Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
03/15/2019
(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 03/15/2019   M   5,344 A $ 0 700,706 (1) D  
Common Stock 03/15/2019   F   1,302 (2) D $ 0 699,404 (1) D  
Common Stock 03/15/2019   M   6,286 A $ 0 705,690 (1) D  
Common Stock 03/15/2019   F   1,531 (3) D $ 0 704,159 (1) D  
Common Stock 03/15/2019   M   35,775 A $ 0 739,934 D  
Common Stock 03/15/2019   F   8,712 (4) D $ 0 731,222 D  
Common Stock 03/15/2019   M   5,233 A $ 0 736,455 (1) D  
Common Stock 03/15/2019   F   1,275 (5) D $ 0 735,180 (1) D  
Common Stock 03/15/2019   M   4,686 A $ 0 739,866 (1) D  
Common Stock 03/15/2019   F   1,142 (6) D $ 0 738,724 (1) D  
Common Stock               793 I By Trusts
Common Stock               185,000 I By Family LLC
Common Stock               40,000 I By Family LLC
Common Stock               371,810 I By Family LLC

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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 $ 0 03/15/2019   M     5,344 03/15/2019 03/15/2019 Common Stock 5,344 $ 0 0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 03/15/2019   M     6,286 03/15/2019 03/15/2020 Common Stock 6,286 $ 0 6,294 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 03/15/2019   M     35,775 03/15/2019 03/15/2019 Common Stock 35,775 $ 0 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 03/15/2019   M     5,233 03/15/2019 03/15/2021 Common Stock 5,233 $ 0 10,296 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 03/15/2019   M     4,686 03/15/2019 03/15/2022 Common Stock 4,686 $ 0 14,041 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   03/15/2019
**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) Includes 598,562 shares credited to Mr. Reed's SERP account, each of which is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock and payable solely in shares of common stock following termination of employment.
(2) Represents shares withheld to satisfy Mr. Reed's tax withholding obligation with respect to the 5,344 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units (including accrued dividend equivalent units payable in additional shares of common stock) on 3/15/19. Mr. Reed retained the remaining 4,042 shares.
(3) Represents shares withheld to satisfy Mr. Reed's tax withholding obligation with respect to the 6,286 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units (including accrued dividend equivalent units payable in additional shares of common stock) on 3/15/19. Mr. Reed retained the remaining 4,755 shares.
(4) Represents shares withheld to satisfy Mr. Reed's tax withholding obligation with respect to the 35,775 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units on 3/15/19. Mr. Reed retained the remaining 27,063 shares.
(5) Represents shares withheld to satisfy Mr. Reed's tax withholding obligation with respect to the 5,233 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units (including accrued dividend equivalent units payable in additional shares of common stock) on 3/15/19. Mr. Reed retained the remaining 3,958 shares.
(6) Represents shares withheld to satisfy Mr. Reed's tax withholding obligation with respect to the 4,686 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units (including accrued dividend equivalent units payable in additional shares of common stock) on 3/15/19. Mr. Reed retained the remaining 3,544 shares.

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