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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 * REED COLIN V   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. [RHP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE GAYLORD DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/16/2018 (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 01/17/2018   P   5,995 (1) A $ 75.8136 640,143 (2) D   Common Stock               370,115 I By Family LLC 1 Common Stock               793 I By Trusts Common Stock               185,000 I BY Family LLC 2 Common Stock               40,000 I BY Family LLC 3

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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

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

7,219

7,219 (4)

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

10,467

10,467 (4)

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

18,287

18,287 (4)

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

19,827

19,827 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
REED COLIN V ONE GAYLORD DRIVE NASHVILLE, TN 37214	X		Chairman & CEO

Signatures

Scott J. Lynn, Attorney-in-Fact for Colin V. Reed		01/18/2018
**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)	Securities were purchased by the trustee for the executive's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP), as a reinvestment of dividends paid pursuant to standing instructions.
(2)	Includes 573,303 shares beneficially owned by the executive in the form of a SERP.
(3)	Restricted stock vests on a one-to-one share basis on February 26, 2018.
(4)	In accordance with the terms of the reporting person's outstanding restricted stock unit awards, as a result of the $0.80 dividend per share of outstanding common stock paid by the issuer on January 16, 2018, the reporting person received additional restricted stock units in an amount based on the amount of the dividend per share and the closing price of the issuer's common stock traded on the NYSE on December 29, 2017.
(5)	Restricted stock unit vests on a one-to-one share basis ratably in 1/4 increments beginning on March 15, 2016.
(6)	Restricted stock unit vests on a one-to-one share basis ratably in 1/4 increments for four years beginning on March 15, 2017.
(7)	Restricted stock unit vests on a one-to-one share basis ratably in 1/4 increments for four years beginning on March 15, 2018.

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