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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * REED COLIN V   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. [RHP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE GAYLORD DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/09/2013 (Street) NASHVILLE, TN 37214 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 08/09/2012 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/09/2013   P   8,597 (1) A $ 34.7816 (2) 664,895 (3) D   Common Stock               712 I By Trust (4) Common Stock               185,000 I By Family LLC 1 (5) Common Stock               80,000 I By Family LLC 2 (6)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

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

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

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

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

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

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

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

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

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

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

Scott J. Lynn, Attorney-in-Fact for Colin V. Reed		08/12/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Stock was purchased by the trustee of the rabbi trust established with respect to Mr. Reed's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or SERP.
(2)	Stock was purchased in a range from $34.43 to $35.08, with a weighted average purchase price of $34.7816.
(3)	Includes 465,043 shares credited to Mr. Reed's SERP account, each of which is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock and payable solely in shares of common stock following termination of employment. Does not include the following shares of common stock issuable upon the ultimate vesting of time-based restricted stock unit awards: 33,057(granted on February 3, 2010); and 53,377 (granted on February 8, 2012); and 23,549 (granted on February 14, 2013). Does not include the following shares of common stock issuable upon the satisfaction of criteria with respect to performance-based restricted stock unit awards: 28,436 (granted on February 2, 2011); 52,133 (granted on February 8, 2012); and 23,000 (granted on February 14, 2013). The restricted stock awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement with respect to such awards and will ultimately only be issued as provided in such agreements.
(4)	Held as trustee for Samuel A. Reed Trust UA December 27, 2001.
(5)	The securities are held by an LLC of which the reporting person is President. The membership interests in the LLC are held by the reporting person and a family trust of which the reporting person's spouse is the trustee and the reporting person's spouse and sons are beneficiaries.
(6)	The securities are held by an LLC of which the reporting person is President. The membership interests in the LLC are held by the reporting person and a family trust of which the reporting person's sons are the trustees and the reporting person and his sons are beneficiaries.

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