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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from FORM 10 - K to Commission File No. 1-13079 RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) One Gaylord Drive , Nashville , Tennessee ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Title of Each Class Common stock , par value $ .01 Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 37214 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code : ( 615 ) 316-6000 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) RHP 73-0664379 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : NONE ( Title of Class ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . □ Yes No 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 . Yes No Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . naller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes > No The aggregate market value of the shares of Common Stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant based on the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 of $ 34.60 per share was approximately $ 1,752,136,111 ( assuming for this purpose that shares beneficially owned by persons other than officers or directors of the registrant , and their affiliates , are held by non - affiliates ) . As of January 31 , 2021 , there were 54,983,526 shares of Common Stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .