         16,182         -0.9

Other

     29,135         30,581         -4.7     57,851         61,648         -6.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total other hotel expenses

   $ 70,109       $ 68,823         1.9   $ 140,405       $ 140,925         -0.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Administrative employment costs include salaries and benefits for hotel administrative functions, including, among others, senior management, accounting, human resources, sales, conference services, engineering and security. Administrative employment costs increased during the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, primarily due to previously unfilled positions at Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord Texan, and increased during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, primarily due to previously unfilled positions at Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord National. Utility costs decreased slightly during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014.

 

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Property taxes remained stable during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014. Other expenses, which include supplies, advertising, maintenance costs and consulting costs, decreased during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of decreases at Gaylord National, Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord Palms.

As discussed above, each of our management agreements with Marriott requires us to pay Marriott a base management fee of approximately 2% of gross revenues from the applicable property for each fiscal year or portion thereof. Additionally, an incentive management fee is based on the profitability of our Gaylord Hotels properties calculated on a pooled basis. In the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we accrued $4.2 million and $4.7 million, respectively, and in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we accrued $8.2 million and $9.3 million, respectively, related to base management fees for our Hospitality segment. We also accrued $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, related to incentive management fees for our Hospitality segment during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015. We did not accrue an incentive management fee related to our Hospitality segment properties during the three months or six months ended June 30, 2014. Management fees are presented throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q net of the amortization of the deferred management rights proceeds discussed in Note 2 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included herein.

Total Hospitality segment depreciation and amortization expense increased in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of an increase at Gaylord Texan, as described below.

Property-Level Results. The following presents the property-level financial results of our Hospitality segment for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Gaylord Opryland Results. The results of Gaylord Opryland for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015     2014     % Change     2015     2014     % Change  

Revenues:

            

Rooms

   $ 35,604      $ 33,398        6.6   $ 63,230      $ 63,529        -0.5

Food and beverage

     33,724        29,058        16.1     65,188        62,954        3.5

Other hotel revenue

     9,054        9,254        -2.2     17,511        17,737        -1.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenue

     78,382        71,710        9.3     145,929        144,220        1.2

Operating expenses:

            

Rooms

     7,910        8,474        -6.7     15,179        16,909        -10.2

Food and beverage

     18,012        16,252        10.8     35,188        34,477        2.1

Other hotel expenses

     21,559        20,868        3.3     41,920        42,119        -0.5

Management fees

     1,199        1,206        -0.6     2,174        2,421        -10.2

Depreciation and amortization

     7,550        7,877        -4.2     15,278        15,754        -3.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total operating expenses

     56,230        54,677        2.8     109,739        111,680        -1.7

Performance metrics:

            

Occupancy

     79.5     76.4     4.1     72.3     72.5     -0.3

ADR

   $ 170.83      $ 166.71        2.5   $ 167.59      $ 168.05        -0.3

RevPAR

   $ 135.76      $ 127.34        6.6   $ 121.21      $ 121.79        -0.5

Total RevPAR

   $ 298.87      $ 273.42        9.3   $ 279.75      $ 276.47        1.2

Rooms revenue and RevPAR increased at Gaylord Opryland during the three months ended June 30 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, as a result of an increase in occupancy, due to an increase in groups, and ADR, due to an increase for both groups and transient. The slight six-month 2015 decline in rooms revenue is the

 

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result of a decrease in occupancy and ADR due to a norovirus outbreak that occurred in January and February 2015 at the property, as well as a winter storm that occurred during February 2015. Rooms expenses decreased during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of decreased employment costs due to improved productivity.

The increase in food and beverage revenue at Gaylord Opryland during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, was primarily due to increased banquet revenues related to a mix shift in the 2015 periods from associations to corporate groups. Food and beverage expenses increased in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of an increase in variable costs associated with the increase in revenue.

Other revenue decreased at Gaylord Opryland during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, due primarily to a decrease in attrition and cancellation fee collections. The decrease in other revenue in the six-month 2015 period was partially offset by the receipt of insurance proceeds related to the norovirus outbreak. Other hotel expenses increased slightly in the three months and remained stable in the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of an increase in employment costs relating to previously unfilled positions.

Depreciation and amortization decreased slightly at Gaylord Opryland during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014.

Gaylord Palms Results. The results of Gaylord Palms for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015     2014     % Change     2015     2014     % Change  

Revenues:

            

Rooms

   $ 15,125      $ 15,662        -3.4   $ 35,524      $ 35,085        1.3

Food and beverage

     21,749        20,528        5.9     49,575        48,245        2.8

Other hotel revenue

     4,062        4,297        -5.5     9,217        9,479        -2.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenue

     40,936        40,487        1.1     94,316        92,809        1.6

Operating expenses:

            

Rooms

     3,560        3,689        -3.5     7,820        8,159        -4.2

Food and beverage

     11,944        11,434        4.5     25,560        24,914        2.6

Other hotel expenses

     15,039        15,407        -2.4     30,969        31,911        -3.0

Management fees

     603        699        -13.7     1,443        1,617        -10.8

Depreciation and amortization

     4,640        4,526        2.5     9,358        9,038        3.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total operating expenses

     35,786        35,755        0.1     75,150        75,639        -0.6

Performance metrics:

            

Occupancy

     71.8     72.3     -0.7     77.3     78.1     -1.0

ADR

   $ 164.72      $ 169.35        -2.7   $ 180.63      $ 176.57        2.3

RevPAR

   $ 118.22      $ 122.41        -3.4   $ 139.59      $ 137.86        1.3

Total RevPAR

   $ 319.95      $ 316.44        1.1   $ 370.61      $ 364.69        1.6

Rooms revenue and RevPAR decreased at Gaylord Palms during the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, due primarily to a decrease in ADR for groups. Rooms revenue and RevPAR increased at Gaylord Palms during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, due primarily to an increase in ADR for both groups and transient. Rooms expenses decreased during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, as a result of decreased variable expenses associated with the decrease in occupancy.

 

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Food and beverage revenue increased at Gaylord Palms during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, due primarily to an increase in banquets. Food and beverage expenses increased in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of an increase in variable costs associated with the increase in revenue.

Other revenue at Gaylord Palms decreased slightly during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of a decrease in ancillary revenues, such as parking fees, related to the decrease in occupancy. Other hotel expenses decreased slightly in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014.

Depreciation and amortization increased slightly at Gaylord Palms during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014.

Gaylord Texan Results. The results of Gaylord Texan for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015     2014     % Change     2015     2014     % Change  

Revenues:

            

Rooms

   $ 18,941      $ 16,504        14.8   $ 39,217      $ 34,058        15.1

Food and beverage

     26,245        22,180        18.3     55,704        50,699        9.9

Other hotel revenue

     4,764        4,903        -2.8     10,344        10,042        3.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenue

     49,950        43,587        14.6     105,265        94,799        11.0

Operating expenses:

            

Rooms

     4,181        4,086        2.3     8,432        9,390        -10.2

Food and beverage

     13,705        12,104        13.2     28,221        25,967        8.7

Other hotel expenses

     14,220        12,954        9.8     29,053        28,843        0.7

Management fees

     739        705        4.8     1,574        1,562        0.8

Depreciation and amortization

     5,042        4,887        3.2     10,083        9,410        7.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total operating expenses

     37,887        34,736        9.1     77,363        75,172        2.9

Performance metrics:

            

Occupancy

     73.7     65.1     13.2     74.9     68.1     10.0

ADR

   $ 187.03      $ 184.35        1.5   $ 191.53      $ 182.88        4.7

RevPAR

   $ 137.75      $ 120.03        14.8   $ 143.39      $ 124.53        15.1

Total RevPAR

   $ 363.26      $ 316.99        14.6   $ 384.89      $ 346.63        11.0

Rooms revenue and RevPAR increased at Gaylord Texan during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, due primarily to increased occupancy due to an increase in both group and transient rooms and increased ADR for both groups and transient. These increases in rooms revenue and RevPAR were partially attributable to a completed rooms renovation project at Gaylord Texan, which resulted in approximately 15,700 and 26,400 room nights out of service in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. The rooms renovation project was completed in August 2014. Rooms expenses increased marginally during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, as increased variable expenses associated with the increase in occupancy were offset by the prior year period including non-capitalized costs associated with the rooms renovation project.

The increase in food and beverage revenue at Gaylord Texan during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, was primarily due to an increase in banquet revenue. Food and beverage expenses increased in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, as a result of increased variable costs associated with the increase in revenue.

 

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Other revenue at Gaylord Texan decreased during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and increased during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of timing differences related to the collection of attrition and cancellation fees. Other hotel expenses increased in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of increased employment costs for previously unfilled positions.

Depreciation and amortization increased at Gaylord Texan during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of capital expenditures associated with the rooms renovation.

Gaylord National Results. The results of Gaylord National for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015     2014     % Change     2015     2014     % Change  

Revenues:

            

Rooms

   $ 29,994      $ 31,407        -4.5   $ 54,440      $ 53,467        1.8

Food and beverage

     36,216        37,318        -3.0     65,162        63,677        2.3

Other hotel revenue

     4,300        5,104        -15.8     8,470        10,144        -16.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenue

     70,510        73,829        -4.5     128,072        127,288        0.6

Operating expenses:

            

Rooms

     10,096        10,027        0.7     19,727        18,652        5.8

Food and beverage

     20,334        20,643        -1.5     39,536        37,645        5.0

Other hotel expenses

     17,529        18,707        -6.3     35,856        36,312        -1.3

Management fees

     1,064        1,275        -16.5     1,858        2,142        -13.3

Depreciation and amortization

     8,494        8,385        1.3     16,964        16,651        1.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total operating expenses

     57,517        59,037        -2.6     113,941        111,402        2.3

Performance metrics:

            

Occupancy

     73.8     79.5     -7.2     71.1     71.8     -1.0

ADR

   $ 223.74      $ 217.43        2.9   $ 211.85      $ 206.23        2.7

RevPAR

   $ 165.13      $ 172.91        -4.5   $ 150.69      $ 147.99        1.8

Total RevPAR

   $ 388.20      $ 406.47        -4.5   $ 354.50      $ 352.33        0.6

Rooms revenue and RevPAR decreased at Gaylord National during the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, primarily as a result of a decrease in occupancy for groups, including a large association cancellation in June 2015, partially offset by an increase in ADR for groups. Rooms revenue and RevPAR increased at Gaylord National during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, primarily as a result of an increase in ADR for groups. Rooms expenses at Gaylord National were stable during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and increased during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily due to increased employment costs, partially offset by a decrease in variable costs associated with the decrease in occupancy.

Food and beverage revenue decreased during the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, primarily as a result of a decrease in banquets. Food and beverage revenue increased during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, primarily as a result of an increase in banquets and food and beverage outlets. Food and beverage expenses decreased in the three months and increased in the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily due to changes in variable costs associated with the changes in revenue.

 

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Other revenue at Gaylord National decreased during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily due to a decrease in attrition and cancellation fee collections, as well as a decrease in ancillary charges, such as resort fees, due to the decrease in occupancy. Other hotel expenses decreased in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily due to decreased utility costs.

Depreciation and amortization at Gaylord National increased modestly during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014.

Entertainment Segment (previously Opry and Attractions)

Total Segment Results. The following presents the financial results of our Entertainment segment for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015      2014      % Change     2015      2014      % Change  

Revenues

   $ 28,201       $ 24,983         12.9   $ 44,895       $ 39,231         14.4

Operating expenses

     16,659         15,411         8.1     29,821         27,682         7.7

Depreciation and amortization

     1,353         1,231         9.9     2,765         2,656         4.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Operating income

   $ 10,189       $ 8,341         22.2   $ 12,309       $ 8,893         38.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Entertainment segment revenue increased during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily due to increased attendance at the Grand Ole Opry for both periods and additional shows during the six-month period, as well as increased ancillary business such as tours and retail.

Entertainment operating expenses increased during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of increased variable expenses related to the increase in shows and ancillary revenues.

Entertainment depreciation expense increased modestly in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014.

Corporate and Other Segment

Total Segment Results. The following presents the financial results of our Corporate and Other segment for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015     2014     % Change     2015     2014     % Change  

Operating expenses

   $ 6,273      $ 6,048        3.7   $ 13,367      $ 12,755        4.8

Depreciation and amortization

     697        998        -30.2     1,412        2,062        -31.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating loss

   $ (6,970   $ (7,046     -1.1   $ (14,779   $ (14,817     -0.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Corporate and Other operating expenses, which consist primarily of costs associated with senior management salaries and benefits, legal, human resources, accounting, pension, information technology and other administrative costs, increased in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, primarily as a result of an increase in consulting costs.

 

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Corporate and Other depreciation and amortization expense decreased in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared with the same periods in 2014, primarily due to the continued disposal of certain fixed assets that were no longer required as a result of our conversion to a REIT.

Operating Results – Preopening Costs

During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, we incurred $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in preopening costs related to the AC Hotel. The hotel opened in April 2015.

Operating Results – Impairment and Other Charges

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we incurred $2.9 million in impairment charges related to assets previously used in special events programming that is being discontinued.

Non-Operating Results Affecting Net Income

General

The following table summarizes the other factors which affected our net income for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
     2015     2014     % Change     2015     2014     % Change  

Interest expense

   $ (17,814   $ (15,472     15.1   $ (31,627   $ (31,142     1.6

Interest income

     3,393        3,038        11.7     6,401        6,069        5.5

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          (2,148     100.0     —          (2,148     100.0

Other gains and (losses), net

     (339     (4,337     92.2     (20,571     (4,326     -375.5

Provision for income taxes

     (866     (576     -50.3     (1,187     (92     -1190.2

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $2.3 million and $0.5 million during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014, due primarily to increased interest associated with our $400 Million 5% Senior Notes, which we issued in April 2015, and interest expense on our term loan B facility, which we entered into in June 2014. These increases were partially offset by the lack of interest expense associated with our 3.75% convertible notes, which matured in October 2014, and a decrease in interest expense associated with our credit facility due to a decrease in borrowings. We also incurred $1.9 million in interest expense during the 2015 periods related to the write-off of deferred financing costs associated with the refinancing of our credit facility.

Cash interest expense increased $3.2 million to $14.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015 and increased $4.7 million to $27.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014. Non-cash interest expense, which includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts, the write-off of deferred financing costs, and capitalized interest, decreased $0.9 million to $3.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015 and decreased $4.2 million to $4.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods in 2014.

 

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Our weighted average interest rate on our borrowings, excluding the write-off of deferred financing costs during the periods, was 4.2% and 4.8% for the three months and 4.1% and 5.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Interest Income

Interest income for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 primarily includes amounts earned on the bonds that were received in connection with the development of Gaylord National, which we hold as notes receivable.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

In April 2014, we settled the repurchase of and subsequently cancelled $56.3 million of our 3.75% convertible notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $120.2 million, which was funded by cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. In addition, in June 2014, we settled $15.3 million of our 3.75% convertible notes that were converted by holders for aggregate consideration of $33.4 million. As a result of these transactions, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $2.1 million during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014.

Other Gains and (Losses), net

Other gains and (losses), net for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily consists of $20.2 million, $4.5 million and $4.5 million, respectively, in losses on the change in the fair value of derivative liabilities associated with portions of the warrants associated with our 3.75% convertible notes, as discussed more fully in Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein.

Provision for Income Taxes

As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal corporate income taxes on ordinary taxable income and capital gains income from real estate investments that we distribute to our stockholders. We will, however, be subject to corporate income taxes on built-in gains (the excess of fair market value over tax basis at January 1, 2013) that result from gains on certain assets. In addition, we will continue to be required to pay federal and state corporate income taxes on earnings of our TRSs.

For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we recorded an income tax provision of $0.9 million and $0.6 million, respectively, related to our current period operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we recorded an income tax provision of $1.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to our current period operations. These results differ from the statutory rate primarily due to the non-taxable income of the REIT, partially offset by the change in valuation allowance required at the TRSs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows From Operating Activities. Cash flow from operating activities is the principal source of cash used to fund our operating expenses, interest payments on debt, maintenance capital expenditures, and dividends to stockholders. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, our net cash flows provided by operating activities were $75.6 million, reflecting primarily cash provided by our income before depreciation expense, amortization expense, income tax provision, stock-based compensation expense, loss on repurchase of warrants and other non-cash charges of approximately $134.1 million, partially offset by unfavorable changes in working capital of

 

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approximately $58.5 million. The unfavorable changes in working capital primarily resulted from an increase in trade receivables due to a seasonal change in the timing of payments received from corporate group customers at our Gaylord Hotels properties and a decrease in accrued expenses primarily related to the payment of accrued compensation, accrued property taxes, and accrued expenses associated with our hotel holiday programs.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, our net cash flows provided by operating activities were $91.7 million, reflecting primarily cash provided by our income before depreciation expense, amortization expense, income tax benefit, stock-based compensation expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, and other non-cash charges of approximately $122.0 million, partially offset by unfavorable changes in working capital of approximately $30.3 million. The unfavorable changes in working capital primarily resulted from a decrease in accrued expenses primarily related to the payment of accrued compensation, accrued property taxes, and accrued expenses associated with our hotel holiday programs.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, our primary uses of funds for investing activities were purchases of property and equipment, which totaled $38.8 million, and an increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents associated with the furniture, fixtures and equipment (“FF&E”) reserve we are obligated to maintain for future planned and emergency-related capital expenditures at the properties that Marriott manages for us. These uses of cash were partially offset by the receipt of $10.0 million in proceeds related to the sale of our rights in a letter of intent which entitled us to a portion of an economic interest in the income from the land underlying the new MGM casino project in National Harbor, Maryland. Purchases of property, plant and equipment consisted primarily of an expansion of the Ryman Auditorium and ongoing maintenance capital expenditures for our existing properties.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, our primary uses of funds for investing activities were purchases of property and equipment, which totaled $35.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents associated with the FF&E reserve discussed above. Purchases of property, plant and equipment consisted primarily of a rooms renovation project at Gaylord Texan and ongoing maintenance capital expenditures for our existing properties.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities. Our cash flows from financing activities reflect primarily the incurrence of debt and the repayment of long-term debt. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, our net cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $74.4 million, primarily reflecting $246.0 million in repayments under our credit facility, $154.7 million to cash settle the remaining 4.7 million warrants associated with our 3.75% convertible notes, the payment of $62.1 million in cash dividends and the payment of $10.7 million in deferred financing costs, partially offset by the issuance of $400.0 million in senior notes.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, our net cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $46.3 million, primarily reflecting net repayments of $209.5 million under our credit facility, $126.5 million related to repurchases and conversions of an aggregate of $71.6 million of our 3.75% convertible notes, the payment of $53.4 million in cash dividends, $50.8 million to cash settle 2.4 million of the warrants associated with our 3.75% convertible notes, and the payment of $8.2 million in deferred financing costs, partially offset by $400.0 million in borrowings under our term loan B.

Liquidity

At June 30, 2015, we had $41.3 million in unrestricted cash and $357.5 million available for borrowing under our credit facility, which we refinanced in June 2015 with an extended maturity to 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we net repaid $246.0 million under our credit facility, cash settled the remaining 4.7 million warrants associated with our 3.75% convertible notes for $154.7 million, paid cash dividends of $62.1 million and incurred capital expenditures of $38.8 million. These outflows, partially offset by the issuance of $400.0 million in senior notes during April 2015 and cash flows from operating activities discussed above, were the primary factors in the decrease in our cash balance from December 31, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

 

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We currently plan to pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share in October 2015 and January 2016, subject to determinations as to the timing and amount by our board of directors. We anticipate investing in our operations during the remainder of 2015 by spending between $41 million and $51 million in capital expenditures, which primarily includes ongoing maintenance capital of our current facilities and a room renovation at Gaylord Opryland.

We believe that our cash on hand and cash from operations will be adequate to fund our short-term commitments, as well as: (i) normal operating expenses, (ii) interest expense on long-term debt obligations, (iii) capital lease and operating lease obligations, and (iv) declared dividends. If our existing cash and cash from operations were inadequate to fund such items, we could draw on our credit facility, subject to the satisfaction of covenants in the credit facility. We believe that drawing on this credit facility will not be necessary for general working capital purposes. We may, however, draw on our credit facility for operational and capital needs in the future.

Our outstanding principal debt agreements, none of which mature prior to 2019, are described below. Based on current projections for compliance under our financial covenants contained in these agreements, we do not foresee a maturity issue prior to their scheduled maturity date.

Principal Debt Agreements

At June 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants related to our outstanding debt.

Credit Facility. On June 5, 2015, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) among the Company, as a guarantor, the Operating Partnership, as borrower, certain other subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, to the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Facility”). Prior to the Amendment, the Company’s Credit Facility consisted of a $700.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “revolving credit facility”), the term loan A, and the term loan B. Following the Amendment, the Company’s Credit Facility consists of the revolving credit facility and the term loan B, which matures on January 15, 2021. The Company paid off the previously outstanding term loan A during the second quarter of 2015 with a substantial portion of the proceeds from the Operating Partnership’s and Finco’s private placement of the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes, and the term loan A was eliminated.

Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company extended the maturity date of the revolving credit facility under the Credit Facility to June 5, 2019 and provided for two additional six-month extension options, at the election of the Company. In addition, the Amendment lowered the adjustable margin (the “Applicable Margin”) for determining the interest rate on revolving loans based on the Company’s consolidated funded indebtedness to total asset value ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility). Interest on our borrowings under the revolving credit facility is payable quarterly, in arrears, for base rate-based loans and at the end of each interest rate period for LIBOR-based loans. The effective interest rate at June 30, 2015 was LIBOR plus 1.60%. Principal is payable in full at maturity. Further, the unused commitment fee was reduced to 0.2% to 0.3% per year of the average unused portion of the revolving credit facility. The Company’s term loan B remains outstanding.

The Credit Facility continues to be guaranteed by us, each of our four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, and certain other of our subsidiaries. The Credit Facility continues to be secured by (i) a first mortgage lien on the real property of each of our Gaylord Hotels properties, (ii) pledges of equity interests in our subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, (iii) our personal property and the personal property of the Operating Partnership and our subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facility and (iv) all proceeds and products from our Gaylord Hotels properties. Advances are subject to a 55% borrowing base, based on the appraisal value of the Gaylord Hotels properties (reduced to 50% in the event a hotel property is sold).

 

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In addition, the Credit Facility contains certain covenants which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, investments, dividends, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, liens and encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. The material financial covenants, ratios or tests contained in the Credit Facility are as follows:

 

    We must maintain a consolidated funded indebtedness to total asset value ratio as of the end of each calendar quarter of not more than .65 to 1.00.

 

    We must maintain a consolidated tangible net worth (as defined in the Credit Facility) of not less than $175 million plus 75% of the proceeds received by us or any of our subsidiaries in connection with any equity issuance.

 

    We must maintain a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility), of not less than 1.50 to 1.00.

 

    We must maintain an implied debt service coverage ratio (the ratio of adjusted net operating income to monthly principal and interest that would be required if the outstanding balance were amortized over 25 years at an assumed fixed rate) of not less than 1.60 to 1.00.

If an event of default shall occur and be continuing under the Credit Facility, the commitments under the Credit Facility may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding under the Credit Facility, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, may be declared immediately due and payable.

At June 30, 2015, $340.5 million of borrowings were outstanding under the Credit Facility, and the lending banks had issued $2.0 million of letters of credit under the facility, which left $357.5 million of availability under the Credit Facility (subject to the satisfaction of debt incurrence tests under the indentures governing our $350 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021 (the “$350 Million 5% Senior Notes”) and $400 Million 5% Senior Notes.

As a result of the Amendment, we wrote off $1.9 million of deferred financing costs during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, which are included in interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

$400 Million Term Loan Facility. On June 18, 2014, we amended the Credit Facility such that we added an additional senior secured term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to $400.0 million to the Credit Facility. Proceeds from the term loan B were used to repay revolving loans under the Credit Facility, to repay our 3.75% convertible notes and to settle a part of the warrant transactions described below. The term loan B has a maturity date of January 15, 2021 and borrowings bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus an adjustable margin, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%. At June 30, 2015, the interest rate on the term loan B was LIBOR plus 2.75%. The term loan B amortizes in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1.0% of the original principal amount of $400.0 million, commencing on September 30, 2014, with the balance due at maturity. Amounts borrowed under the term loan B that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. At closing, we drew down on the term loan B in full.

Consistent with our other loans under our Credit Facility, the term loan B is guaranteed by the Company, each of our four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels-branded properties, and certain other of our subsidiaries. The term loan B is secured by (i) a first mortgage lien on the real property of each of our Gaylord Hotels properties, (ii) pledges of equity interests in our subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, (iii) the personal property of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the guarantors and (iv) all proceeds and products from our Gaylord Hotels properties. Amounts drawn on the term loan B are subject to a 55% borrowing base, based on the appraisal value of the Gaylord Hotels properties (reduced to 50% in the event a hotel property is sold).

 

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The term loan B is subject to certain covenants contained in the Credit Facility, which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, investments, dividends, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, liens and encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. The term loan B is subject to substantially all of the events of default provided for the Credit Facility (other than the financial maintenance covenants). If an event of default shall occur and be continuing, the commitments under the term loan B may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding under the term loan B, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, may be declared immediately due and payable.

$350 Million 5% Senior Notes. On April 3, 2013, the Operating Partnership and RHP Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, completed the private placement of $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021, which are guaranteed by the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facility. The $350 Million 5% Senior Notes and guarantees were issued pursuant to an indenture by and among the issuing subsidiaries and the guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee. The $350 Million 5% Senior Notes have a maturity date of April 15, 2021 and bear interest at 5% per annum, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2013. The $350 Million 5% Senior Notes are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the issuing subsidiaries and rank equal in right of payment with such subsidiaries’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The $350 Million 5% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to the issuing subsidiaries’ secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The guarantees rank equally in right of payment with the applicable guarantor’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of such guarantor. The $350 Million 5% Senior Notes will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of any guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the $350 Million 5% Senior Notes.

The issuing subsidiaries may redeem the $350 Million 5% Senior Notes on or before April 15, 2016, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date plus a make-whole redemption premium. The $350 Million 5% Senior Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 15, 2016 at a redemption price expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof, which percentage is 103.75%, 102.50%, 101.25%, and 100.00% beginning on April 15 of 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

In connection with the issuance of the $350 Million 5% Senior Notes, we completed a registered offer to exchange the $350 Million 5% Senior Notes for registered notes with substantially identical terms as the $350 Million 5% Senior Notes in November 2013.

$400 Million 5% Senior Notes. On April 14, 2015, the Operating Partnership and Finco completed the private placement of $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2023. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company’s issuing subsidiaries and are guaranteed by the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facility. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes and guarantees were issued pursuant to an indenture by and among the issuing subsidiaries and the guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes have a maturity date of April 15, 2023 and bear interest at 5% per annum, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2015. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the issuing subsidiaries and rank equal in right of payment with such subsidiaries’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, including the $350 Million 5% Senior Notes, and senior in

 

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right of payment to future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to the issuing subsidiaries’ secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The guarantees rank equally in right of payment with the applicable guarantor’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of such guarantor. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of any guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes.

The issuing subsidiaries may redeem the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes before April 15, 2018, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date plus a make-whole redemption premium. The $400 Million 5% Senior Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 15, 2018 at a redemption price expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof, which percentage is 103.75%, 102.50%, 101.25%, and 100.00% beginning on April 15 of 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

The net proceeds from the issuance of the $400 Million 5% Senior Notes totaled approximately $392 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts, commissions and offering expenses. We used substantially all of these proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under our previous term loan A, eliminating the term loan A, and to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility portion of the Credit Facility.

Additional Debt Limitations. Pursuant to the terms of the management agreements and pooling agreement with Marriott, we are subject to certain debt limitations described below.

The management agreements provide for the following limitations on indebtedness encumbering a hotel:

 

    The aggregate principal balance of all mortgage and mezzanine debt encumbering the hotel shall be no greater than 75% of the fair market value of the hotel; and

 

    The ratio of (a) aggregate Operating Profit (as defined in the management agreement) in the 12 months prior to the closing on the mortgage or mezzanine debt to (b) annual debt service for the hotel shall equal or exceed 1.2:1; but is subject to the pooling agreement described below.

The pooled limitations on Secured Debt (as defined in the pooling agreement) are as follows:

 

    The aggregate principal balance of all mortgage and mezzanine debt on Pooled Hotels (as defined in the pooling agreement), shall be no more than 75% of the fair market value of Pooled Hotels.

 

    The ratio of (a) aggregate Operating Profit (as defined in the pooling agreement) of Pooled Hotels in the 12 months prior to closing on any mortgage or mezzanine debt, to (b) annual debt service for the Pooled Hotels, shall equal or exceed 1.2:1.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We enter into commitments under letters of credit, primarily for the purpose of securing our deductible obligations with our insurers, and lending banks under our Credit Facility had issued $2.0 million of letters of credit at June 30, 2015. Except as set forth in this paragraph, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 

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Commitments and Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations at June 30, 2015, including long-term debt and operating and capital lease commitments (amounts in thousands):

 

            Payment due by Period  
     Total amounts      Less than                    More than  

Contractual obligations

   committed      1 year      1-3 years      3-5 years      5 years  

Long-term debt (1)

   $ 1,492,500       $ 6,000       $ —         $ 340,500       $ 1,146,000   

Capital leases

     739         70         39         42         588   

Operating leases (2)

     625,049         4,733         8,762         8,959         602,595   

Construction commitments (3)

     24,120         24,120         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

   $ 2,142,408       $ 34,923       $ 8,801       $ 349,501       $ 1,749,183   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Long-term debt commitments do not include approximately $337.3 million in interest payments projected to be due in future years (less than 1 year – $53.8 million; 1-3 years – $107.3 million; 3-5 years – $100.9 million; more than 5 years – $75.3 million) based on the stated interest rates on our fixed-rate debt and the rates in effect at June 30, 2015 for our variable-rate debt. Variable rates, as well as outstanding principal balances, could change in future periods. See “Principal Debt Agreements” above for a discussion of our outstanding long-term debt. See “Supplemental Cash Flow Information” in Note 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for a discussion of the interest we paid during 2014, 2013 and 2012.

 

(2) Total operating lease commitments of $625.0 million includes the 75-year operating lease agreement we entered into during 1999 for 65.3 acres of land located in Osceola County, Florida where Gaylord Palms is located.

 

(3) With respect to our properties that are operated under management agreements with Marriott, we are obligated to maintain an FF&E reserve account for future planned and emergency-related capital expenditures at these properties. The amount funded into each of these reserve accounts is determined pursuant to the management agreements. For fiscal year 2015, the amount funded into the reserve accounts will be 5.0% of the respective property’s total annual revenue. At June 30, 2015, $24.1 million was held in FF&E reserve accounts for future capital expenditures at our properties. According to the terms of each management agreement with Marriott, the reserve funds are to be held by Marriott in a restricted cash account. Although it is not required that such funds be expended in a given year, each management agreement provides any excess funds will carry over for use in future years.

Due to the uncertainty with respect to the timing of future cash payments associated with our defined benefit pension plan, our non-qualified retirement plan, our non-qualified contributory deferred compensation plan and our defined benefit postretirement health care and life insurance plan, we cannot make reasonably certain estimates of the period of cash settlement. Therefore, these obligations have been excluded from the contractual obligations table above. See Note 7 and Note 8 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further discussion related to these obligations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Certain of our accounting policies, including those related to revenue recognition, impairment of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, income taxes, retirement and postretirement benefits other than pension plans, and legal contingencies, require that we apply significant judgment in defining the appropriate assumptions for calculating financial estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Our judgments are based on our historical

 

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experience, our observance of trends in the industry, information provided by our customers and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from our estimates. For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. There were no newly identified critical accounting policies in the first six months of 2015 nor were there any material changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December  31, 2014.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Our primary exposures to market risk are from changes in interest rates and changes in asset values of investments that fund our pension plan.

Risk Related to Changes in Interest Rates

Borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit portion of our Credit Facility bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 1.60%, subject to adjustment as defined in the agreement. If LIBOR were to increase by 100 basis points, our annual interest cost on the $340.5 million in borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit portion of our Credit Facility at June 30, 2015 would increase by approximately $3.4 million.

Borrowings outstanding under our $400 million term loan B currently bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 2.75%, subject to adjustment as defined in the agreement. If LIBOR were to increase by 100 basis points, our annual interest cost on the $396.0 million in borrowings outstanding under our $400 million term loan B at June 30, 2015 would increase by approximately $4.0 million.

Certain of our outstanding cash balances are occasionally invested overnight with high credit quality financial institutions. We do not have significant exposure to changing interest rates on invested cash at June 30, 2015. As a result, the interest rate market risk implicit in these investments at June 30, 2015, if any, is low.

Risk Related to Changes in Asset Values that Fund our Pension Plans

The expected rates of return on the assets that fund our defined benefit pension plan are based on the asset allocation of the plan and the long-term projected return on those assets, which represent a diversified mix of equity securities, fixed income securities and cash. At June 30, 2015, the value of the investments in the pension fund was $71.8 million, and an immediate 10% decrease in the value of the investments in the fund would have reduced the value of the fund by approximately $7.2 million.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Company is a party to certain litigation, as described in Note 11, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included herein and which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

There have been no material changes in our “Risk Factors” as previously set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

Inapplicable.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

Inapplicable.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Inapplicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

Inapplicable.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

See Index to Exhibits following the Signatures page.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC.
Date: August 6, 2015     By:   /s/   Colin V. Reed
        Colin V. Reed
        Chairman of the Board of Directors and
        Chief Executive Officer
        (Principal Executive Officer)
    By:   /s/   Mark Fioravanti
        Mark Fioravanti
        President and Chief Financial Officer
        (Principal Financial Officer)
   
    By:   /s/   Jennifer Hutcheson
        Jennifer Hutcheson
        Senior Vice President and
        Corporate Controller
        (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER
   DESCRIPTION
    3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 1, 2012).
    3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 1, 2012).
    4.1    Indenture, dated April 14, 2015, among RHP Hotel Properties, LP, RHP Finance Corporation, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., each of the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 5.00% Senior Notes due 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 14, 2015).
    4.2    Form of 5.00% Senior Notes due 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 14, 2015).
    4.3    Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 14, 2015, among RHP Properties, LP, RHP Finance Corporation, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., the Guarantors (as described therein) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., as representatives of the initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 14, 2015).
  10.1    Amendment No. 2 to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2015, among RHP Hotel Properties, LP, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., the Guarantors (as described therein), the Lenders (as described therein) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2015).
  10.2    Amendment No. 3 to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2015, among RHP Hotel Properties, LP, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., the Guarantors (as described therein), the Lenders (as described therein) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2015).
  31.1*    Certification of Colin V. Reed pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2*    Certification of Mark Fioravanti pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1**    Certification of Colin V. Reed and Mark Fioravanti pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101*    The following materials from Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

 

* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
# Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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