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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 September 30, 2013
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 October 31, 2013	
Common Stock, par value $.01	  	50,526,771 shares	

 

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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC.
FORM 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013
INDEX

 	  	Page	 	
Part I - Financial Information	  	 	 	 	
 	 	
Item 1. Financial Statements.	  	 	 	 	
 	 	
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012	  	 	3	  	
 	 	
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - For the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012	  	 	4	  	
 	 	
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012	  	 	5	  	
 	 	
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	  	 	6	  	
 	 	
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	  	 	29	  	
 	 	
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.	  	 	57	  	
 	 	
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.	  	 	58	  	
 	 	
Part II - Other Information	  	 	 	 	
 	 	
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.	  	 	58	  	
 	 	
Item 1A. Risk Factors.	  	 	58	  	
 	 	
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.	  	 	59	  	
 	 	
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.	  	 	59	  	
 	 	
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.	  	 	59	  	
 	 	
Item 5. Other Information.	  	 	60	  	
 	 	
Item 6. Exhibits.	  	 	60	  	
 	 	
SIGNATURES	  	 	61	  	
 
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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)

 	  	September 30,
2013	 	 	December 31,
2012	 	
ASSETS:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	  	$	2,084,247	  	 	$	2,148,999	  	
Cash and cash equivalents—unrestricted	  	 	52,090	  	 	 	97,170	  	
Cash and cash equivalents—restricted	  	 	18,557	  	 	 	6,210	  	
Notes receivable	  	 	145,206	  	 	 	149,400	  	
Trade receivables, less allowance of $714 and $623, respectively	  	 	52,746	  	 	 	55,343	  	
Deferred financing costs	  	 	20,527	  	 	 	11,347	  	
Prepaid expenses and other assets	  	 	67,439	  	 	 	63,982	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total assets	  	$	2,440,812	  	 	$	2,532,451	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Debt and capital lease obligations	  	$	1,174,813	  	 	$	1,031,863	  	
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	  	 	156,376	  	 	 	218,461	  	
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	  	 	31,200	  	 	 	88,938	  	
Deferred management rights proceeds	  	 	184,154	  	 	 	186,346	  	
Dividends payable	  	 	25,652	  	 	 	—  	  	
Other liabilities	  	 	126,602	  	 	 	153,245	  	
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, 50,526 and 52,596 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	  	 	505	  	 	 	526	  	
Additional paid-in capital	  	 	1,223,546	  	 	 	1,250,975	  	
Treasury stock of 465 and 456 shares, at cost	  	 	(7,533	) 	 	 	(7,234	) 	
Accumulated deficit	  	 	(459,637	) 	 	 	(366,066	) 	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	  	 	(14,866	) 	 	 	(24,603	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total stockholders’ equity	  	 	742,015	  	 	 	853,598	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	  	$	2,440,812	  	 	$	2,532,451	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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
September 30,	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	83,804	  	 	$	86,173	  	 	$	265,386	  	 	$	273,689	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	88,193	  	 	 	89,865	  	 	 	285,690	  	 	 	299,165	  	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	27,307	  	 	 	31,903	  	 	 	80,640	  	 	 	94,182	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	21,892	  	 	 	20,188	  	 	 	56,776	  	 	 	53,237	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenues	  	 	221,196	  	 	 	228,129	  	 	 	688,492	  	 	 	720,273	  	
Operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	26,369	  	 	 	24,933	  	 	 	78,020	  	 	 	72,698	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	55,920	  	 	 	56,791	  	 	 	177,574	  	 	 	179,049	  	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	65,718	  	 	 	72,175	  	 	 	203,869	  	 	 	219,905	  	
Management fees	  	 	3,253	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	10,446	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total hotel operating expenses	  	 	151,260	  	 	 	153,899	  	 	 	469,909	  	 	 	471,652	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	15,411	  	 	 	14,216	  	 	 	41,326	  	 	 	39,048	  	
Corporate	  	 	5,699	  	 	 	11,217	  	 	 	19,001	  	 	 	37,483	  	
REIT conversion costs	  	 	971	  	 	 	51,371	  	 	 	21,383	  	 	 	57,799	  	
Casualty loss	  	 	26	  	 	 	173	  	 	 	75	  	 	 	719	  	
Preopening costs	  	 	—  	  	 	 	1	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	340	  	
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	  	 	110	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	1,357	  	 	 	—  	  	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	27,916	  	 	 	30,701	  	 	 	88,979	  	 	 	93,389	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	201,393	  	 	 	261,578	  	 	 	642,030	  	 	 	700,430	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating income (loss)	  	 	19,803	  	 	 	(33,449	) 	 	 	46,462	  	 	 	19,843	  	
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	  	 	(15,187	) 	 	 	(15,136	) 	 	 	(45,934	) 	 	 	(43,949	) 	
Interest income	  	 	3,020	  	 	 	3,081	  	 	 	9,123	  	 	 	9,256	  	
Income from unconsolidated companies	  	 	10	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	10	  	 	 	109	  	
Loss on extinguishment of debt	  	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Other gains and (losses), net	  	 	2,318	  	 	 	2,251	  	 	 	2,365	  	 	 	2,251	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	  	 	5,783	  	 	 	(43,253	) 	 	 	7,845	  	 	 	(12,490	) 	
Benefit for income taxes	  	 	12,450	  	 	 	16,581	  	 	 	80,526	  	 	 	798	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations	  	 	18,233	  	 	 	(26,672	) 	 	 	88,371	  	 	 	(11,692	) 	
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	  	 	(202	) 	 	 	(2	) 	 	 	(181	) 	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss)	  	 	18,031	  	 	 	(26,674	) 	 	 	88,190	  	 	 	(11,692	) 	
Loss on call spread modification related to convertible notes	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(4,869	) 	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	  	$	18,031	  	 	$	(26,674	) 	 	$	83,321	  	 	$	(11,692	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic income (loss) per share available to common shareholders:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations	  	$	0.36	  	 	$	(0.57	) 	 	$	1.62	  	 	$	(0.24	) 	
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss)	  	$	0.36	  	 	$	(0.57	) 	 	$	1.62	  	 	$	(0.24	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fully diluted income (loss) per share available to common shareholders:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations	  	$	0.30	  	 	$	(0.57	) 	 	$	1.33	  	 	$	(0.24	) 	
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss)	  	$	0.30	  	 	$	(0.57	) 	 	$	1.33	  	 	$	(0.24	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dividends declared per common share	  	$	0.50	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	1.50	  	 	$	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred taxes	  	$	18,196	  	 	$	(26,674	) 	 	$	97,927	  	 	$	(11,692	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)

 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss)	  	$	88,190	  	 	$	(11,692	) 	
Amounts to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows provided by operating activities:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	  	 	181	  	 	 	—  	  	
Income from unconsolidated companies	  	 	(10	) 	 	 	(109	) 	
Impairment and other charges	  	 	1,908	  	 	 	21,287	  	
Benefit for deferred income taxes	  	 	(76,884	) 	 	 	(1,601	) 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	88,979	  	 	 	93,389	  	
Amortization of deferred financing costs	  	 	4,057	  	 	 	3,829	  	
Amortization of discount on convertible notes	  	 	10,544	  	 	 	10,200	  	
Write-off of deferred financing costs	  	 	1,845	  	 	 	—  	  	
Loss on extinguishment of debt	  	 	4,181	  	 	 	—  	  	
Stock-based compensation expense	  	 	6,406	  	 	 	5,108	  	
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	  	 	(7	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Changes in:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Trade receivables	  	 	2,597	  	 	 	(18,430	) 	
Interest receivable	  	 	2,454	  	 	 	1,869	  	
Income tax receivable	  	 	(7,113	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	  	 	(63,300	) 	 	 	29,498	  	
Other assets and liabilities	  	 	178	  	 	 	(4,082	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash flows provided by operating activities—continuing operations	  	 	64,206	  	 	 	129,266	  	
Net cash flows provided by operating activities—discontinued operations	  	 	94	  	 	 	47	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	  	 	64,300	  	 	 	129,313	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Purchases of property and equipment	  	 	(23,584	) 	 	 	(78,189	) 	
Collection of notes receivable	  	 	1,740	  	 	 	4,480	  	
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	  	 	(12,347	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Other investing activities	  	 	227	  	 	 	851	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash flows used in investing activities—continuing operations	  	 	(33,964	) 	 	 	(72,858	) 	
Net cash flows used in investing activities—discontinued operations	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash flows used in investing activities	  	 	(33,964	) 	 	 	(72,858	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facility	  	 	(12,000	) 	 	 	65,000	  	
Issuance of senior notes	  	 	350,000	  	 	 	—  	  	
Early redemption of senior notes	  	 	(152,180	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	  	 	(99,222	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Deferred financing costs paid	  	 	(15,516	) 	 	 	(376	) 	
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost of $1,131	  	 	—  	  	 	 	32,722	  	
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	  	 	(100,028	) 	 	 	(185,400	) 	
Payment of dividend	  	 	(51,162	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	  	 	5,206	  	 	 	12,005	  	
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	  	 	7	  	 	 	—  	  	
Other financing activities, net	  	 	(521	) 	 	 	(564	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash flows used in financing activities—continuing operations	  	 	(75,416	) 	 	 	(76,613	) 	
Net cash flows provided by financing activities—discontinued operations	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash flows used in financing activities	  	 	(75,416	) 	 	 	(76,613	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	  	 	(45,080	) 	 	 	(20,158	) 	
Cash and cash equivalents—unrestricted, beginning of period	  	 	97,170	  	 	 	44,388	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents—unrestricted, end of period	  	$	52,090	  	 	$	24,230	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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:
For financial statement presentation and reporting purposes, the Company is the successor to Gaylord Entertainment Company, formerly a Delaware corporation (“Gaylord”). As more fully described in Note 3, as part of the plan to restructure the business operations of Gaylord to facilitate its qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes, Gaylord merged with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ryman”), on October 1, 2012, with Ryman as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). At 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2012, the effective time of the Merger, Ryman succeeded to and began conducting, directly or indirectly, all of the business conducted by Gaylord immediately prior to the Merger. The “Company” refers to Ryman and to Gaylord.
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”) that the Company formed in connection with the REIT conversion. The Company 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.
The Company principally operates, through its subsidiaries and its property managers, as applicable, in the following business segments: Hospitality, Opry and Attractions, and Corporate and Other.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“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, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the financial information presented not misleading. 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, 2012. 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.
Reclassifications
The Company is electing REIT status for the year ending December 31, 2013. In connection with the Company’s conversion to a REIT and the restructuring of the Company’s business operations as further discussed in Note 3, the Company has revised the presentation of its condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income to be more consistent with its peers within the hospitality REIT industry. For the condensed consolidated balance sheets, these changes consisted of presenting an unclassified balance sheet. For the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, the changes consist of providing revenues and operating expenses as Rooms, Food and Beverage, Other Hotel Revenues/Expenses, Opry and Attractions, and Corporate. As a result, certain amounts in previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2013 presentation as follows:
 
 	•	 	a reduction of $10.7 million in total assets and $10.7 million in total liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012, as a result of the change in presentation for deferred income taxes under an unclassified balance sheet;	
 
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 	•	 	a reclassification of $134.8 million of operating costs for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as hotel operating expenses ($122.4 million), Opry and Attractions operating expenses ($10.3 million) and Corporate operating expenses ($2.1 million);	
 
 	•	 	a reclassification of $409.0 million of operating costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as hotel operating expenses ($373.0 million), Opry and Attractions operating expenses ($27.9 million) and Corporate operating expenses ($8.1 million);	
 
 	•	 	a reclassification of $44.5 million of selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as hotel operating expenses ($31.5 million), Opry and Attractions operating expenses ($3.9 million) and Corporate operating expenses ($9.1 million); and	
 
 	•	 	a reclassification of $139.2 million of selling, general and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as hotel operating expenses ($98.7 million), Opry and Attractions operating expenses ($11.2 million) and Corporate operating expenses ($29.3 million).	
The Company believes the 2013 presentation is more aligned with its peers in the hospitality REIT industry.
2. NEWLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:
In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Topic 220, “ Comprehensive Income ,” which adds new disclosure requirements for items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The ASU is intended to help entities improve the transparency of changes in other comprehensive income and items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income in their financial statements. It does not amend any existing requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in the financial statements. The Company adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2013 and this adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
3. REIT CONVERSION:
The Company completed a plan to restructure the Company’s business operations to facilitate the Company’s qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes (the “REIT conversion”) during 2012 and will elect to be taxed as a REIT for the year ending December 31, 2013. In connection with the REIT conversion, the Company completed the Merger and made a one-time earnings and profits distribution to distribute all of the Company’s C corporation earnings and profits attributable to taxable periods ending prior to January 1, 2013 as a special dividend to stockholders. The special dividend was paid on December 21, 2012 to shareholders of record as of November 13, 2012, as discussed more fully in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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 the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center (“Gaylord National”), which the Company refers to collectively as the “Gaylord Hotels properties”, to Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) for $210.0 million in cash (the “Marriott sale transaction”). 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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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 for financial accounting purposes. 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 entered into on October 1, 2012, Marriott assumed responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations of the General Jackson Showboat, Gaylord Springs Golf Links and the Wildhorse Saloon on October 1, 2012. Further, on December 1, 2012, the Company entered into a management agreement pursuant to which Marriott began managing the day-to-day operations of the Inn at Opryland effective December 1, 2012.
The Company has segregated all costs related to the REIT conversion from normal operations and reported these amounts as REIT conversion costs in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred $1.0 million and $21.4 million, respectively, of various costs associated with these transactions. REIT conversion costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($0.4 million), professional fees ($0.1 million), and various other transition costs ($0.5 million). REIT conversion costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($14.3 million), professional fees ($2.1 million), and various other transition costs ($5.0 million). The Company currently estimates that it will incur approximately $1.9 million in one-time costs during the fourth quarter of 2013 related to the REIT conversion.
During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred $51.4 million and $57.8 million, respectively, of various costs associated with these transactions. REIT conversion costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2012 include impairment charges ($21.3 million), professional fees ($14.0 million), employment and severance costs ($10.3 million), and various other transition costs ($5.8 million). REIT conversion costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 include impairment charges ($21.3 million), professional fees ($20.1 million), employment and severance costs ($10.3 million), and various other transition costs ($6.1 million).
The Merger, Marriott sale transaction, and other restructuring transactions are designed to enable the Company to hold its assets and business operations in a manner that will enable it to elect to be treated as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal corporate income taxes on that portion of its capital gain or ordinary income from the Company’s REIT operations that is distributed to its stockholders. This treatment would substantially eliminate the federal “double taxation” on earnings from REIT operations, or taxation once at the corporate level and again at the stockholder level, that generally results from investment in a regular C corporation. To comply with certain REIT qualification requirements, the Company engaged Marriott to operate and manage its Gaylord Hotels properties and the Inn at Opryland and 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 will act as lessees of the Company’s hotels, as well as the businesses within the Company’s Opry and Attractions segment, will continue to be subject, as applicable, to federal corporate and state income taxes following the REIT conversion.
 
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4. INCOME PER SHARE:
The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is calculated as follows (in thousands):

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30,	 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	  	2012	 	  	2013	 	  	2012	 	
Weighted average shares outstanding—basic	  	 	50,524	  	  	 	46,546	  	  	 	51,392	  	  	 	48,073	  	
Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation	  	 	460	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	503	  	  	 	—  	  	
Effect of convertible notes	  	 	5,416	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	6,187	  	  	 	—  	  	
Effect of common stock warrants	  	 	3,702	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	4,631	  	  	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted	  	 	60,102	  	  	 	46,546	  	  	 	62,713	  	  	 	48,073	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the effect of dilutive stock-based compensation awards was the equivalent of approximately 0.7 million shares of common stock outstanding. Because the Company had a loss from continuing operations in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, these incremental shares were excluded from the computation of dilutive earnings per share for those periods as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
The Company had stock-based compensation awards outstanding with respect to approximately 0.2 million and 0.8 million shares of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and approximately 0.1 million and 0.9 million shares of common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future but were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the respective periods as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
As discussed more fully in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, in 2009 the Company issued 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Company intends to settle the outstanding face value of the Convertible Notes in cash upon conversion/maturity. Any conversion spread associated with the conversion/maturity of the Convertible Notes may be settled in cash or shares of the Company’s common stock. The effect of potentially issuable shares under this conversion spread for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was the equivalent of approximately 4.0 million and 2.7 million shares, respectively, of common stock outstanding. Because the Company had a loss from continuing operations in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, these incremental shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for those periods as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The Convertible Notes are currently convertible through December 31, 2013; however, other than as described in Note 8, the Company has not settled the conversion of any of the Convertible Notes.
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 may purchase shares of the Company’s stock. As of September 30, 2013, approximately 14.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock were issuable pursuant to the warrants, with an adjusted strike price of $25.96 per share, which reflects the proportionate reduction in the number of warrants associated with the Company’s repurchase of a portion of its Convertible Notes, as described in Note 8, and the adjustments made in connection with the dividend paid by the Company on October 15, 2013. The number of shares underlying the warrants and the strike price thereof are subject to further anti-dilution adjustments, including for quarterly cash dividends paid by the Company. If the average closing price of the Company’s stock during a reporting period exceeds this strike price, these warrants will be dilutive. The warrants may only be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock. The effect of potentially issuable shares under these warrants for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was the equivalent of approximately 2.1 million and 0.6 million shares, respectively, of common stock outstanding. Because the Company had a loss from continuing operations in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, these incremental shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for those periods as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
 
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In June 2013, the Company entered into agreements with the note hedge counterparties to proportionately reduce the number of Purchased Options (as defined below) and the warrants as described in Note 8. These agreements were considered modifications to the Purchased Options and the warrants, and based on the terms of the agreements, the Company recognized a charge of $4.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which is recorded as an increase to accumulated deficit and additional paid-in-capital in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. This charge also represents 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.
5. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded $0.2 million and $13.7 million, respectively, in other comprehensive income, which primarily represents the decrease in the Company’s pension plan liability as described in Note 10. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company reclassified $0.2 million from accumulated other comprehensive loss into operating expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations included herein and recorded $4.2 million in tax expense for accumulated other comprehensive income, primarily related to a change in tax rate on the items included in accumulated other comprehensive income due to the Company’s REIT conversion.
6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Property and equipment of continuing operations at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (in thousands):

 	  	September 30,
2013	 	 	December 31,
2012	 	
Land and land improvements	  	$	242,075	  	 	$	241,292	  	
Buildings	  	 	2,299,304	  	 	 	2,297,343	  	
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	  	 	576,753	  	 	 	563,622	  	
Construction-in-progress	  	 	26,410	  	 	 	27,534	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	 	3,144,542	  	 	 	3,129,791	  	
Accumulated depreciation	  	 	(1,060,295	) 	 	 	(980,792	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Property and equipment, net	  	$	2,084,247	  	 	$	2,148,999	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
7. NOTES RECEIVABLE:
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 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 September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded interest income of $3.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively, on these bonds. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded interest income of $9.1 million and $9.2 million, respectively, on these bonds. The Company received payments of $13.3 million and $15.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, relating to these notes receivable.
 
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8. DEBT:
The Company’s debt and capital lease obligations related to continuing operations at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of (in thousands):

 	  	September 30,
2013	 	 	December 31,
2012	 	
$1 Billion Credit Facility, interest at LIBOR plus 1.75%, maturing April 18, 2017	  	$	533,000	  	 	$	—  	  	
$925 Million Credit Facility, interest at LIBOR plus 2.0%, originally maturing August 1, 2015	  	 	—  	  	 	 	545,000	  	
Convertible Senior Notes, interest at 3.75%, maturing October 1, 2014, net of unamortized discount of $13,369 and $26,961	  	 	290,689	  	 	 	333,039	  	
Senior Notes, interest at 5.0%, maturing April 15, 2021	  	 	350,000	  	 	 	—  	  	
Senior Notes, interest at 6.75%, originally maturing November 15, 2014	  	 	—  	  	 	 	152,180	  	
Capital lease obligations	  	 	1,124	  	 	 	1,644	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total debt	  	 	1,174,813	  	 	 	1,031,863	  	
Less amounts due within one year	  	 	(613	) 	 	 	(130,358	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total long-term debt	  	$	1,174,200	  	 	$	901,505	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The above decrease in amounts due within one year results from the Company’s intent and ability to refinance all of its convertible notes on a long-term basis if the notes were to be converted at September 30, 2013. At December 31, 2012, because of lower availability to borrow additional funds under its revolving credit facility, the Company had the ability to refinance only a portion of any conversions on a long-term basis.
As of September 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants related to its debt.
$1 Billion Credit Facility
On April 18, 2013, the Company refinanced its previous $925 million credit facility by entering into a $1 billion senior secured credit facility by and among the Operating Partnership, the Company, and certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “$1 billion credit facility”). The $1 billion credit facility consists of a $700.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, of which $154.0 million was drawn at closing, and a $300.0 million senior secured term loan facility, which was fully funded at closing. The $1 billion credit facility also includes an accordion feature that allows the Company to increase the $1 billion credit facility by a total of up to $500.0 million, subject to securing additional commitments from existing lenders or new lending institutions. The $1 billion credit facility matures on April 18, 2017 and borrowings bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus an adjustable margin (the “Applicable Margin”) based on the Company’s consolidated funded indebtedness to total asset value ratio (as defined in the $1 billion credit facility), or the base rate (as defined in the $1 billion credit facility) plus the Applicable Margin. Interest is payable quarterly, in arrears, for base rate-based loans and at the end of each interest rate period for LIBOR-based loans. Principal is payable in full at maturity. The Company is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.3% to 0.4% per year of the average unused portion of the $700.0 million revolving credit facility. The purpose of the $1 billion credit facility is for working capital, capital expenditures, and other corporate purposes.
The $1 billion credit facility is guaranteed by the Company, each of the four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, and certain other of the Company’s subsidiaries. The $1 billion credit facility is secured by (i) a first mortgage lien on the real property of each of the Gaylord Hotels properties, (ii) pledges of equity interests in the Company’s subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, (iii) pledges of equity interests in the Operating Partnership, the subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility, and certain other of the Company’s subsidiaries, and (iv) the Company’s personal property and the personal property of the Operating Partnership and the subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility.
 
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In addition, the $1 billion credit facility contains certain covenants which, among other things, limits 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 shall occur and be continuing under the $1 billion credit facility, the commitments under the $1 billion credit facility may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding under the $1 billion 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 refinancing of its previous $925 million credit facility, the Company wrote off $1.3 million of deferred financing costs in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which are included in interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes
In 2009, the Company issued $360.0 million of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are convertible, under certain circumstances as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, at the holder’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock, at an adjusted conversion rate of 46.2165 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an adjusted conversion price of approximately $21.64 per share and reflects the adjustment made for the Company’s dividend that was paid on October 15, 2013. Additional adjustments will be made for quarterly cash dividends paid by the Company pursuant to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Company may elect, at its option, to deliver shares of its common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock in satisfaction of its obligations upon conversion of the Convertible Notes or at their maturity.
Based on the Company’s stock price during the three months ended September 30, 2013, a condition permitting conversion (as defined in the indenture governing the Convertible Notes) had been satisfied, and thus the Convertible Notes are currently convertible through December 31, 2013. Based on the Company’s borrowing capacity under its $1 billion credit facility as of September 30, 2013, the Convertible Notes have been classified as long-term debt in the above table as of September 30, 2013.
In July 2013, the Company settled the repurchase of and subsequently cancelled $54.7 million of its Convertible Notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $98.6 million, which was funded by borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. In connection with the repurchase, the Company entered into agreements with the note hedge counterparties to proportionately reduce the number of outstanding Purchased Options (as defined below) and warrants. In consideration for the agreements, the counterparties paid the Company approximately 0.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock, which were subsequently cancelled by the Company. In addition, in July 2013, the Company settled $1.2 million of Convertible Notes that were converted by a holder. After these repurchase and conversion transactions, $304.1 million in principal amount of the Convertible Notes remain outstanding. As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $4.2 million in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013. In addition, as the Company accounts for the liability (debt) and the equity (conversion option) components of the Convertible Notes in a manner that reflects the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate (as more fully discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012), the Company recorded a $43.5 million reduction in stockholders’ equity in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
 
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Concurrently with the offering of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions with respect to its common stock (the “Purchased Options”) with counterparties affiliated with the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes, for purposes of reducing the potential dilutive effect upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. The Purchased Options entitle the Company to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2013, the Purchased Options covered approximately 14.1 million shares, with an adjusted strike price of $21.64 per share (the same as the adjusted conversion price of the Convertible Notes), which reflects the exercise of a portion of the Purchased Options in conjunction with the settlement of Convertible Notes by a holder, the proportionate reduction in the number of Purchased Options associated with the Company’s repurchase of a portion of its Convertible Notes, as described above, and the adjustments made in connection with the dividend paid by the Company on October 15, 2013. The number of shares underlying the Purchased Options and the strike price thereof are subject to further customary anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to the Convertible Notes, including for quarterly cash dividends. The Company may settle the Purchased Options in shares, cash or a combination of cash and shares, at the Company’s option. Proportionate reductions to the number of shares underlying the Purchased Options may be made in connection with the Company’s repurchase, if any, of Convertible Notes prior to their maturity.
Separately and concurrently with entering into the Purchased Options, the Company also entered into warrant transactions whereby it sold common stock purchase warrants to each of the hedge counterparties. The warrants entitle the counterparties to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2013, the warrants covered approximately 14.1 million shares, with an adjusted strike price of $25.96 per share, which reflects the proportionate reduction in the number of warrants associated with the Company’s repurchase of a portion of its Convertible Notes, as described above, and the adjustments made in connection with the dividend paid by the Company on October 15, 2013. The number of shares underlying the warrants and the strike price thereof are subject to further customary anti-dilution adjustments similar to the adjustments of the Convertible Notes and Purchased Options, including for quarterly cash dividends. The warrants may only be settled at maturity in shares of the Company’s common stock, net of the exercise price. Proportionate reductions to the number of shares underlying the warrants may be made in connection with the Company’s repurchase, if any, of Convertible Notes prior to their maturity.
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 (the “5% Senior Notes”), which are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. The 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 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 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 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 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 5% Senior Notes. The issuing subsidiaries may redeem the 5% Senior Notes on or before April 16, 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 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, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.
 
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In connection with the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement under which the Company is required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete a registered offer to exchange the 5% Senior Notes for registered notes with substantially identical terms as the 5% Senior Notes within 270 days of the closing of the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes. In October 2013, the Company commenced the exchange offer pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4, which was declared effective by the SEC on October 3, 2013. The Company expects to complete the exchange offer in November 2013.
The net proceeds from the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes totaled approximately $342.0 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts, commissions and offering expenses. The Company used substantially all of these proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility.
6.75% Senior Notes
On January 17, 2013, the Company redeemed all of its outstanding 6.75% senior notes at par, which was funded using borrowings under the revolving credit line of the $925 million credit facility. As a result of this redemption, the Company wrote off $0.5 million of deferred financing costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which is included in interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
9. STOCK PLANS:
In addition to grants of stock options to its directors and employees, the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “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 nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company granted 37,000 restricted stock units to certain members of its management team which may vest in 2016 based on the level of performance during the performance period and subject to continued employment. The number of awards that will ultimately vest is based on the Company’s total shareholder return over the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2015 relative to the total shareholder return of a peer group of companies during the same period. The weighted-average grant date fair value of $45.01 per award was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which assumed a risk-free rate of 0.4%, an expected life of 3.0 years and historical volatilities that ranged from 23% to 64%. As these awards include a market condition, the Company records compensation expense for these awards based on the grant date fair value of the award recognized ratably over the vesting period.
During 2011, the Company granted 67,400 restricted stock units to certain members of its management team which may vest in 2014. The number of awards that will ultimately vest will be based on Company performance relative to the annual budgets approved by the Company’s board of directors. The Company began recognizing compensation expense related to the weighted-average grant-date fair value of $44.39 for these awards in the first quarter of 2013 when the 2013 budget was approved and the key terms and conditions of the awards was deemed to be established and a grant date had occurred.
In connection with the termination of certain employee positions as a result of the REIT conversion discussed in Note 3, during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, approximately 167,500 stock options and approximately 401,000 restricted stock units were forfeited and the Company reversed approximately $2.1 million in compensation costs as a result of these forfeitures. This reversal was recorded as a reduction in REIT conversion costs for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
 
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At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 527,153 and 574,933 restricted stock units were outstanding, respectively.
The compensation expense (benefit) that has been charged against pre-tax income (loss) for all of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans was $1.8 million and $(0.2) million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $6.4 million and $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
10. RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION PLANS:
Net periodic pension expense reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30,	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Interest cost	  	$	999	  	 	$	1,086	  	 	$	2,939	  	 	$	3,260	  	
Expected return on plan assets	  	 	(1,312	) 	 	 	(1,173	) 	 	 	(3,886	) 	 	 	(3,519	) 	
Recognized net actuarial loss	  	 	242	  	 	 	1,170	  	 	 	822	  	 	 	3,510	  	
Net settlement loss	  	 	188	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	1,478	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total net periodic pension expense	  	$	117	  	 	$	1,083	  	 	$	1,353	  	 	$	3,251	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
As a result of increased lump-sum distributions from the Company’s qualified retirement plan during 2013, partially due to the transfer of a large number of the retirement plan participants to Marriott in connection with the REIT conversion, which resulted in an increase in the number of participants eligible for distributions, a net settlement loss of $0.2 million and $1.5 million was recognized in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Approximately $0.7 million of the net settlement loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to lump-sum distributions to former employees affected by the REIT conversion and has been classified as REIT conversion costs. Approximately $0.2 million and $0.8 million of the net settlement loss in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, related to lump-sum distributions to former employees not affected by the REIT conversion and has been classified as corporate operating expenses.
In addition, the increase in lump-sum distributions required the Company to re-measure its liability under its pension plan as of May 31, 2013. As a result of the lump-sum distributions and an increase in the plan’s assumed discount rate from 3.6% at December 31, 2012 to 4.0% at May 31, 2013, the Company recorded a $9.5 million reduction in its liability under the plan, which was recorded as a decrease in other liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive loss in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013.
 
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Net postretirement benefit expense reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30,	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Service cost	  	$	—  	  	 	$	14	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	43	  	
Interest cost	  	 	49	  	 	 	254	  	 	 	146	  	 	 	761	  	
Amortization of net actuarial loss	  	 	120	  	 	 	176	  	 	 	358	  	 	 	528	  	
Amortization of prior service credit	  	 	(333	) 	 	 	(130	) 	 	 	(998	) 	 	 	(391	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total net postretirement benefit expense	  	$	(164	) 	 	$	314	  	 	$	(494	) 	 	$	941	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11. INCOME TAXES:
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) on the sale of property held by the REIT during the first ten years following the REIT conversion. In addition, the Company will continue to be required to pay federal corporate income taxes on earnings of its taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”).
For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $12.5 million, consisting of a tax benefit of $5.4 million related to the current period operations of the Company and a discrete benefit of $7.1 million related to a decrease in deferred tax liabilities associated with the Company’s REIT conversion and the filing of the Company’s 2012 Federal and state income tax returns.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $80.5 million. This benefit was primarily due to a benefit of $66.0 million related to the Company’s REIT conversion and a benefit of $6.9 million related to the reversal of liabilities associated with unrecognized tax positions during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as described below. In addition, the Company recorded a benefit of $1.2 million related to the filing of the Company’s 2012 Federal and state income tax returns and a benefit of $6.4 million related to the current period operations of the Company.
As a result of the Company’s conversion to a REIT, certain net deferred tax liabilities related to the real estate of the Company were reversed, as the REIT will generally not pay federal corporate income tax related to those deferred tax liabilities. In addition, the Company assessed the need for a valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets of the TRSs. As a result, the Company recorded a net benefit of $66.0 million related to the conversion to a REIT in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
The Internal Revenue Service has completed its examination of the Company’s federal income tax returns for fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010. As a result, issues related to 2010 and earlier years have been effectively settled. The Company has not been notified of any other federal or state audits. Due to the favorable resolution of the federal examination, the Company’s reserve for unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $12.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, of which $4.8 million was recorded as an income tax benefit. In addition, the Company recorded a reduction to the related accrued interest of $2.1 million as an income tax benefit in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had $0.8 million and $13.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits, respectively, of which $0.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. These liabilities are recorded in other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company estimates the overall decrease in unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months will be approximately $0.8 million, mainly due to the expiration of various statutes of limitations. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had accrued $0.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of interest and no penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
 
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12. 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 has 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.
13. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Stock Repurchases
On December 17, 2012, the Company announced that its board of directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $100.0 million of the Company’s common stock using cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving credit line, to be implemented through open market transactions on U.S. exchanges or in privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws, with any market purchases to be made during open trading window periods or pursuant to any applicable Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.
In May 2013, the Company completed its repurchases under the repurchase program by repurchasing approximately 2.3 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $100.0 million, which the Company funded using cash on hand and borrowings under the revolving credit line of the Company’s credit facility. The repurchased stock was cancelled by the Company and has been reflected as a reduction of retained earnings in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Dividends
On February 14, 2013, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s first quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $25.8 million in cash, which was paid on April 12, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 28, 2013.
On June 3, 2013, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s second quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $25.3 million in cash, which was paid on July 15, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 28, 2013.
On September 13, 2013, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s third quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $25.3 million in cash, which was paid on October 15, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 27, 2013.
 
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14. 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.
As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 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.
The investments held by the Company in connection with its deferred compensation plan 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. The Company has consistently applied these valuation techniques in all periods presented and believes it has obtained the most accurate information available for the types of investments it holds.
The Company had no liabilities required to be measured at fair value at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, were as follows (in thousands):

 	  	September 30,
2013	 	  	Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)	 	  	Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)	 	  	Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)	 	
Deferred compensation plan investments	  	$	17,318	  	  	$	17,318	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total assets measured at fair value	  	$	17,318	  	  	$	17,318	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	

 	  	December 31,
2012	 	  	Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)	 	  	Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)	 	  	Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)	 	
Deferred compensation plan investments	  	$	15,580	  	  	$	15,580	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total assets measured at fair value	  	$	15,580	  	  	$	15,580	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
The remainder of the assets and liabilities held by the Company at September 30, 2013 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 7 and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, in connection with the development of Gaylord National, the Company received two bonds (“a Series A Bond” and “a Series B Bond”) from Prince George’s County, Maryland which had aggregate carrying values of $87.1 million and $58.1 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2013. 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 as of September 30, 2013 and the fair value of the Series B Bond was approximately $39 million as of September 30, 2013. 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 as of September 30, 2013.
 
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As of September 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding $304.1 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes that accrue interest at a fixed rate of 3.75%. The carrying value of these notes on September 30, 2013 was $290.7 million, net of discount. The fair value of the Convertible Notes, based upon the present value of cash flows discounted at current market interest rates, which the Company considers as Level 2, was approximately $311 million as of September 30, 2013.
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.
15. FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS:
The Company’s continuing operations are organized into three principal business segments:
 
 	•	 	Hospitality, which includes Gaylord Opryland, Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan, Gaylord National and the Inn at Opryland;	
 
 	•	 	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.	
 
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The following information from continuing operations is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes (amounts in thousands):

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30,	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hospitality	  	$	199,304	  	 	$	207,941	  	 	$	631,716	  	 	$	667,036	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	21,892	  	 	 	20,188	  	 	 	56,776	  	 	 	53,237	  	
Corporate and Other	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	  	$	221,196	  	 	$	228,129	  	 	$	688,492	  	 	$	720,273	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hospitality	  	$	25,599	  	 	$	26,095	  	 	$	77,928	  	 	$	80,977	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	1,317	  	 	 	1,262	  	 	 	4,002	  	 	 	3,826	  	
Corporate and Other	  	 	1,000	  	 	 	3,344	  	 	 	7,049	  	 	 	8,586	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	  	$	27,916	  	 	$	30,701	  	 	$	88,979	  	 	$	93,389	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating income (loss):	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hospitality	  	$	22,445	  	 	$	27,947	  	 	$	83,879	  	 	$	114,407	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	5,164	  	 	 	4,710	  	 	 	11,448	  	 	 	10,363	  	
Corporate and Other	  	 	(6,699	) 	 	 	(14,561	) 	 	 	(26,050	) 	 	 	(46,069	) 	
REIT conversion costs	  	 	(971	) 	 	 	(51,371	) 	 	 	(21,383	) 	 	 	(57,799	) 	
Casualty loss	  	 	(26	) 	 	 	(173	) 	 	 	(75	) 	 	 	(719	) 	
Preopening costs	  	 	—  	  	 	 	(1	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(340	) 	
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	  	 	(110	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(1,357	) 	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating income (loss)	  	 	19,803	  	 	 	(33,449	) 	 	 	46,462	  	 	 	19,843	  	
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	  	 	(15,187	) 	 	 	(15,136	) 	 	 	(45,934	) 	 	 	(43,949	) 	
Interest income	  	 	3,020	  	 	 	3,081	  	 	 	9,123	  	 	 	9,256	  	
Income from unconsolidated companies	  	 	10	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	10	  	 	 	109	  	
Loss on extinguishment of debt	  	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Other gains and (losses), net	  	 	2,318	  	 	 	2,251	  	 	 	2,365	  	 	 	2,251	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	  	$	5,783	  	 	$	(43,253	) 	 	$	7,845	  	 	$	(12,490	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16. INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES:
The 5% Senior Notes 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 $1 billion 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 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. As further described in Note 3, on October 1, 2012, the Company and its subsidiaries completed a restructuring of assets and operations in connection with the Company’s transition to a REIT. For purposes of presenting the condensed consolidating financial information, the results of the subsidiaries that own the hotel properties are reflected in the guarantor results for periods commencing October 1, 2012. The Operating Partnership was formed in 2012 and had no results prior to October 1, 2012.
 
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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
As of September 30, 2013

(in thousands)	  	Parent
Guarantor	 	 	Issuer	 	 	Guarantors	 	  	Non-
Guarantors	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Consolidated	 	
ASSETS:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	  	$	—  	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	1,752,207	  	  	$	332,040	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	2,084,247	  	
Cash and cash equivalents—unrestricted	  	 	—  	  	 	 	57	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	52,033	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	52,090	  	
Cash and cash equivalents—restricted	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	18,557	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	18,557	  	
Notes receivable	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	145,206	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	145,206	  	
Trade receivables, less allowance	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	52,746	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	52,746	  	
Deferred financing costs	  	 	—  	  	 	 	20,527	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	20,527	  	
Prepaid expenses and other assets	  	 	—  	  	 	 	5,347	  	 	 	171,067	  	  	 	64,138	  	 	 	(173,113	) 	 	 	67,439	  	
Intercompany receivables, net	  	 	107,027	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	696,229	  	  	 	96,365	  	 	 	(899,621	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Investments	  	 	2,022,936	  	 	 	2,767,163	  	 	 	526,644	  	  	 	431,239	  	 	 	(5,747,982	) 	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total assets	  	$	2,129,963	  	 	$	2,793,094	  	 	$	3,146,147	  	  	$	1,192,324	  	 	$	(6,820,716	) 	 	$	2,440,812	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Debt and capital lease obligations	  	$	290,689	  	 	$	883,000	  	 	$	—  	  	  	$	1,124	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	1,174,813	  	
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	  	 	(14	) 	 	 	18,712	  	 	 	517	  	  	 	310,561	  	 	 	(173,400	) 	 	 	156,376	  	
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	  	 	6,681	  	 	 	(3	) 	 	 	662	  	  	 	23,860	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	31,200	  	
Deferred management rights proceeds	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	184,154	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	184,154	  	
Dividends payable	  	 	25,652	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	25,652	  	
Other liabilities	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	73,185	  	  	 	53,130	  	 	 	287	  	 	 	126,602	  	
Intercompany payables, net	  	 	725,084	  	 	 	174,390	  	 	 	147	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	(899,621	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Commitments and contingencies	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stockholders’ equity:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Preferred stock	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
Common stock	  	 	505	  	 	 	1	  	 	 	1	  	  	 	2,387	  	 	 	(2,389	) 	 	 	505	  	
Additional paid-in-capital	  	 	1,223,546	  	 	 	1,741,704	  	 	 	2,803,623	  	  	 	1,184,038	  	 	 	(5,729,365	) 	 	 	1,223,546	  	
Treasury stock	  	 	(7,533	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(7,533	) 	
Accumulated deficit	  	 	(134,647	) 	 	 	(24,710	) 	 	 	268,012	  	  	 	(552,064	) 	 	 	(16,228	) 	 	 	(459,637	) 	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(14,866	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(14,866	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total stockholders’ equity	  	 	1,081,871	  	 	 	1,716,995	  	 	 	3,071,636	  	  	 	619,495	  	 	 	(5,747,982	) 	 	 	742,015	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	  	$	2,129,963	  	 	$	2,793,094	  	 	$	3,146,147	  	  	$	1,192,324	  	 	$	(6,820,716	) 	 	$	2,440,812	  	

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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
As of December 31, 2012

(in thousands)	  	Parent
Guarantor	 	 	Issuer	 	 	Guarantors	 	 	Non-
Guarantors	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Consolidated	 	
ASSETS:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	  	$	—  	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	1,798,827	  	 	$	350,172	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	2,148,999	  	
Cash and cash equivalents—unrestricted	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(595	) 	 	 	97,765	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	97,170	  	
Cash and cash equivalents—restricted	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	6,210	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	6,210	  	
Notes receivable	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	149,400	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	149,400	  	
Trade receivables, less allowance	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	55,343	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	55,343	  	
Deferred financing costs	  	 	—  	  	 	 	11,347	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	11,347	  	
Prepaid expenses and other assets	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	64,119	  	 	 	(137	) 	 	 	63,982	  	
Intercompany receivables, net	  	 	485,219	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(485,219	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Investments	  	 	1,202,809	  	 	 	2,771,696	  	 	 	1,208,937	  	 	 	450,261	  	 	 	(5,633,703	) 	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total assets	  	$	1,688,028	  	 	$	2,783,043	  	 	$	3,007,169	  	 	$	1,173,270	  	 	$	(6,119,059	) 	 	$	2,532,451	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Debt and capital lease obligations	  	$	485,219	  	 	$	545,000	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	1,644	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	1,031,863	  	
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	  	 	—  	  	 	 	15,514	  	 	 	(1,535	) 	 	 	204,904	  	 	 	(422	) 	 	 	218,461	  	
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	  	 	(386	) 	 	 	(1,448	) 	 	 	99,674	  	 	 	(8,902	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	88,938	  	
Deferred management rights proceeds	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	186,346	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	186,346	  	
Other liabilities	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	83,477	  	 	 	69,483	  	 	 	285	  	 	 	153,245	  	
Intercompany payables, net	  	 	—  	  	 	 	485,219	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(485,219	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Commitments and contingencies	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stockholders’ equity:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Preferred stock	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
Common stock	  	 	526	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	2,388	  	 	 	(2,388	) 	 	 	526	  	
Additional paid-in-capital	  	 	1,250,975	  	 	 	1,741,704	  	 	 	2,803,618	  	 	 	1,184,041	  	 	 	(5,729,363	) 	 	 	1,250,975	  	
Treasury stock	  	 	(7,234	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(7,234	) 	
Accumulated deficit	  	 	(41,072	) 	 	 	(2,946	) 	 	 	21,935	  	 	 	(442,031	) 	 	 	98,048	  	 	 	(366,066	) 	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(24,603	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(24,603	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total stockholders’ equity	  	 	1,203,195	  	 	 	1,738,758	  	 	 	2,825,553	  	 	 	719,795	  	 	 	(5,633,703	) 	 	 	853,598	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	  	$	1,688,028	  	 	$	2,783,043	  	 	$	3,007,169	  	 	$	1,173,270	  	 	$	(6,119,059	) 	 	$	2,532,451	  	

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

(in thousands)	  	Parent
Guarantor	 	 	Issuer	 	 	Guarantors	 	 	Non-
Guarantors	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Consolidated	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	—  	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	83,804	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	83,804	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	88,193	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	88,193	  	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	64,147	  	 	 	28,723	  	 	 	(65,563	) 	 	 	27,307	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	21,892	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	21,892	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenues	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	64,147	  	 	 	222,612	  	 	 	(65,563	) 	 	 	221,196	  	
Operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	26,369	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	26,369	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	55,920	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	55,920	  	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	10,891	  	 	 	117,488	  	 	 	(62,661	) 	 	 	65,718	  	
Management fees	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	3,253	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	3,253	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total hotel operating expenses	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	10,891	  	 	 	203,030	  	 	 	(62,661	) 	 	 	151,260	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	15,411	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	15,411	  	
Corporate	  	 	—  	  	 	 	201	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	5,498	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	5,699	  	
Corporate overhead allocation	  	 	(12	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	2,914	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(2,902	) 	 	 	—  	  	
REIT conversion costs	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	971	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	971	  	
Casualty loss	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	26	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	26	  	
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	110	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	110	  	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	14,936	  	 	 	12,980	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	27,916	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	(12	) 	 	 	201	  	 	 	28,741	  	 	 	238,026	  	 	 	(65,563	) 	 	 	201,393	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating income (loss)	  	 	12	  	 	 	(201	) 	 	 	35,406	  	 	 	(15,414	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	19,803	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	  	 	(6,402	) 	 	 	(8,774	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(11	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(15,187	) 	
Interest income	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	3,020	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	3,020	  	
Income from unconsolidated companies	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	10	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	10	  	
Loss on extinguishment of debt	  	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(4,181	) 	
Other gains and (losses), net	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	2,318	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	2,318	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	  	 	(10,571	) 	 	 	(8,975	) 	 	 	35,406	  	 	 	(10,077	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	5,783	  	
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	  	 	2,732	  	 	 	4,720	  	 	 	(8,821	) 	 	 	13,819	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	12,450	  	
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net	  	 	25,870	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(25,870	) 	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations	  	 	18,031	  	 	 	(4,255	) 	 	 	26,585	  	 	 	3,742	  	 	 	(25,870	) 	 	 	18,233	  	
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(202	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(202	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss)	  	$	18,031	  	 	$	(4,255	) 	 	$	26,585	  	 	$	3,540	  	 	$	(25,870	) 	 	$	18,031	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Comprehensive income (loss)	  	$	18,196	  	 	$	(4,255	) 	 	$	26,585	  	 	$	3,705	  	 	$	(26,035	) 	 	$	18,196	  	

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

(in thousands)	  	Parent
Guarantor	 	 	Issuer	 	  	Guarantors	 	  	Non-
Guarantors	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Consolidated	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	—  	  	 	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	86,173	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	86,173	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	89,865	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	89,865	  	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	(6,328	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	31,961	  	 	 	6,270	  	 	 	31,903	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	7	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	20,181	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	20,188	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenues	  	 	(6,321	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	228,180	  	 	 	6,270	  	 	 	228,129	  	
Operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	24,933	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	24,933	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	56,791	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	56,791	  	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	72,233	  	 	 	(58	) 	 	 	72,175	  	
Management fees	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total hotel operating expenses	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	153,957	  	 	 	(58	) 	 	 	153,899	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	14,216	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	14,216	  	
Corporate	  	 	5,406	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	5,811	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	11,217	  	
Corporate overhead allocation	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(6,328	) 	 	 	6,328	  	 	 	—  	  	
REIT conversion costs	  	 	22,046	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	29,325	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	51,371	  	
Casualty loss	  	 	45	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	128	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	173	  	
Preopening costs	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	1	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	1	  	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	851	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	29,850	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	30,701	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	28,348	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	226,960	  	 	 	6,270	  	 	 	261,578	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating income (loss)	  	 	(34,669	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	1,220	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(33,449	) 	
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	  	 	(15,299	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(29,965	) 	 	 	30,128	  	 	 	(15,136	) 	
Interest income	  	 	24,952	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	8,257	  	 	 	(30,128	) 	 	 	3,081	  	
Income from unconsolidated companies	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
Other gains and (losses), net	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	2,251	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	2,251	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations	  	 	(25,016	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(18,237	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(43,253	) 	
Benefit for income taxes	  	 	8,276	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	8,305	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	16,581	  	
Equity in subsidiaries’ losses, net	  	 	(9,934	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	9,934	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss from continuing operations	  	 	(26,674	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(9,932	) 	 	 	9,934	  	 	 	(26,672	) 	
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(2	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(2	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net loss	  	$	(26,674	) 	 	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	(9,934	) 	 	$	9,934	  	 	$	(26,674	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Comprehensive loss	  	$	(26,674	) 	 	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	(9,934	) 	 	$	9,934	  	 	$	(26,674	) 	

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

(in thousands)	  	Parent
Guarantor	 	 	Issuer	 	 	Guarantors	 	  	Non-
Guarantors	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Consolidated	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	—  	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	—  	  	  	$	265,386	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	265,386	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	285,690	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	285,690	  	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	200,662	  	  	 	91,040	  	 	 	(211,062	) 	 	 	80,640	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	56,776	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	56,776	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenues	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	200,662	  	  	 	698,892	  	 	 	(211,062	) 	 	 	688,492	  	
Operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	78,020	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	78,020	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	177,574	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	177,574	  	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	33,391	  	  	 	370,913	  	 	 	(200,435	) 	 	 	203,869	  	
Management fees	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	10,446	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	10,446	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total hotel operating expenses	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	33,391	  	  	 	636,953	  	 	 	(200,435	) 	 	 	469,909	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	41,326	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	41,326	  	
Corporate	  	 	—  	  	 	 	867	  	 	 	1	  	  	 	18,133	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	19,001	  	
Corporate overhead allocation	  	 	2,108	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	8,519	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	(10,627	) 	 	 	—  	  	
REIT conversion costs	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	21,383	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	21,383	  	
Casualty loss	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	75	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	75	  	
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	1,246	  	  	 	111	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	1,357	  	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	44,823	  	  	 	44,156	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	88,979	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	2,108	  	 	 	867	  	 	 	87,980	  	  	 	762,137	  	 	 	(211,062	) 	 	 	642,030	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating income (loss)	  	 	(2,108	) 	 	 	(867	) 	 	 	112,682	  	  	 	(63,245	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	46,462	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	  	 	(22,308	) 	 	 	(23,587	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(39	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(45,934	) 	
Interest income	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	9,123	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	9,123	  	
Income from unconsolidated companies	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	10	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	10	  	
Loss on extinguishment of debt	  	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(4,181	) 	
Other gains and (losses), net	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	2,365	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	2,365	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	  	 	(28,597	) 	 	 	(24,454	) 	 	 	112,682	  	  	 	(51,786	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	7,845	  	
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	  	 	2,508	  	 	 	2,689	  	 	 	133,396	  	  	 	(58,067	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	80,526	  	
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net	  	 	114,279	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	(114,279	) 	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations	  	 	88,190	  	 	 	(21,765	) 	 	 	246,078	  	  	 	(109,853	) 	 	 	(114,279	) 	 	 	88,371	  	
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(181	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(181	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss)	  	$	88,190	  	 	$	(21,765	) 	 	$	246,078	  	  	$	(110,034	) 	 	$	(114,279	) 	 	$	88,190	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Comprehensive income (loss)	  	$	97,927	  	 	$	(21,765	) 	 	$	246,078	  	  	$	(100,297	) 	 	$	(124,016	) 	 	$	97,927	  	

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

(in thousands)	  	Parent
Guarantor	 	 	Issuer	 	  	Guarantors	 	  	Non-
Guarantors	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Consolidated	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	—  	  	 	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	273,689	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	273,689	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	299,165	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	299,165	  	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	5,757	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	94,343	  	 	 	(5,918	) 	 	 	94,182	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	21	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	53,216	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	53,237	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenues	  	 	5,778	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	720,413	  	 	 	(5,918	) 	 	 	720,273	  	
Operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	72,698	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	72,698	  	
Food and beverage	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	179,049	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	179,049	  	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	220,066	  	 	 	(161	) 	 	 	219,905	  	
Management fees	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total hotel operating expenses	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	471,813	  	 	 	(161	) 	 	 	471,652	  	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	39,048	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	39,048	  	
Corporate	  	 	16,446	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	21,037	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	37,483	  	
Corporate overhead allocation	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	5,757	  	 	 	(5,757	) 	 	 	—  	  	
REIT conversion costs	  	 	27,426	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	30,373	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	57,799	  	
Casualty loss	  	 	321	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	398	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	719	  	
Preopening costs	  	 	22	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	318	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	340	  	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	2,377	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	91,012	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	93,389	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	46,592	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	659,756	  	 	 	(5,918	) 	 	 	700,430	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating income (loss)	  	 	(40,814	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	60,657	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	19,843	  	
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	  	 	(44,593	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(89,648	) 	 	 	90,292	  	 	 	(43,949	) 	
Interest income	  	 	75,413	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	24,135	  	 	 	(90,292	) 	 	 	9,256	  	
Income from unconsolidated companies	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	109	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	109	  	
Other gains and (losses), net	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	2,251	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	2,251	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations	  	 	(9,994	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(2,496	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(12,490	) 	
Benefit for income taxes	  	 	637	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	161	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	798	  	
Equity in subsidiaries’ losses, net	  	 	(2,335	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	2,335	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss from continuing operations	  	 	(11,692	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(2,335	) 	 	 	2,335	  	 	 	(11,692	) 	
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net loss	  	$	(11,692	) 	 	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	(2,335	) 	 	$	2,335	  	 	$	(11,692	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Comprehensive loss	  	$	(11,692	) 	 	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	(2,335	) 	 	$	2,335	  	 	$	(11,692	) 	

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

(in thousands)	  	Parent
Guarantor	 	 	Issuer	 	 	Guarantors	 	 	Non-
Guarantors	 	 	Eliminations	 	  	Consolidated	 	
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	  	$	397,379	  	 	$	(322,427	) 	 	$	37	  	 	$	(10,783	) 	 	$	—  	  	  	$	64,206	  	
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	94	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	94	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	  	 	397,379	  	 	 	(322,427	) 	 	 	37	  	 	 	(10,689	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	64,300	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Purchases of property and equipment	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	558	  	 	 	(24,142	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(23,584	) 	
Collection of notes receivable	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	1,740	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	1,740	  	
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(12,347	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(12,347	) 	
Other investing activities	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	227	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	227	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities — continuing operations	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	558	  	 	 	(34,522	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(33,964	) 	
Net cash used in investing activities — discontinued operations	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	558	  	 	 	(34,522	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(33,964	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net repayments under credit facility	  	 	—  	  	 	 	(12,000	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(12,000	) 	
Issuance of senior notes	  	 	—  	  	 	 	350,000	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	350,000	  	
Early redemption of senior notes	  	 	(152,180	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(152,180	) 	
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	  	 	(99,222	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	 	 	  	 	(99,222	) 	
Deferred financing costs paid	  	 	—  	  	 	 	(15,516	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(15,516	) 	
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	  	 	(100,028	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(100,028	) 	
Payment of dividend	  	 	(51,162	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(51,162	) 	
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	  	 	5,206	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	5,206	  	
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	  	 	7	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	7	  	
Other financing activities, net	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(521	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(521	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities — continuing operations	  	 	(397,379	) 	 	 	322,484	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(521	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(75,416	) 	
Net cash used in financing activities — discontinued operations	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	  	 	(397,379	) 	 	 	322,484	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(521	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(75,416	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	  	 	—  	  	 	 	57	  	 	 	595	  	 	 	(45,732	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(45,080	) 	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(595	) 	 	 	97,765	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	97,170	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	  	$	—  	  	 	$	57	  	 	$	—  	  	 	$	52,033	  	 	$	—  	  	  	$	52,090	  	

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

(in thousands)	  	Parent
Guarantor	 	 	Issuer	 	  	Guarantors	 	  	Non-
Guarantors	 	 	Eliminations	 	  	Consolidated	 	
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities	  	$	62,976	  	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	$	66,290	  	 	$	—  	  	  	$	129,266	  	
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	47	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	47	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash provided by operating activities	  	 	62,976	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	66,337	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	129,313	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Purchases of property and equipment	  	 	(6,648	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	 	 	  	 	(71,541	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(78,189	) 	
Collection of notes receivable	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	4,480	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	4,480	  	
Other investing activities	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	851	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	851	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash used in investing activities — continuing operations	  	 	(6,648	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(66,210	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(72,858	) 	
Net cash used in investing activities — discontinued operations	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash used in investing activities	  	 	(6,648	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(66,210	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(72,858	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net borrowings under credit facility	  	 	65,000	  	 	 	 	 	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	65,000	  	
Deferred financing costs paid	  	 	(376	) 	 	 	 	 	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(376	) 	
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	  	 	32,722	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	32,722	  	
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	  	 	(185,400	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(185,400	) 	
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	  	 	12,005	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	12,005	  	
Other financing activities, net	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(564	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(564	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash used in financing activities — continuing operations	  	 	(76,049	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(564	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(76,613	) 	
Net cash used in financing activities — discontinued operations	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net cash used in financing activities	  	 	(76,049	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(564	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(76,613	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	  	 	(19,721	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	(437	) 	 	 	—  	  	  	 	(20,158	) 	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	  	 	37,562	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	 	 	  	 	6,826	  	 	 	—  	  	  	 	44,388	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	  	$	17,841	  	 	$	—  	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	6,389	  	 	$	—  	  	  	$	24,230	  	

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ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.	
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 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”). 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, 2012, appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 27, 2013.
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,” “might,” “projects,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “continue,” 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 effective for the year ending December 31, 2013; (ii) the anticipated benefits of the REIT conversion and our sale of the Gaylord Hotels brand and rights to manage our Gaylord Hotels properties to Marriott International, Inc., including potential increases in revenue and anticipated cost synergies; (iii) estimated costs related to the REIT conversion; (iv) the holding of our non-qualifying REIT assets in one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries; (v) our announced dividend policy, including the frequency and amount of any dividend we may pay; (vi) potential growth opportunities, including future expansion of our existing asset portfolio through acquisitions; (vii) the anticipated pace of recovery in demand for products and services provided by the lodging industry relative to general economic conditions; (viii) Marriott’s ability to effectively manage our hotels and other properties; (ix) our anticipated capital expenditures; (x) 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 (xi) 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 effective for the year ending December 31, 2013, our ability to remain qualified as a REIT, our ability to execute our strategic goals as a REIT, the effects of business disruption related to the Marriott management transition and the REIT conversion, our ability to realize cost savings and revenue enhancements from the REIT conversion and the Marriott transaction, 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 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, 2012, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or described from time to time in our other reports filed with the SEC.
 
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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 real estate investment trust (“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 world-class lodging operator Marriott International, Inc. (“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”) and the Inn at Opryland (renamed from the Radisson Hotel at Opryland), a 303-room overflow hotel adjacent to Gaylord Opryland. 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 nearly 90 years; the Ryman Auditorium, the storied 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.
Our concentration in the hospitality industry, and in particular the large group meetings sector of the hospitality industry, exposes us to certain risks outside of our control. Recessionary conditions in the national economy, including U.S. government sequestration, have resulted in economic pressures on the hospitality industry generally, and on our properties.
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.
In recent months, our Gaylord Hotels properties have experienced difficulties in group sales booking levels, particularly with respect to 2013 stays, as overall weakness in the group sector and difficulties related to the management transition to Marriott have impacted our results. Lower than expected in-the-year, for-the-year bookings, cost synergies not being realized as quickly as anticipated, and operating cost inefficiencies from the transition to Marriott systems and procedures have adversely impacted our results. We and Marriott are working jointly to improve performance in key areas, including tailoring sales efforts, increasing sales staff, and focusing on cost savings initiatives. These efforts have resulted in improvements in the third quarter of 2013, including increased bookings over the prior year; however, we are continuing to work with Marriott in these areas to ensure further improvement going forward.
 
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See Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2013, and Part II, Item 1A., “Risk Factors” herein for important information regarding forward-looking statements made in this report and risks and uncertainties we face.
REIT Conversion and Marriott Sale Transaction
As further described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, after conducting a strategic review of our business, on May 30, 2012, our board of directors unanimously approved a plan to restructure our business operations to facilitate our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes (the “REIT conversion”). We completed the REIT conversion during 2012 and will elect to be taxed as a REIT for the year ending December 31, 2013. As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal corporate income taxes on that portion of our capital gain or ordinary income from our REIT operations that is distributed to our stockholders. This treatment will substantially eliminate the federal “double taxation” on earnings from our REIT operations, or taxation once at the corporate level and again at the stockholder level, that generally results from investment in a regular C corporation. Our non-REIT operations, which consist of the activities of taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”) that will act as lessees of our hotels, as well as the businesses within our Opry and Attractions segment, will continue to be subject, as applicable, to federal corporate income taxes.
Due to federal income tax laws that restrict REITs from operating and managing hotels, we no longer operate or manage any of our hotel properties. We lease or sublease our hotel properties to TRSs, and such TRSs engage Marriott pursuant to hotel management agreements. Marriott is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of our hotel properties, including, but not limited to, implementing significant operating decisions, setting rates for rooms and meeting space, controlling revenue and expenditures, collecting accounts receivable, and recruiting, employing and supervising employees at the hotel properties. However, we continue to own our hotel properties.
On October 1, 2012, we sold the Gaylord Hotels brand and rights to manage our Gaylord Hotels properties for $210.0 million in cash (the “Marriott sale transaction”), pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated May 30, 2012, by and among Gaylord Entertainment Company, Gaylord Hotels, Inc., Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., and Marriott. In connection with the Marriott sale transaction, each of our TRS lessees for our Gaylord Hotels properties is now a party to a management agreement (one for each of our Gaylord Hotels properties) and a pooling agreement with Marriott. Under the management agreements, on October 1, 2012, Marriott assumed responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations of our Gaylord Hotels properties. We do not have the authority to require Marriott to manage the day-to-day operations of our Gaylord Hotels properties in a particular manner, although we do have consent and approval rights for certain matters under the hotel management agreements, subject to the limitations described therein. Each management agreement has a term expiring in 2047, with three automatic ten-year renewal periods (provided the applicable hotel has met certain performance thresholds). Each of the management agreements requires us to pay Marriott a base management fee of 2% of gross revenues from the applicable property for each fiscal year or portion thereof. Additionally, the pooling agreement provides for (i) the calculation of incentive management fees for the Gaylord Hotels properties on an aggregated basis; and (ii) the application of the limitations on secured debt on an aggregated basis. The incentive management fee is based on the profitability of our Gaylord Hotels properties calculated on a pooled basis.
In addition to the Marriott sale transaction, certain of our TRSs entered into additional management agreements with Marriott pursuant to which Marriott assumed responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations of the General Jackson, Gaylord Springs and the Wildhorse Saloon beginning October 1, 2012, and the Inn at Opryland beginning December 1, 2012.
 
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We have segregated all costs related to these transactions from normal operations and reported these amounts as REIT conversion costs in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred $1.0 million and $21.4 million, respectively, of various costs associated with these transactions. REIT conversion costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($0.4 million), professional fees ($0.1 million), and various other transition costs ($0.5 million). REIT conversion costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($14.3 million), professional fees ($2.1 million), and various other transition costs ($5.0 million). We estimate that we will incur approximately $1.9 million in one-time costs during the fourth quarter of 2013 related to the REIT conversion.
During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we incurred $51.4 million and $57.8 million, respectively, of various costs associated with these transactions. REIT conversion costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2012 include impairment charges ($21.3 million), professional fees ($14.0 million), employment and severance costs ($10.3 million), and various other transition costs ($5.8 million). REIT conversion costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 include impairment charges ($21.3 million), professional fees ($20.1 million), employment and severance costs ($10.3 million), and various other transition costs ($6.1 million).
Dividend Policy and Share Repurchase Program
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) or 100% of REIT taxable income, whichever is greater. On February 14, 2013, our board of directors declared our first quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $25.8 million in cash, which was paid on April 12, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 28, 2013. On June 3, 2013, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $25.3 million in cash, which was paid on July 15, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 28, 2013. On September 13, 2013, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $25.3 million in cash, which was paid on October 15, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 27, 2013. We currently plan to pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share in January 2014. The declaration, timing and amount of dividends will be determined by future action of our board of directors. Our dividend policy may be altered at any time by our board of directors.
On December 17, 2012, we announced that our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $100.0 million of our common stock using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit line, to be implemented through open market transactions on U.S. exchanges or in privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws, with any market purchases to be made during open trading window periods or pursuant to any applicable SEC Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. In May 2013, we completed our repurchases under the repurchase program by repurchasing approximately 2.3 million shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $100.0 million, which we funded using cash on hand and borrowings under the revolving credit line of our credit facility. The repurchased stock was cancelled and has been reflected as a reduction of retained earnings in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
6.75% Senior Note Redemption, Placement of 5% Senior Notes, Credit Facility Refinancing and Convertible Note Repurchases
As further described below in “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Principal Debt Agreements,” (i) on January 17, 2013, we redeemed all of our outstanding 6.75% senior notes at par at a cost of $152.2 million; (ii) on April 3, 2013, certain of our subsidiaries completed the private placement of $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021; (iii) on April 18, 2013, we refinanced our $925 million credit facility by entering into a $1 billion senior secured credit facility; and (iv) in July 2013, we repurchased and cancelled $54.7 million of our 3.75% convertible notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $98.6 million.
 
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Our Strategy
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 paying cash dividends 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.
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 and the Inn at Opryland. Beginning October 1, 2012, Marriott assumed responsibility for the day-to-day management of our Gaylord Hotels properties. Effective December 1, 2012, under an additional management agreement, Marriott assumed responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations of the Inn at Opryland.	
 
 	•	 	Opry and Attractions, consisting of our Grand Ole Opry assets, WSM-AM and our Nashville attractions. In connection with our REIT conversion, we own our Opry and Attractions businesses in TRSs, which conduct their business consistent with past practice, except that Marriott operates the General Jackson, Wildhorse Saloon and Gaylord Springs pursuant to management agreements as discussed above.	
 
 	•	 	Corporate and Other, consisting of our corporate expenses. We anticipate that our corporate overhead expenses within the Corporate and Other segment will be lower in 2013 than in 2012 as a result of the REIT conversion.	
 
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For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, our total revenues were divided among these business segments as follows:

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30,	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	
Segment	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Hospitality	  	 	90	% 	 	 	91	% 	 	 	92	% 	 	 	93	% 	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	10	% 	 	 	9	% 	 	 	8	% 	 	 	7	% 	
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	
 
 	•	 	Net Definite Room Nights Booked – a volume indicator which represents the total number of definite bookings for future room nights at our hotel properties confirmed during the applicable period, net of cancellations.	
For purposes of comparability, in the key performance indicators presented below, both 2013 and 2012 occupancy, RevPAR and Total RevPAR are calculated using Marriott’s method for calculating available rooms and do not exclude renovation rooms from the calculation of rooms available, which is different from how we previously accounted for renovation rooms prior to the Marriott transition. In addition, both 2013 and 2012 occupancy and ADR do not include complimentary room nights in the calculation of occupied rooms, which is different from how we previously accounted for complimentary rooms.
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. Attrition fees, which 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, as well as cancellation fees, 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.
 
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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.
Selected Financial Information
The following table contains our unaudited selected summary financial data for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. 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).

 	  	Unaudited
Three Months Ended September 30,	 	 	Unaudited
Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	%	 	 	2012	 	 	%	 	 	2013	 	 	%	 	 	2012	 	 	%	 	
Income Statement Data:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
REVENUES:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	83,804	  	 	 	37.9	% 	 	$	86,173	  	 	 	37.8	% 	 	$	265,386	  	 	 	38.5	% 	 	$	273,689	  	 	 	38.0	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	88,193	  	 	 	39.9	% 	 	 	89,865	  	 	 	39.4	% 	 	 	285,690	  	 	 	41.5	% 	 	 	299,165	  	 	 	41.5	% 	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	27,307	  	 	 	12.3	% 	 	 	31,903	  	 	 	14.0	% 	 	 	80,640	  	 	 	11.7	% 	 	 	94,182	  	 	 	13.1	% 	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	21,892	  	 	 	9.9	% 	 	 	20,188	  	 	 	8.8	% 	 	 	56,776	  	 	 	8.2	% 	 	 	53,237	  	 	 	7.4	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenues	  	 	221,196	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	 	228,129	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	 	688,492	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	 	720,273	  	 	 	100.0	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
OPERATING EXPENSES:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	26,369	  	 	 	11.9	% 	 	 	24,933	  	 	 	10.9	% 	 	 	78,020	  	 	 	11.3	% 	 	 	72,698	  	 	 	10.1	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	55,920	  	 	 	25.3	% 	 	 	56,791	  	 	 	24.9	% 	 	 	177,574	  	 	 	25.8	% 	 	 	179,049	  	 	 	24.9	% 	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	65,718	  	 	 	29.7	% 	 	 	72,175	  	 	 	31.6	% 	 	 	203,869	  	 	 	29.6	% 	 	 	219,905	  	 	 	30.5	% 	
Management fees	  	 	3,253	  	 	 	1.5	% 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	0.0	% 	 	 	10,446	  	 	 	1.5	% 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	0.0	% 	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	15,411	  	 	 	7.0	% 	 	 	14,216	  	 	 	6.2	% 	 	 	41,326	  	 	 	6.0	% 	 	 	39,048	  	 	 	5.4	% 	
Corporate	  	 	5,699	  	 	 	2.6	% 	 	 	11,217	  	 	 	4.9	% 	 	 	19,001	  	 	 	2.8	% 	 	 	37,483	  	 	 	5.2	% 	
REIT conversion costs	  	 	971	  	 	 	0.4	% 	 	 	51,371	  	 	 	22.5	% 	 	 	21,383	  	 	 	3.1	% 	 	 	57,799	  	 	 	8.0	% 	
Casualty loss	  	 	26	  	 	 	0.0	% 	 	 	173	  	 	 	0.1	% 	 	 	75	  	 	 	0.0	% 	 	 	719	  	 	 	0.1	% 	
Preopening costs	  	 	—  	  	 	 	0.0	% 	 	 	1	  	 	 	0.0	% 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	0.0	% 	 	 	340	  	 	 	0.0	% 	
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion)	  	 	110	  	 	 	0.0	% 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	0.0	% 	 	 	1,357	  	 	 	0.2	% 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	0.0	% 	
Depreciation and amortization:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hospitality	  	 	25,599	  	 	 	11.6	% 	 	 	26,095	  	 	 	11.4	% 	 	 	77,928	  	 	 	11.3	% 	 	 	80,977	  	 	 	11.2	% 	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	1,317	  	 	 	0.6	% 	 	 	1,262	  	 	 	0.6	% 	 	 	4,002	  	 	 	0.6	% 	 	 	3,826	  	 	 	0.5	% 	
Corporate and Other	  	 	1,000	  	 	 	0.5	% 	 	 	3,344	  	 	 	1.5	% 	 	 	7,049	  	 	 	1.0	% 	 	 	8,586	  	 	 	1.2	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total depreciation and amortization	  	 	27,916	  	 	 	12.6	% 	 	 	30,701	  	 	 	13.5	% 	 	 	88,979	  	 	 	12.9	% 	 	 	93,389	  	 	 	13.0	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	201,393	  	 	 	91.0	% 	 	 	261,578	  	 	 	114.7	% 	 	 	642,030	  	 	 	93.3	% 	 	 	700,430	  	 	 	97.2	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS):	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hospitality	  	 	22,445	  	 	 	11.3	% 	 	 	27,947	  	 	 	13.4	% 	 	 	83,879	  	 	 	13.3	% 	 	 	114,407	  	 	 	17.2	% 	
Opry and Attractions	  	 	5,164	  	 	 	23.6	% 	 	 	4,710	  	 	 	23.3	% 	 	 	11,448	  	 	 	20.2	% 	 	 	10,363	  	 	 	19.5	% 	
Corporate and Other	  	 	(6,699	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(14,561	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(26,050	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(46,069	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	
REIT conversion costs	  	 	(971	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(51,371	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(21,383	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(57,799	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	
Casualty loss	  	 	(26	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(173	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(75	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(719	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	
Preopening costs	  	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(1	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(340	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion)	  	 	(110	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(1,357	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating income (loss)	  	 	19,803	  	 	 	9.0	% 	 	 	(33,449	) 	 	 	-14.7	% 	 	 	46,462	  	 	 	6.7	% 	 	 	19,843	  	 	 	2.8	% 	
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	  	 	(15,187	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(15,136	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(45,934	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(43,949	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	
Interest income	  	 	3,020	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	3,081	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	9,123	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	9,256	  	 	 	    	(A) 	
Income from unconsolidated companies	  	 	10	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	10	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	109	  	 	 	    	(A) 	
Loss on extinguishment of debt	  	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	
Other gains and (losses), net	  	 	2,318	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	2,251	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	2,365	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	2,251	  	 	 	    	(A) 	
Benefit for income taxes	  	 	12,450	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	16,581	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	80,526	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	798	  	 	 	    	(A) 	
Loss from discontinued operations, net	  	 	(202	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(2	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(181	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss)	  	 	18,031	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(26,674	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	88,190	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(11,692	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	
Loss on call spread modification related to convertible notes	  	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	(4,869	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	    	(A) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	  	$	18,031	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	$	(26,674	) 	 	 	    	(A) 	 	$	83,321	  	 	 	    	(A) 	 	$	(11,692	) 	 	 	    	(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 nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except percentages and per share data):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	  	2012	 	 	% Change	 	 	2013	 	  	2012	 	 	% Change	 	
Total revenues	  	$	221,196	  	  	$	228,129	  	 	 	-3.0	% 	 	$	688,492	  	  	$	720,273	  	 	 	-4.4	% 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	201,393	  	  	 	261,578	  	 	 	-23.0	% 	 	 	642,030	  	  	 	700,430	  	 	 	-8.3	% 	
Operating income (loss)	  	 	19,803	  	  	 	(33,449	) 	 	 	159.2	% 	 	 	46,462	  	  	 	19,843	  	 	 	134.1	% 	
Net income (loss)	  	 	18,031	  	  	 	(26,674	) 	 	 	167.6	% 	 	 	88,190	  	  	 	(11,692	) 	 	 	854.3	% 	
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	  	 	18,031	  	  	 	(26,674	) 	 	 	167.6	% 	 	 	83,321	  	  	 	(11,692	) 	 	 	812.6	% 	
Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders—fully diluted	  	 	0.30	  	  	 	(0.57	) 	 	 	152.6	% 	 	 	1.33	  	  	 	(0.24	) 	 	 	654.2	% 	
Total Revenues
The decrease in our total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, is attributable to a decrease in our Hospitality segment revenue of $8.6 million for the 2013 period, partially offset by an increase in our Opry and Attractions segment revenue of $1.7 million for the 2013 period, as discussed more fully below. The decrease in our total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, is attributable to a decrease in our Hospitality segment revenue of $35.3 million for the 2013 period, partially offset by an increase in our Opry and Attractions segment revenue of $3.5 million for the 2013 period, as discussed more fully below. The decrease in Hospitality segment revenue includes the effect of outsourcing retail operations at Gaylord Opryland, Gaylord Texan and Gaylord National beginning in the fourth quarter of 2012, as discussed more fully below.
Total Operating Expenses
The decrease in our total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, is primarily due to a $50.4 million decrease in REIT conversion costs during the 2013 period, as well as a $5.5 million decrease in operating expenses in our Corporate and Other segment, as discussed more fully below. The decrease in our total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, is primarily due to a $36.4 million decrease in REIT conversion costs during the 2013 period, as well as a $18.5 million decrease in operating expenses in our Corporate and Other segment, as discussed more fully below.
Net Income (Loss)
Our net income of $18.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to a net loss of $26.7 million for the same period in 2012, was due to the change in our revenues and operating expenses reflected above and the following factors, each as described more fully below:
 
 	•	 	A $4.1 million decrease in the benefit for income taxes during the 2013 period, as compared to the 2012 period.	
 
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 	•	 	A $4.2 million loss on the extinguishment of debt primarily associated with the repurchase of a portion of our 3.75% convertible notes during the 2013 period.	
Our net income of $88.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to a net loss of $11.7 million for the same period in 2012, was due to the change in our revenues and operating expenses reflected above and the following factors, each as described more fully below:
 
 	•	 	A $79.7 million increase in the benefit for income taxes during the 2013 period, as compared to the 2012 period.	
 
 	•	 	A $4.2 million loss on the extinguishment of debt primarily associated with the repurchase of a portion of our 3.75% convertible notes during the 2013 period.	
 
 	•	 	A $2.0 million increase in interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, during the 2013 period, as compared to the 2012 period.	
Factors and Trends Contributing to Operating Performance
The most important factors and trends contributing to our operating performance during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 described herein were:
 
 	•	 	Difficulties in group sales booking levels, particularly with respect to 2013 stays, as overall weakness in the group sector and difficulties related to the management transition to Marriott have impacted our results. Our joint effort with Marriott has resulted in improvement in the third quarter of 2013, including increased bookings over the prior year; however, we are continuing to work with Marriott in these areas to ensure further improvement going forward.	
 
 	•	 	Cost synergies not being realized as quickly as anticipated and operating costs inefficiencies from the transition to Marriott systems and procedures have impacted our results.	
 
 	•	 	The REIT conversion, specifically, $1.0 million and $21.4 million in REIT conversion costs during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $51.4 million and $57.8 million of REIT conversion costs during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.	
 
 	•	 	Decreased occupancy levels at Gaylord National (a decrease of 4.9 and 5.1 percentage points of occupancy, respectively, during the 2013 periods, as compared to the 2012 periods), primarily due to decreased levels of group and governmental business. The decrease in governmental business is primarily attributable to the U.S. government sequestration and included several large government-related groups that cancelled during the nine-month period in 2013. Further, for groups that did travel, the sequestration drove many of these groups to reduce attendance and banquet spending while they were on property, which negatively impacted both occupancy and total revenue.	
 
 	•	 	Decreased outside-the-room spending at each of our hotel properties (a decrease of 5.1% and 6.5%, respectively, during the 2013 periods, as compared to the 2012 periods), primarily due to a decrease in banquets. This decrease in outside-the-room spending was driven by a shift in the mix of group business during the 2013 periods from higher-rated corporate business to lower-rated social, military, education, religious and fraternal groups and transient guests.	
 
 	•	 	Increased attrition levels for the 2013 periods, as compared to the 2012 periods, which decreased our operating income, RevPAR and Total RevPAR. Attrition for the 2013 periods was 12.2% and 11.2% of bookings, respectively, compared to 10.2% and 7.1%, respectively, for the 2012 periods.	
 
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 	•	 	In-the-year, for-the-year cancellations for the nine-month 2013 period were up 34.1%, as compared to the 2012 period, primarily associated with cancellations from governmental groups. However, in-the-year, for-the-year cancellations for the three-month 2013 period were down 55.3%, as compared to the 2012 period.	
 
 	•	 	A decrease of $5.5 million and $18.5 million, respectively, in corporate expenses for the 2013 periods, as compared to the 2012 periods, primarily due to the transition of the Company to a REIT, which resulted in lower employment costs.	
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 nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	83,804	  	 	$	86,173	  	 	 	-2.7	% 	 	$	265,386	  	 	$	273,689	  	 	 	-3.0	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	88,193	  	 	 	89,865	  	 	 	-1.9	% 	 	 	285,690	  	 	 	299,165	  	 	 	-4.5	% 	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	27,307	  	 	 	31,903	  	 	 	-14.4	% 	 	 	80,640	  	 	 	94,182	  	 	 	-14.4	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total hospitality revenue (1)	  	 	199,304	  	 	 	207,941	  	 	 	-4.2	% 	 	 	631,716	  	 	 	667,036	  	 	 	-5.3	% 	
Hospitality operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	26,369	  	 	 	24,933	  	 	 	5.8	% 	 	 	78,020	  	 	 	72,698	  	 	 	7.3	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	55,920	  	 	 	56,791	  	 	 	-1.5	% 	 	 	177,574	  	 	 	179,049	  	 	 	-0.8	% 	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	65,718	  	 	 	72,175	  	 	 	-8.9	% 	 	 	203,869	  	 	 	219,905	  	 	 	-7.3	% 	
Management fees	  	 	3,253	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	 	10,446	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	25,599	  	 	 	26,095	  	 	 	-1.9	% 	 	 	77,928	  	 	 	80,977	  	 	 	-3.8	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total Hospitality operating expenses	  	 	176,859	  	 	 	179,994	  	 	 	-1.7	% 	 	 	547,837	  	 	 	552,629	  	 	 	-0.9	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hospitality operating income (2)	  	$	22,445	  	 	$	27,947	  	 	 	-19.7	% 	 	$	83,879	  	 	$	114,407	  	 	 	-26.7	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hospitality performance metrics:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Occupancy	  	 	71.2	% 	 	 	70.0	% 	 	 	1.7	% 	 	 	70.9	% 	 	 	71.9	% 	 	 	-1.4	% 	
ADR	  	$	158.02	  	 	$	165.18	  	 	 	-4.3	% 	 	$	169.35	  	 	$	171.66	  	 	 	-1.3	% 	
RevPAR (3)	  	$	112.49	  	 	$	115.67	  	 	 	-2.7	% 	 	$	120.04	  	 	$	123.35	  	 	 	-2.7	% 	
Total RevPAR (4)	  	$	267.52	  	 	$	279.11	  	 	 	-4.2	% 	 	$	285.75	  	 	$	300.62	  	 	 	-4.9	% 	
Net Definite Group Room Nights Booked	  	 	309,000	  	 	 	222,000	  	 	 	39.2	% 	 	 	954,000	  	 	 	1,015,000	  	 	 	-6.0	% 	
 
(1)	Hospitality results and performance metrics include the results of our Gaylord Hotels properties and the Inn at Opryland for all periods presented.	
(2)	Hospitality segment operating income does not include REIT conversion costs of $0.4 million and $7.4 million during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $10.2 million during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012. Hospitality segment operating income also does not include $0.1 million and $1.4 million of impairment charges (non-REIT conversion costs) during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and does not include $0.3 million of preopening costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. See the discussion of REIT conversion costs, impairment charges (non-REIT conversion costs) and preopening costs set forth below.	
 
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(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.	
The decrease in total Hospitality segment revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, is primarily due to decreases of $6.2 million, $4.1 million and $2.2 million at Gaylord National, Gaylord Texan and Gaylord Palms, respectively, partially offset by an increase of $3.2 million at Gaylord Opryland. The decrease in total Hospitality segment revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, is primarily due to decreases of $11.4 million, $9.3 million, $8.2 million and $7.3 million at Gaylord National, Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan and Gaylord Opryland, respectively. The decrease in both periods is primarily a result of decreased outside-the-room spending during the 2013 periods as a result of a decrease in group business and an increase in transient business discussed below, as well as the effect of outsourcing retail sales operations at Gaylord Opryland, Gaylord Texan and Gaylord National during the fourth quarter of 2012. The properties now only receive rental lease payments rather than full retail revenue and associated expense. The net impact of this change in retail sales operations resulted in a decrease in revenue for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012 of approximately $2.8 million and $7.9 million, respectively, and also affected Total RevPAR.
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
September 30,	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	
Group	  	 	71	% 	 	 	77	% 	 	 	75	% 	 	 	80	% 	
Transient	  	 	29	% 	 	 	23	% 	 	 	25	% 	 	 	20	% 	
The proportional increase in transient business during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, was primarily the result of a decrease in group business, primarily at Gaylord Palms and Gaylord Texan due to decreased group business, and Gaylord National, due to decreased governmental business, and an increase in transient business as a result of joining the Marriott brand, which has also allowed us to fill more rooms with transient guests when group business is down.
The increase in rooms operating expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, is primarily attributable to increases at Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord National, partially offset by a decrease at Gaylord Texan, as described below. The increase in rooms operating expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, is primarily attributable to increases at Gaylord National and Gaylord Opryland, as described below.
The decrease in food and beverage operating expenses in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, is attributable to decreases at Gaylord Texan and Gaylord Palms, partially offset by increases at Gaylord National and Gaylord Opryland, as described below.
 
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Other hotel expenses for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 consist of the following (in thousands):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	  	2012	 	  	% Change	 	 	2013	 	  	2012	 	  	% Change	 	
Administrative employment costs	  	$	22,169	  	  	$	24,848	  	  	 	-10.8	% 	 	$	71,229	  	  	$	75,761	  	  	 	-6.0	% 	
Utilities	  	 	6,970	  	  	 	7,687	  	  	 	-9.3	% 	 	 	19,719	  	  	 	20,602	  	  	 	-4.3	% 	
Property taxes	  	 	6,728	  	  	 	7,678	  	  	 	-12.4	% 	 	 	20,605	  	  	 	22,116	  	  	 	-6.8	% 	
Other	  	 	29,851	  	  	 	31,962	  	  	 	-6.6	% 	 	 	92,316	  	  	 	101,426	  	  	 	-9.0	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total other hotel expenses	  	$	65,718	  	  	$	72,175	  	  	 	-8.9	% 	 	$	203,869	  	  	$	219,905	  	  	 	-7.3	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
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 decreased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily due to a decrease at Gaylord Opryland. Utility costs decreased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily due to a decrease at Gaylord National. Property taxes decreased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of a decrease at Gaylord Opryland. Other expenses, which include supplies, advertising, maintenance costs and consulting costs, decreased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of decreases at Gaylord National and Gaylord Opryland.
As discussed above, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2012, each of our management agreements with Marriott requires us to pay Marriott a base management fee of 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. We accrued $4.0 million and $12.6 million in total base management fees to Marriott related to our Hospitality segment properties during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, which are presented throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q net of the amortization of the deferred management rights proceeds discussed in Note 3 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included herein. We did not accrue an incentive management fee to Marriott related to our Hospitality segment properties during the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Total Hospitality segment depreciation and amortization expense decreased slightly in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012.
Property-Level Results. The following presents the property-level financial results of our Hospitality segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.
 
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Gaylord Opryland Results. The results of Gaylord Opryland for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	30,500	  	 	$	27,577	  	 	 	10.6	% 	 	$	88,634	  	 	$	88,676	  	 	 	0.0	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	26,222	  	 	 	22,598	  	 	 	16.0	% 	 	 	83,939	  	 	 	83,149	  	 	 	1.0	% 	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	9,956	  	 	 	13,277	  	 	 	-25.0	% 	 	 	28,420	  	 	 	36,475	  	 	 	-22.1	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenue	  	 	66,678	  	 	 	63,452	  	 	 	5.1	% 	 	 	200,993	  	 	 	208,300	  	 	 	-3.5	% 	
Operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	8,475	  	 	 	7,595	  	 	 	11.6	% 	 	 	24,586	  	 	 	22,964	  	 	 	7.1	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	15,919	  	 	 	15,235	  	 	 	4.5	% 	 	 	50,958	  	 	 	50,733	  	 	 	0.4	% 	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	20,259	  	 	 	23,786	  	 	 	-14.8	% 	 	 	60,802	  	 	 	71,642	  	 	 	-15.1	% 	
Management fees	  	 	1,099	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	 	3,316	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	8,292	  	 	 	8,001	  	 	 	3.6	% 	 	 	24,994	  	 	 	26,046	  	 	 	-4.0	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	54,044	  	 	 	54,617	  	 	 	-1.0	% 	 	 	164,656	  	 	 	171,385	  	 	 	-3.9	% 	
Performance metrics:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Occupancy	  	 	75.5	% 	 	 	67.5	% 	 	 	11.9	% 	 	 	72.2	% 	 	 	70.6	% 	 	 	2.3	% 	
ADR	  	$	152.29	  	 	$	154.14	  	 	 	-1.2	% 	 	$	156.02	  	 	$	158.97	  	 	 	-1.9	% 	
RevPAR	  	$	115.03	  	 	$	104.01	  	 	 	10.6	% 	 	$	112.65	  	 	$	112.30	  	 	 	0.3	% 	
Total RevPAR	  	$	251.48	  	 	$	239.31	  	 	 	5.1	% 	 	$	255.46	  	 	$	263.78	  	 	 	-3.2	% 	
Rooms revenue and RevPAR increased at Gaylord Opryland during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and remained stable during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012. The increase for the three-month 2013 period was primarily a result of the increase in occupancy, which was due to an increase in both group and transient business. Rooms expenses increased during the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012, primarily as a result of increased variable expenses associated with the increase in occupancy. Rooms expenses increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012, as a result of increased variable expenses associated with the increase in occupancy, as well as increased labor costs.
The increase in food and beverage revenue at Gaylord Opryland during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012 was primarily due to the increase in occupancy and the resulting increase in banquets and restaurant outlets. Food and beverage expenses increased in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, as a result of the increase in variable expenses related to the increase in revenue.
As discussed above, under Marriott’s management of Gaylord Opryland, the retail sales operations of the hotel were outsourced to a third-party retailer in the fourth quarter of 2012. The property now only receives rental lease payments rather than the full retail revenue and associated expense. This decrease of approximately $1.5 million and $4.6 million, as well as decreased collection of attrition and cancellation fees in the 2013 periods, are the primary factors in the decrease in other revenue during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2012. Other hotel expenses decreased in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily due to decreased employment costs, decreased property taxes, and decreased sales and marketing costs as a result of increased synergies from the Marriott transition.
Depreciation and amortization increased slightly at Gaylord Opryland during the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012. Depreciation and amortization decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, primarily as a result of the 2012 period including expense related to the disposal of certain fixed assets associated with a corridor renovation.
 
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Gaylord Palms Results. The results of Gaylord Palms for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	12,765	  	 	$	13,428	  	 	 	-4.9	% 	 	$	47,322	  	 	$	50,087	  	 	 	-5.5	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	15,285	  	 	 	17,425	  	 	 	-12.3	% 	 	 	59,813	  	 	 	65,112	  	 	 	-8.1	% 	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	5,051	  	 	 	4,469	  	 	 	13.0	% 	 	 	14,797	  	 	 	16,008	  	 	 	-7.6	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenue	  	 	33,101	  	 	 	35,322	  	 	 	-6.3	% 	 	 	121,932	  	 	 	131,207	  	 	 	-7.1	% 	
Operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	4,212	  	 	 	4,193	  	 	 	0.5	% 	 	 	13,167	  	 	 	12,766	  	 	 	3.1	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	9,888	  	 	 	10,683	  	 	 	-7.4	% 	 	 	34,405	  	 	 	36,084	  	 	 	-4.7	% 	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	13,817	  	 	 	13,823	  	 	 	0.0	% 	 	 	45,812	  	 	 	44,671	  	 	 	2.6	% 	
Management fees	  	 	533	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	 	2,060	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	4,472	  	 	 	4,712	  	 	 	-5.1	% 	 	 	13,452	  	 	 	13,600	  	 	 	-1.1	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	32,922	  	 	 	33,411	  	 	 	-1.5	% 	 	 	108,896	  	 	 	107,121	  	 	 	1.7	% 	
Performance metrics:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Occupancy	  	 	68.6	% 	 	 	70.7	% 	 	 	-3.0	% 	 	 	75.5	% 	 	 	77.5	% 	 	 	-2.6	% 	
ADR	  	$	143.93	  	 	$	146.76	  	 	 	-1.9	% 	 	$	163.21	  	 	$	167.70	  	 	 	-2.7	% 	
RevPAR	  	$	98.68	  	 	$	103.81	  	 	 	-4.9	% 	 	$	123.28	  	 	$	130.01	  	 	 	-5.2	% 	
Total RevPAR	  	$	255.90	  	 	$	273.07	  	 	 	-6.3	% 	 	$	317.67	  	 	$	340.58	  	 	 	-6.7	% 	
Rooms revenue and RevPAR decreased at Gaylord Palms during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of a decrease in occupancy and ADR as a result of a decrease in group rooms, and was partially offset by an increase in both transient occupancy and transient rate. Despite lower occupancy, Gaylord Palms was not able to reduce rooms expenses during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012. For the three-month 2013 period, the decrease in variable costs associated with the decrease in occupancy was offset by increased reservation costs. For the nine-month 2013 period, the property experienced two large group cancellations during the 2013 period, which lowered revenue, but did not lower rooms expenses in a similar manner.
The decrease in food and beverage revenue at Gaylord Palms during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012 was primarily due to the decrease in group rooms discussed above and the resulting decrease in banquet revenue. In addition, the nine-month 2013 period was impacted by the two large group cancellations discussed above. This decrease was partially offset by the addition of the sports bar and pool bar at the property for the full nine-month 2013 period. These additions were opened in the first quarter of 2012. Food and beverage expenses decreased in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, as the decrease in variable expenses related to the decrease in revenue was partially offset by increased employee benefit costs.
Other revenue at Gaylord Palms increased slightly during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012. The decrease in the nine-month 2013 period was primarily a result of decreased special events revenue in January 2013 as compared to the prior year period relating to the end of our annual Christmas programs in January. Other hotel expenses were stable in the three months ended September 30, 2013 and increased in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012. The increase in the nine-month 2013 period was primarily as a result of increased employee benefit costs and increased property taxes, partially offset by decreased sales and marketing costs as a result of the Marriott management agreement.
 
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Depreciation and amortization decreased slightly at Gaylord Palms during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012.
Gaylord Texan Results. The results of Gaylord Texan for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	16,319	  	 	$	18,325	  	 	 	-10.9	% 	 	$	50,438	  	 	$	52,329	  	 	 	-3.6	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	19,829	  	 	 	21,473	  	 	 	-7.7	% 	 	 	62,303	  	 	 	67,286	  	 	 	-7.4	% 	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	6,437	  	 	 	6,855	  	 	 	-6.1	% 	 	 	18,459	  	 	 	19,790	  	 	 	-6.7	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenue	  	 	42,585	  	 	 	46,653	  	 	 	-8.7	% 	 	 	131,200	  	 	 	139,405	  	 	 	-5.9	% 	
Operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	4,343	  	 	 	4,577	  	 	 	-5.1	% 	 	 	12,916	  	 	 	12,530	  	 	 	3.1	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	11,586	  	 	 	13,226	  	 	 	-12.4	% 	 	 	37,492	  	 	 	39,960	  	 	 	-6.2	% 	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	14,083	  	 	 	14,777	  	 	 	-4.7	% 	 	 	42,968	  	 	 	43,796	  	 	 	-1.9	% 	
Management fees	  	 	685	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	 	2,124	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	4,300	  	 	 	4,223	  	 	 	1.8	% 	 	 	13,117	  	 	 	14,036	  	 	 	-6.5	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	34,997	  	 	 	36,803	  	 	 	-4.9	% 	 	 	108,617	  	 	 	110,322	  	 	 	-1.5	% 	
Performance metrics:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Occupancy	  	 	74.1	% 	 	 	78.0	% 	 	 	-5.0	% 	 	 	71.9	% 	 	 	72.9	% 	 	 	-1.4	% 	
ADR	  	$	158.42	  	 	$	168.90	  	 	 	-6.2	% 	 	$	170.02	  	 	$	173.33	  	 	 	-1.9	% 	
RevPAR	  	$	117.39	  	 	$	131.82	  	 	 	-10.9	% 	 	$	122.27	  	 	$	126.39	  	 	 	-3.3	% 	
Total RevPAR	  	$	306.34	  	 	$	335.60	  	 	 	-8.7	% 	 	$	318.06	  	 	$	336.71	  	 	 	-5.5	% 	
Rooms revenue and RevPAR decreased at Gaylord Texan during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of a decrease in occupancy and ADR as a result of a decrease in group rooms and several large group cancellations during the third quarter of 2013. Rooms expenses decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, primarily due to decreased variable costs associated with the decrease in occupancy. Rooms expenses increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, as the large group cancellations did not result in a significant decrease in variable costs typically associated with a decrease in occupancy.
The decrease in food and beverage revenue at Gaylord Texan during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012 was primarily due to the decrease in group business and the resulting decrease in banquet revenue. Food and beverage expenses decreased in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, as a result of the decrease in variable expenses related to the decrease in revenue.
Under Marriott’s management of Gaylord Texan, the retail sales operations of the hotel were outsourced to a third-party retailer in the fourth quarter of 2012. The property now only receives rental lease payments rather than the full retail revenue and associated expense. Other revenue at Gaylord Texan decreased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of the approximate $0.8 million and $1.9 million decrease in retail revenue, respectively, partially offset by an increase in attrition and cancellation fee collections. Other hotel expenses decreased in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of decreased employment costs.
 
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Depreciation and amortization remained stable at Gaylord Texan during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012. The decrease in the nine-month 2013 period was primarily a result of the initial furniture, fixtures and equipment placed in service at the property’s opening in 2004 becoming fully depreciated during 2012.
Gaylord National Results. The results of Gaylord National for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands, except percentages and performance metrics):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	
Revenues:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	$	22,037	  	 	$	25,172	  	 	 	-12.5	% 	 	$	72,879	  	 	$	77,201	  	 	 	-5.6	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	25,966	  	 	 	27,564	  	 	 	-5.8	% 	 	 	77,368	  	 	 	81,422	  	 	 	-5.0	% 	
Other hotel revenue	  	 	5,821	  	 	 	7,270	  	 	 	-19.9	% 	 	 	18,839	  	 	 	21,834	  	 	 	-13.7	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total revenue	  	 	53,824	  	 	 	60,006	  	 	 	-10.3	% 	 	 	169,086	  	 	 	180,457	  	 	 	-6.3	% 	
Operating expenses:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rooms	  	 	8,656	  	 	 	8,084	  	 	 	7.1	% 	 	 	25,519	  	 	 	23,038	  	 	 	10.8	% 	
Food and beverage	  	 	17,860	  	 	 	16,971	  	 	 	5.2	% 	 	 	52,903	  	 	 	50,364	  	 	 	5.0	% 	
Other hotel expenses	  	 	16,681	  	 	 	19,013	  	 	 	-12.3	% 	 	 	51,767	  	 	 	57,382	  	 	 	-9.8	% 	
Management fees	  	 	874	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	 	2,776	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	8,192	  	 	 	8,813	  	 	 	-7.0	% 	 	 	25,311	  	 	 	26,373	  	 	 	-4.0	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	52,263	  	 	 	52,881	  	 	 	-1.2	% 	 	 	158,276	  	 	 	157,157	  	 	 	0.7	% 	
Performance metrics:	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Occupancy	  	 	64.1	% 	 	 	69.0	% 	 	 	-7.1	% 	 	 	65.3	% 	 	 	70.4	% 	 	 	-7.2	% 	
ADR	  	$	187.12	  	 	$	198.67	  	 	 	-5.8	% 	 	$	204.93	  	 	$	200.59	  	 	 	2.2	% 	
RevPAR	  	$	120.01	  	 	$	137.07	  	 	 	-12.4	% 	 	$	133.75	  	 	$	141.16	  	 	 	-5.2	% 	
Total RevPAR	  	$	293.11	  	 	$	326.78	  	 	 	-10.3	% 	 	$	310.30	  	 	$	329.96	  	 	 	-6.0	% 	
Rooms revenue and RevPAR decreased at Gaylord National during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of a decrease in occupancy and ADR for group and governmental rooms primarily as a result of the sequestration-related cancellations discussed above. In addition, the property experienced high attrition during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, which was nearly twice as high as the same periods in 2012. Rooms expenses increased at Gaylord National during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, as the property experienced higher employee benefit costs during the 2013 periods as a result of increased union benefits that were negotiated at the property’s opening in 2008. This increase was partially offset by lower variable costs associated with the decrease in occupancy.
Food and beverage revenue decreased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of the decrease in group and governmental rooms and the resulting decrease in banquets. Food and beverage expenses increased in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily due to increased employee benefit costs as a result of increased union benefits that were negotiated at the property’s opening in 2008.
Under Marriott’s management of Gaylord National, the retail sales operations of the hotel were outsourced to a third-party retailer in the fourth quarter of 2012. The property now only receives rental lease payments rather than the full retail revenue and associated expense. Other revenue at Gaylord National decreased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily due to the decrease in retail revenue of approximately $0.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, as well as decreased ancillary revenues, such as parking and resort fees, related to the decrease in occupancy, partially offset by an increase in attrition and cancellation fee collections. Other hotel expenses decreased in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of decreased sales and marketing costs as a result of the Marriott management agreement.
 
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Depreciation and amortization decreased at Gaylord National during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of a portion of the initial furniture, fixtures and equipment placed in service at the property’s opening in 2008 becoming fully depreciated during 2013.
Opry and Attractions Segment
Total Segment Results. The following presents the financial results of our Opry and Attractions segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except percentages):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	  	2012	 	  	% Change	 	 	2013	 	  	2012	 	  	% Change	 	
Revenues	  	$	21,892	  	  	$	20,188	  	  	 	8.4	% 	 	$	56,776	  	  	$	53,237	  	  	 	6.6	% 	
Operating expenses	  	 	15,411	  	  	 	14,216	  	  	 	8.4	% 	 	 	41,326	  	  	 	39,048	  	  	 	5.8	% 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	1,317	  	  	 	1,262	  	  	 	4.4	% 	 	 	4,002	  	  	 	3,826	  	  	 	4.6	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Operating income (1)	  	$	5,164	  	  	$	4,710	  	  	 	9.6	% 	 	$	11,448	  	  	$	10,363	  	  	 	10.5	% 	

(1)	Opry and Attractions segment operating income does not include $0.1 million of REIT conversion costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Opry and Attractions segment operating income also does not include $0.1 million and $0.4 million of casualty loss during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. See the discussion of REIT conversion costs and casualty loss set forth below.	
Opry and Attractions segment revenue increased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily due to an increase at the Grand Ole Opry primarily due to increased attendance.
Opry and Attractions operating expenses increased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily as a result of increased variable expenses related to the increase in revenue.
Opry and Attractions depreciation expense remained stable in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012.
 
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Corporate and Other Segment
Total Segment Results. The following presents the financial results of our Corporate and Other segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except percentages):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	
Operating expenses	  	$	5,699	  	 	$	11,217	  	 	 	-49.2	% 	 	$	19,001	  	 	$	37,483	  	 	 	-49.3	% 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	1,000	  	 	 	3,344	  	 	 	-70.1	% 	 	 	7,049	  	 	 	8,586	  	 	 	-17.9	% 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating loss (1)	  	$	(6,699	) 	 	$	(14,561	) 	 	 	54.0	% 	 	$	(26,050	) 	 	$	(46,069	) 	 	 	43.5	% 	

(1)	Corporate and Other segment operating loss does not include $0.5 million and $41.2 million of REIT conversion costs during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $13.9 million and $47.6 million of REIT conversion costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Corporate and Other segment operating loss also does not include $0.1 million and $0.3 million of casualty loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. See the discussion of REIT conversion costs and casualty loss set forth below.	
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, decreased in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to same periods in 2012, due primarily to lower employment costs that resulted from the reduction in the number of corporate employees due to the REIT conversion.
Corporate and Other depreciation and amortization expense decreased in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared with the same periods in 2012, primarily due to the disposal of certain fixed assets that were no longer required as a result of our conversion to a REIT.
Operating Results – REIT Conversion Costs
We have segregated all costs related to the REIT conversion from normal operations and reported these amounts as REIT conversion costs in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred $1.0 million and $21.4 million, respectively, of various costs associated with these transactions. REIT conversion costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($0.4 million), professional fees ($0.1 million), and various other transition costs ($0.5 million). REIT conversion costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($14.3 million), professional fees ($2.1 million), and various other transition costs ($5.0 million).
During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we incurred $51.4 million and $57.8 million, respectively, of various costs associated with these transactions. REIT conversion costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2012 include impairment charges ($21.3 million), professional fees ($14.0 million), employment and severance costs ($10.3 million), and various other transition costs ($5.8 million). REIT conversion costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 include impairment charges ($21.3 million), professional fees ($20.1 million), employment and severance costs ($10.3 million), and various other transition costs ($6.1 million).
Operating Results – Casualty Loss
As a result of the Nashville flood (which occurred during May 2010 and is discussed more fully in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012), the Company recognized approximately $0.2 million and $0.7 million of casualty loss expense during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, which primarily represents non-capitalized repairs of equipment within our Opry and Attractions segment.
 
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Operating Results – Preopening Costs
We expense the costs associated with start-up activities and organization costs as incurred. Our preopening costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily relate to our new sports bar entertainment facility at Gaylord Palms which opened in February 2012.
Operating Results – Impairment and Other Charges (non-REIT conversion costs)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred $1.4 million in impairment charges related to equipment at Gaylord National.
Non-Operating Results Affecting Net Income
General
The following table summarizes the other factors which affected our net income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except percentages):

 	  	Three Months
Ended September 30,	 	 	Nine Months
Ended September 30,	 	
 	  	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	 	2013	 	 	2012	 	 	% Change	 	
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	  	$	(15,187	) 	 	$	(15,136	) 	 	 	-0.3	% 	 	$	(45,934	) 	 	$	(43,949	) 	 	 	-4.5	% 	
Interest income	  	 	3,020	  	 	 	3,081	  	 	 	-2.0	% 	 	 	9,123	  	 	 	9,256	  	 	 	-1.4	% 	
Income from unconsolidated companies	  	 	10	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	 	10	  	 	 	109	  	 	 	-90.8	% 	
Loss on extinguishment of debt	  	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	-100.0	% 	 	 	(4,181	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	-100.0	% 	
Other gains and (losses), net	  	 	2,318	  	 	 	2,251	  	 	 	3.0	% 	 	 	2,365	  	 	 	2,251	  	 	 	5.1	% 	
Benefit for income taxes	  	 	12,450	  	 	 	16,581	  	 	 	-24.9	% 	 	 	80,526	  	 	 	798	  	 	 	9991.0	% 	
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	  	 	(202	) 	 	 	(2	) 	 	 	-10000.0	% 	 	 	(181	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	-100.0	% 	
Interest Expense, Net of Amounts Capitalized
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, increased $0.1 million to $15.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, and increased $2.0 million to $45.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, due primarily to an increase in interest expense associated with our 5% senior notes that were issued in April 2013, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense associated with our redeemed 6.75% senior notes, which were redeemed in January 2013, and our 3.75% convertible notes, due to a decrease in outstanding principal, primarily as a result of our repurchase of a portion of those notes in July 2013.
Cash interest expense increased $0.1 million to $10.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012 and decreased $1.1 million to $29.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012. Non-cash interest expense, which includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts, the write-off of deferred financing costs, and capitalized interest, remained stable at $4.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012 and increased $3.1 million to $16.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012.
 
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Our weighted average interest rate on our borrowings, excluding the write-off of deferred financing costs during the periods, was 5.0% and 5.2% for the three months and 5.0% and 5.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Interest Income
Interest income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 primarily includes amounts earned on the bonds that were received in connection with the development of Gaylord National, which we hold as notes receivable.
Income from Unconsolidated Companies
We account for our previous minority investments under the equity method of accounting. Income from unconsolidated companies for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 consisted of income from these investments.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
In July 2013, we settled the repurchase of and subsequently cancelled $54.7 million of our 3.75% convertible notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $98.6 million, which was funded by borrowings under our revolving credit facility. In addition, we settled $1.2 million of convertible notes that were converted by a holder. As a result of these transactions, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $4.2 million in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Other Gains and (Losses)
Other gains and (losses), net for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 consists of $2.3 million from a fund associated with the Gaylord National bonds to reimburse us for certain marketing and maintenance expenses.
Benefit for Income Taxes
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded an income tax benefit of $12.5 million and $80.5 million, respectively. The benefit for the three-month period is primarily due to a benefit of $7.1 million related to adjustments for the REIT conversion and filing of the 2012 Federal and state income tax returns and a benefit of $5.4 million related to our current period operations. The benefit for the nine-month period is primarily due to a benefit of $66.0 million related to the REIT conversion, $6.9 million in tax benefits related primarily to the reversal of liabilities associated with unrecognized tax positions, and a benefit of $1.2 million related to the filing of the 2012 Federal and state income tax returns. In addition, we recorded an income tax benefit of $6.4 million related to our current period operations.
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, which was prior to our REIT conversion, we recorded an income tax benefit of $16.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, which was related to our regular operations and included the effect of permanent adjustments related to REIT transaction costs, executive compensation, and changes in valuation allowances.
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 nine months ended September 30, 2013, our net cash flows provided by operating activities—continuing operations were $64.2 million, reflecting primarily cash provided by our income from continuing operations before non-cash depreciation expense, amortization expense, impairment and other charges,
 
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income tax benefit, stock-based compensation expense, excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation, loss on extinguishment of debt and the write-off of deferred financing costs of approximately $129.4 million, partially offset by unfavorable changes in working capital of approximately $65.2 million. The unfavorable changes in working capital primarily resulted from a decrease in accrued expenses primarily related to the payment of accrued compensation, accrued REIT conversion costs and accrued expenses associated with our hotel holiday programs, a decrease in accounts payable at our managed properties due to the timing of payments as new payment processes are developed, and an increase in income taxes receivable, partially offset by an increase in accrued interest on our 3.75% convertible notes. It should be noted that the reversal of deferred tax liabilities and the recognition of valuation allowances on the net deferred tax assets of our TRSs represents the majority of the reconciling item of $76.9 million from net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities. These tax items, and their related impact on our cash provided by operating activities, are the result of our REIT conversion, and we paid out no cash in connection with such reversal and recognition.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our net cash flows provided by operating activities – continuing operations were $129.3 million, reflecting primarily cash provided by our income from continuing operations before non-cash depreciation expense, amortization expense, impairment and other charges, income tax benefit, stock-based compensation expense and income from unconsolidated companies of approximately $120.4 million and favorable changes in working capital of approximately $8.9 million. The favorable changes in working capital primarily resulted from an increase in deferred revenues due to increased receipts of deposits on advanced bookings of hotel rooms at Gaylord National, Gaylord Texan and Gaylord Opryland, an increase in accounts payable due to timing differences and an increase in accrued interest payable related to accrued interest on our 3.75% convertible notes and our 6.75% senior notes, partially offset by an increase in trade receivables due to a seasonal change in the timing of payments received from corporate group customers at our Resort Hotel Properties.
Cash Flows From Investing Activities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, our primary uses of funds for investing activities were purchases of property and equipment, which totaled $23.6 million, which consisted primarily of ongoing maintenance capital expenditures for our existing properties and included $0.5 million of capitalized personnel costs, and an increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents associated with the FF&E reserve we are obligated to maintain for future planned and emergency-related capital expenditures at the properties that Marriott manages for us.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our primary uses of funds for investing activities were purchases of property and equipment, which totaled $78.2 million and included $1.5 million of capitalized personnel costs, partially offset by the receipt of $4.5 million in principal payments on the bonds that were received in connection with the development of Gaylord National. Our capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 consisted primarily of the completion of the renovation of the guestrooms, a new sports bar entertainment facility and new resort pools at Gaylord Palms, the completion of the enhancement to our flood protection system at Gaylord Opryland, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2013, our net cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $75.4 million, primarily reflecting the payment of $152.2 million to redeem all of our outstanding 6.75% senior notes, $100.0 million to repurchase 2.3 million shares of our common stock for retirement, $98.6 million to repurchase and cancel $54.7 million of our Convertible Notes in private transactions, the payment of $51.2 million in cash dividends, and the payment of $15.5 million in deferred financing costs, partially offset by the issuance of $350.0 million in 5% senior notes.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our net cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $76.6 million, primarily reflecting the payment of $185.4 million to repurchase 5.0 million shares of our common stock for retirement, partially offset by $65.0 million in net borrowings under our credit facility, $32.7 million in proceeds from the issuance of approximately 0.9 million shares of our common stock, and $12.0 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock option and purchase plans.
 
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Liquidity
As of September 30, 2013, we had $52.1 million in unrestricted cash and $460.1 million available for borrowing under our $1 billion credit facility, which we refinanced in April 2013 with an increased and extended facility that matures in 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we redeemed all of our existing 6.75% senior notes at par at a cost of $152.2 million, repurchased and retired 2.3 million shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $100.0 million, repurchased $54.7 million of our Convertible Notes for aggregate consideration of $98.6 million, and paid cash dividends of $51.2 million. These net outflows, partially offset by the issuance of $350.0 million in 5% senior notes in April 2013, were the primary factors in the decrease in our cash balance from December 31, 2012 to September 30, 2013.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred $21.4 million of various costs associated with the REIT conversion, and we currently estimate that we will incur approximately $1.9 million in costs during the fourth quarter of 2013 related to the REIT conversion. Further, on April 3, 2013, certain of our subsidiaries issued $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021 in a private placement. Substantially all of the net proceeds of approximately $342.0 million from the private placement were used to repay amounts then outstanding under our $925 million credit facility. Then, on April 12, 2013, we paid a cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of $25.8 million in cash, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 28, 2013. On July 15, 2013, we paid a cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of $25.3 million in cash, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 28, 2013. On October 15, 2013, we paid a cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of $25.3 million in cash, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 27, 2013. We currently plan to pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share in January 2014, subject to future determinations as to the timing and amount by our board of directors. In addition, in July 2013, we settled the repurchase of and subsequently cancelled $54.7 million of our 3.75% convertible notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $98.6 million, which was funded by borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
We anticipate investing in our operations during the remainder of 2013 by spending between $11 million and $13 million in capital expenditures, which primarily includes ongoing maintenance capital of our current facilities.
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 $1 billion 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 $1 billion credit facility for operational and capital needs in the future.
Our outstanding principal debt agreements, none of which mature prior to October 2014, 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 2014.
Principal Debt Agreements
As of September 30, 2013, we were in compliance with all covenants related to our outstanding debt.
$925 Million Credit Facility. Prior to April 18, 2013, we were a party to a $925 million senior secured credit facility by and among the Operating Partnership, the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “$925
 
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million credit facility”). The $925 million credit facility consisted of the following components: (a) a $525.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, of which $200.0 million was drawn at closing, and included a $75.0 million letter of credit sublimit and a $50.0 million sublimit for swingline loans, and (b) a $400.0 million senior secured term loan facility, which was fully funded at closing. The $925 million credit facility was to mature on August 1, 2015 and bore interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus an adjustable margin based on our implied debt service coverage ratio, as defined in the agreement (the “Applicable Margin”), or the bank’s base rate plus the Applicable Margin. Interest on our borrowings was payable quarterly, in arrears, for base rate loans and at the end of each interest rate period for LIBOR-based loans. Principal was payable in full at maturity. We were required to pay a fee of 0.3% to 0.4% per year of the average unused portion of the $525 million revolver. The purpose of the $925 million credit facility was for working capital, capital expenditures, and other corporate purposes.
$1 Billion Credit Facility. On April 18, 2013, we refinanced the $925 million credit facility by entering into a $1 billion senior secured credit facility by and among the Operating Partnership, the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “$1 billion credit facility”). The $1 billion credit facility consists of a $700.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, which includes a $75.0 million letter of credit sublimit and a $50.0 million sublimit for swingline loans, and a $300.0 million senior secured term loan facility. At the closing, we drew down $154.0 million of the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility was fully funded. The $1 billion credit facility also includes an accordion feature that allows us to increase the $1 billion credit facility by a total of up to $500.0 million, subject to securing additional commitments from existing lenders or new lending institutions. The $1 billion credit facility matures on April 18, 2017, and borrowings bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus an adjustable margin (the “Applicable Margin”) based on our consolidated funded indebtedness to total asset value ratio (as defined in the $1 billion credit facility), or the base rate (as defined in the $1 billion credit facility) plus the Applicable Margin. The interest rate is currently LIBOR plus 1.75%. Interest on our borrowings is payable quarterly, in arrears, for base rate-based loans and at the end of each interest rate period for LIBOR-based loans. Principal is payable in full at maturity. We are required to pay a commitment fee of 0.3% to 0.4% per year of the average unused portion of the $700.0 million revolving credit facility.
As a result of the refinancing of the previous $925 million credit facility, we wrote off $1.3 million of deferred financing costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which are included in interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
The $1 billion credit facility is guaranteed by us, each of our four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, and certain other of our subsidiaries. The $1 billion credit facility 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) pledges of equity interests in the Operating Partnership, our subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility, and certain other of our subsidiaries, and (iv) our personal property and the personal property of the Operating Partnership and our subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility. 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).
In addition, the $1 billion 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 $1 billion 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.	
 
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 	•	 	We must maintain a consolidated tangible net worth of not less than $660.0 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 $1 billion credit facility), of not less than 1.75 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 $1 billion credit facility, the commitments under the $1 billion credit facility may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding under the $1 billion credit facility, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, may be declared immediately due and payable.
As of September 30, 2013, $533.0 million of borrowings were outstanding under the $1 billion credit facility, and the lending banks had issued $6.9 million of letters of credit under the facility, which left $460.1 million of availability under the credit facility (subject to the satisfaction of debt incurrence tests under the indentures governing our 5% senior notes due 2021).
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes. In 2009, we issued $360.0 million of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes have a maturity date of October 1, 2014, and interest is payable semiannually in cash in arrears on April 1 and October 1. The Convertible Notes are convertible, under certain circumstances as described below, at the holder’s option, into shares of our common stock, at an adjusted conversion rate of 46.2165 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an adjusted conversion price of approximately $21.64 per share and reflects the adjustment made for our dividend that was paid on October 15, 2013. We may elect, at our option, to deliver shares of our common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock in satisfaction of our obligations upon conversion or maturity of the Convertible Notes. We intend to settle the face value of the Convertible Notes in cash.
In July 2013, we settled the repurchase of and subsequently cancelled $54.7 million of our Convertible Notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $98.6 million, which was funded by borrowings under our revolving credit facility. In connection with the repurchase, we entered into agreements with the note hedge counterparties to proportionately reduce the number of outstanding purchased options and warrants. In consideration for the agreements, the counterparties paid us approximately 0.2 million shares of our common stock, which we subsequently cancelled. In addition, in July 2013, we settled $1.2 million of Convertible Notes that were converted by a holder. After these repurchase and conversion transactions, $304.1 million in principal amount of the notes remain outstanding. As a result of these transactions, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $4.2 million in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013. In addition, as we account for the liability (debt) and the equity (conversion option) components of the Convertible Notes in a manner that reflects our nonconvertible debt borrowing rate (as more fully discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012), we recorded a $43.5 million reduction in stockholders’ equity in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Concurrently with the offering of the Convertible Notes, we entered into convertible note hedge transactions with respect to our common stock (the “Purchased Options”) with counterparties affiliated with the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes, for purposes of reducing the potential dilutive effect upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. The Purchased Options entitle us to purchase shares of our common stock. The Purchased Options cover approximately 14.1 million shares, with an adjusted strike price of $21.64 per share (the same as the adjusted conversion price of the Convertible Notes), which reflects the exercise of a portion of the Purchased Options in conjunction with the settlement of Convertible Notes by a holder, the proportionate reduction in the number of
 
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Purchased Options associated with our repurchase of a portion of our Convertible Notes, as discussed above, and the adjustments made in connection with the dividend we paid on October 15, 2013. The number of shares underlying the Purchased Options and the strike price thereof are subject to further customary anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to the Convertible Notes, including for quarterly cash dividends. We may settle the Purchased Options in shares, cash or a combination of cash and shares, at our option. Proportionate reductions to the number of shares underlying the Purchased Options may be made in connection with our repurchase, if any, of Convertible Notes prior to their maturity.
Separately and concurrently with entering into the Purchased Options, we sold common stock purchase warrants to the hedge counterparties whereby the warrant holders may purchase shares of our common stock. The warrants cover approximately 14.1 million shares, with an adjusted strike price of $25.96 per share, which reflects the proportionate reduction in the number of warrants associated with our repurchase of a portion of our Convertible Notes, as discussed above, and the adjustments made in connection with the dividend we paid on October 15, 2013. The number of shares underlying the warrants and the strike price thereof are subject to further customary anti-dilution adjustments similar to the adjustments of the Convertible Notes and the Purchased Options, including for quarterly cash dividends. The warrants may only be settled at maturity in shares of our common stock, net of the exercise price. Proportionate reductions to the number of shares underlying the warrants may be made in connection with our repurchase, if any, of Convertible Notes prior to their maturity.
The Convertible Notes are convertible under any of the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter ending after September 30, 2009 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter exceeds 120% of the applicable conversion price per share of common stock on the last trading day of such preceding calendar quarter; (2) during the ten business day period after any five consecutive trading day period in which the Trading Price (as defined in the Indenture) per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, as determined following a request by a Convertible Note holder, for each day in such five consecutive trading day period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our common stock and the applicable conversion rate, subject to certain procedures; (3) if specified corporate transactions or events occur; or (4) at any time on or after July 1, 2014, until the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding October 1, 2014. Based on our stock price during the three months ended September 30, 2013, the first condition permitting conversion of the Convertible Notes was satisfied and, thus, the Convertible Notes are currently convertible through December 31, 2013. Other than the $1.2 million of Convertible Notes that were converted by a holder in July 2013, we have not settled the conversion of any of the Convertible Notes. Based on our borrowing capacity under the refinanced $1 billion credit facility, the Convertible Notes have been classified as long-term debt. Based on the Company’s September 30, 2013 closing stock price of $34.51, the “if-converted value” of the Convertible Notes exceeds the face amount by $180.9 million; however, after giving effect to the exercise of the Purchased Options and warrants associated with the Convertible Notes as described in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, the incremental cash or share settlement in excess of the face amount would result in either a cash payment of $120.5 million or a 3.5 million net share issuance, or a combination of cash and stock, at our option. Based on our cash on hand and our availability under the $1 billion credit facility, as of September 30, 2013, we do not expect any liquidity issues should the Convertible Notes be converted.
The Convertible Notes are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and rank equal in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all of our future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The Convertible Notes will be effectively subordinated to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.
The Convertible Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by our subsidiaries that guarantee our $1 billion credit facility. Each guarantee will rank equally in right of payment with such subsidiary guarantor’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness, if any, of such subsidiary guarantor. The Convertible Notes will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness and effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Convertible Notes.
 
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Upon a Fundamental Change (as defined in the indenture for our Convertible Notes), holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Convertible Notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to (but excluding) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (as defined in the indenture for our Convertible Notes). The Convertible Notes are not redeemable at our option prior to maturity. We do not believe the REIT conversion resulted in a Fundamental Change.
The conversion rate of the Convertible Notes will be adjusted in connection with any special or regular dividends we pay pursuant to customary anti-dilution provisions of the indenture governing the Convertible Notes, which will result in additional shares of our common stock becoming issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes.
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 (the “5% Senior Notes”), which are guaranteed by the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility. The 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 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 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 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 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 5% Senior Notes. The issuing subsidiaries may redeem the 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 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 5% Senior Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement under which we are required to use our commercially reasonable efforts to complete a registered offer to exchange the 5% Senior Notes for registered notes with substantially identical terms as the 5% Senior Notes within 270 days of the closing of the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes. In October 2013, we commenced the exchange offer pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4, which was declared effective by the SEC on October 3, 2013. We expect to complete the exchange offer in November 2013.
Our net proceeds from the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes totaled approximately $342.0 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts, commissions and offering expenses. We used substantially all of these proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility.
6.75% Senior Notes. On January 17, 2013, we redeemed our remaining 6.75% senior notes (the “6.75% Senior Notes”) at par at a cost of $152.2 million, which was funded using operational cash flow and borrowings under the revolving credit line of our $925 million credit facility. As a result of this redemption, we wrote off $0.5 million of deferred financing costs in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. We completed our offering of
 
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$225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 6.75% Senior Notes in 2004. The 6.75% Senior Notes were scheduled to mature on November 15, 2014, and bore interest at 6.75% per annum, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The 6.75% Senior Notes were redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time on or after November 15, 2009 at a designated redemption amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The 6.75% Senior Notes ranked equally in right of payment with our other unsecured unsubordinated debt, but were effectively subordinated to all of our secured debt to the extent of the assets securing such debt. The 6.75% Senior Notes were guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by generally most of our significant active domestic subsidiaries.
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 $6.9 million of letters of credit as of September 30, 2013. 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 as of September 30, 2013, including long-term debt and operating and capital lease commitments (amounts in thousands):

Contractual obligations	  	Total amounts
committed	 	  	Less than
1 year	 	  	1-3 years	 	  	3-5 years	 	  	More than
5 years	 	
Long-term debt (1)	  	$	1,187,058	  	  	$	—  	  	  	$	304,058	  	  	$	533,000	  	  	$	350,000	  	
Capital leases	  	 	1,124	  	  	 	613	  	  	 	511	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
Operating leases (2)	  	 	636,354	  	  	 	6,211	  	  	 	11,025	  	  	 	8,651	  	  	 	610,467	  	
Construction commitments (3)	  	 	17,407	  	  	 	17,407	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
Other	  	 	7,810	  	  	 	5,406	  	  	 	2,404	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total contractual obligations	  	$	1,849,753	  	  	$	29,637	  	  	$	317,998	  	  	$	541,651	  	  	$	960,467	  	

(1)	Long-term debt commitments do not include approximately $180.8 million in interest payments projected to be due in future years (less than 1 year – $39.5 million; 1-3 years – $56.1 million; 3-5 years – $40.7 million; more than 5 years – $44.5 million) based on the stated interest rates on our fixed-rate debt and the rates in effect at September 30, 2013 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, 2012 for a discussion of the interest we paid during 2012, 2011 and 2010.	
(2)	Total operating lease commitments of $636.4 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 2013, the amount funded into the reserve accounts will be 3.0% of the respective property’s total annual revenue. As of September 30, 2013, $17.4 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 10 and Note 11 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 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, 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 experience, our observance of trends in
 
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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, 2012. There were no newly identified critical accounting policies in the first nine months of 2013 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, 2012.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
For a discussion of recently issued accounting standards, see Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included herein.
 
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 equity prices and changes in asset values of investments that fund our pension plan.
Risk Related to Changes in Interest Rates
Borrowings outstanding under our $1 billion credit facility currently bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%, subject to adjustment as defined in the agreement. If LIBOR were to increase by 100 basis points, our annual interest cost on the $533.0 million in borrowings outstanding under our $1 billion credit facility as of September 30, 2013 would increase by approximately $5.3 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 September 30, 2013. As a result, the interest rate market risk implicit in these investments at September 30, 2013, if any, is low.
Risk Related to Changes in Equity Prices
The principal amount of Convertible Notes may be converted prior to maturity, at the holder’s option, into shares of our common stock under certain circumstances as described in Item 2 above under “Principal Debt Agreements” and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Upon conversion, we may elect, at our option, to deliver shares of our common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock in satisfaction of our obligations upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. The fair value of the Convertible Notes will generally increase as our share price increases and decrease as our share price declines. Additional adjustments to the conversion rate will be made pursuant to customary anti-dilution provisions, including for quarterly cash dividends.
Concurrently with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, we entered into convertible note hedge transactions intended to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in the event that the market value per share of our common stock, as measured under the Convertible Notes, at the time of exercise is greater than the conversion price of the Convertible Notes. In connection with the convertible note hedge transactions, we own call options to purchase, as adjusted and as reduced as described in Item 2 above, approximately 14.1 million shares of our common stock at an adjusted price per share equal to $21.64, the adjusted conversion price of the Convertible Notes, from counterparties affiliated with the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes. Separately we sold warrants to the counterparties to the call options whereby they may purchase, as adjusted and reduced as described in Item 2 above, approximately 14.1 million shares of our common stock at an adjusted price of $25.96 per share. Additional adjustments to the strike price, exercise price, and number of shares underlying the options and warrants will be made pursuant to customary anti-dilution provisions, including for quarterly cash dividends.
 
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As a result of our purchasing the call options and issuing the warrants, the Convertible Notes will not have a dilutive impact on shares outstanding if the share price of our common stock is below the warrant exercise price. For every $1 increase in the share price of our common stock above $25.96, we will be required to deliver, upon the exercise of the warrants, shares of our common stock valued at $14.1 million (at the relevant share price).
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. As of September 30, 2013, the value of the investments in the pension fund was $72.5 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 $7.3 million.
 
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 12 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included herein and which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS.	
The following risk factor should be considered in addition to the risk factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Current economic conditions may reduce demand for hotel properties and adversely affect hotel profitability.
The performance of the lodging industry has historically been closely linked to the performance of the general economy and, specifically, growth in U.S. GDP. It is also sensitive to business, governmental and personal discretionary spending levels. Declines in corporate and governmental travel budgets and consumer demand due to adverse general economic conditions, including, but not limited to, declines in U.S. GDP, risks affecting or reducing travel patterns, lower consumer confidence, adverse political conditions or a reduction in spending by the Federal government, either resulting from sequestration or the annual budget process, can lower the revenues and profitability of our hotel properties and therefore the net operating profits of the TRS lessees to whom we lease our hotel properties. The recent global economic downturn led to a significant decline in demand for
 
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products and services provided by the lodging industry, lower occupancy levels and significantly reduced room rates. In addition, we have experienced cancellations of Federal government group meetings at the Gaylord National located in the Washington D.C. area and may continue to experience such cancellations at our hotel properties.
We anticipate that recovery of demand for products and services provided by the lodging industry will lag improvement in economic conditions. We cannot predict how slow the global or domestic economic recovery will be or how slow the recovery in the lodging industry will be. An ongoing period of economic weakness will diminish our profitability and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
 
ITEM 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.	
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On July 2, 2013, we settled the conversion of $1.2 million of the Convertible Notes that were converted by a holder. As a result, we issued 23,437 shares of common stock to the holder. The issuance was exempt from any registration requirements under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth information with respect to purchases of our common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2013 by or on behalf of us or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined by Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act.

Period	  	Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased (1)	 	  	Average
Price
Paid per
Share	 	  	Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs	 	  	Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs	 	
July 1 – July 31, 2013	  	 	181,323	  	  	$	38.12	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
August 1 – August 31, 2013	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
September 1 – September 30, 2013	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total	  	 	181,323	  	  	$	38.12	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	

(1)	In July 2013, we repurchased 23,437 shares of our common stock upon the exercise of Purchased Options related to the conversion of $1.2 million of Convertible Notes that were converted by a holder. Additionally, in connection with our repurchase of $54.7 million of Convertible Notes, we entered into agreements with the note hedge counterparties to proportionately reduce the number of Purchased Options and related warrants outstanding. In consideration for these agreements, the counterparties delivered 157,886 shares of common stock to us.	
 
ITEM 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.	
Inapplicable.
 
ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.	
Inapplicable.
 
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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: November 7, 2013	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Colin V. Reed	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Colin V. Reed
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)	

 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Mark Fioravanti	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Mark Fioravanti
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)	

 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Jennifer Hutcheson	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Jennifer Hutcheson
Senior Vice President and
Corporate Controller
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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).	
 	 	
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 September 30, 2013, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.	
 	 	
*	 	Filed herewith.	
 
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CERTIFICATIONS
I, Colin V. Reed, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 7, 2013

By:	 	/s/ Colin V. Reed	
Name:	 	Colin V. Reed	
Title:	 	Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Chief Executive Officer and President	

EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Mark Fioravanti, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 7, 2013

By:	 	/s/ Mark Fioravanti	
Name:	 	Mark Fioravanti	
Title:	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	

EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	 	/s/ Colin V. Reed	
 	 	Colin V. Reed	
 	 	Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Chief Executive Officer and President	
 	 	
 	 	November 7, 2013	

By:	 	/s/ Mark Fioravanti	
 	 	Mark Fioravanti
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
November 7, 2013	
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.