RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. (NYSE:RHP) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. (NYSE:RHP) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

ITEM5.07.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS.

On May4, 2017, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (the Company)
held its annual meeting of stockholders (the Annual Meeting). As
of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 51,089,218
shares of the Companys common stock outstanding and entitled to
vote on all matters presented to the Companys stockholders at the
Annual Meeting. Holders of 47,079,005 shares of the Companys
common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at
the Annual Meeting. The following proposals were voted on and
approved by the Companys stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS:

1. Election to the Companys Board of Directors of the following
nine director nominees:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Michael J. Bender

42,665,769 663,072 12,268 3,737,896

Rachna Bhasin

43,309,830 23,831 7,448 3,737,896

Alvin Bowles

43,288,350 44,860 7,899 3,737,896

William F. Hagerty, IV

43,289,985 43,237 7,887 3,737,896

Ellen Levine

43,122,433 214,107 4,569 3,737,896

Patrick Q. Moore

42,684,773 648,768 7,568 3,737,896

Robert S. Prather, Jr.

42,418,673 914,660 7,776 3,737,896

Colin V. Reed

42,076,968 1,247,609 16,532 3,737,896

Michael I. Roth

37,063,215 6,265,395 12,499 3,737,896

2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers as disclosed in the Companys
2017 proxy statement (i.e., say-on-pay):

For

Against

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

41,717,295

1,552,395 71,419 3,737,896

3. Adoption of a non-binding advisory recommendation that the
Company conduct future say-on-pay votes:

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

38,711,703

75,282 4,517,324 36,800 3,737,896

In light of the voting results with respect to the frequency of
the advisory vote on executive compensation as set forth above,
on May4, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a
resolution providing that an advisory vote on executive
compensation would be held every year until the next required
advisory vote on the frequency of such votes.

4.Ratification of the appointment of Ernst Young LLP as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the
2017 fiscal year:

For

Against

Abstentions

46,182,407

882,588 14,010


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