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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FIORAVANTI MARK   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. [RHP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE GAYLORD DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2012 (Street) NASHVILLE, TN 37214 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/19/2012   M   19,514 (1) A $ 16.43 63,719 (2) D   Common Stock 12/19/2012   F   8,490 D $ 37.765 55,229 (2) D   Common Stock 12/19/2012   F   4,023 D $ 37.765 51,206 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 16.43 (3)

12/19/2012

M

19,514

(4)

02/06/2013

Common Stock

19,514 (3)

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FIORAVANTI MARK ONE GAYLORD DRIVE NASHVILLE, TN 37214			EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

Carter R. Todd, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Fioravanti		12/20/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On December 19, 2012, Mr. Fioravanti exercised options (which were due to expire on Februrary 6, 2013) to purchase a total of 19,514 shares of the Company's common stock, having an exercise price of $16.43 per share. Mr. Fioravanti paid the exercise price for such option and the applicable tax to be withheld by surrendering 12,513 of such shares. Mr. Fioravanti retained the remaining 7,001 shares.
(2)	Does not include shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock unit awards previously granted to Mr. Fioravanti.
(3)	The total number of shares issuable upon the exercise of, and the exercise price with respect to, such award has been adjusted pursuant to anti-dilution provisions contained in the issuer's equity incentive plan in connection with the special dividend declared by the Company on November 2, 2012.
(4)	Stock Option vested ratably over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the grant which was February 6, 2004.

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