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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 * Chaffin Patrick S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. [RHP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Asset Management (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE GAYLORD DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/11/2014 (Street) NASHVILLE, TN 37214 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/11/2014   M   488 (1) A $ 32.98 5,680 D   Common Stock 12/11/2014   F   355 D $ 52.89 5,325 D   Common Stock 12/11/2014   M   915 (2) A $ 36.33 6,240 D   Common Stock 12/11/2014   F   707 D $ 52.89 5,533 D   Common Stock 12/11/2014   M   1,219 (3) A $ 46.03 6,752 D   Common Stock 12/11/2014   F   1,105 D $ 52.89 5,647 D   Common Stock 12/11/2014   M   4,024 (4) A $ 25.44 9,671 D   Common Stock 12/11/2014   F   2,507 D $ 52.89 7,164 D

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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

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$ 32.98

12/11/2014

M

488

02/09/2006

02/09/2015

Common Stock

488

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$ 36.33

12/11/2014

M

915

02/08/2007

02/08/2016

Common Stock

915

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$ 46.03

12/11/2014

M

1,219

02/07/2008

02/07/2017

Common Stock

1,219

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$ 25.44

12/11/2014

M

4,024

02/04/2009

02/04/2018

Common Stock

4,024

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Chaffin Patrick S ONE GAYLORD DRIVE NASHVILLE, TN 37214			SVP, Asset Management

Signatures

Scott J. Lynn, Attorney-in-Fact for Patrick S. Chaffin		12/15/2014
**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)	The reporting person exercised options to purchase 488 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $32.98 per share. The reporting person paid the option exercise price and the applicable taxes to be withheld by surrendering a total of 355 shares. The reporting person retained the remaining 133 shares.
(2)	The reporting person exercised options to purchase 915 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $36.33 per share. The reporting person paid the option exercise price and the applicable taxes to be withheld by surrendering a total of 707 shares. The reporting person retained the remaining 208 shares.
(3)	The reporting person exercised options to purchase 1,219 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $46.03 per share. The reporting person paid the option exercise price and the applicable taxes to be withheld by surrendering a total of 1,105 shares. The reporting person retained the remaining 114 shares.
(4)	The reporting person exercised options to purchase 4,024 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $25.44 per share. The reporting person paid the option exercise price and the applicable taxes to be withheld by surrendering a total of 2,507 shares. The reporting person retained the remaining 1,517 shares.

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