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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 * Lynn Scott J   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, Secretary and GC (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE GAYLORD DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2018 (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 03/15/2018   M   1,264 A $ 0 6,046 D   Common Stock 03/15/2018   F   498 (1) D $ 0 5,548 D   Common Stock 03/15/2018   M   2,591 A $ 0 8,139 D   Common Stock 03/15/2018   F   1,020 (2) D $ 0 7,119 D   Common Stock 03/15/2018   M   883 A $ 0 8,002 D   Common Stock 03/15/2018   F   348 (3) D $ 0 7,654 D   Common Stock 03/15/2018   M   647 A $ 0 8,301 D   Common Stock 03/15/2018   F   255 (4) D $ 0 8,046 D   Common Stock               2,072 I By 401(k)

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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

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

03/15/2018

M

1,264

03/15/2018

03/15/2019

Common Stock

1,264

$ 0

1,201

D

Restricted Stock Unit

$ 0

03/15/2018

M

2,591

03/15/2018

03/15/2018

Common Stock

2,591

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

03/15/2018

M

883

03/15/2018

03/15/2020

Common Stock

883

$ 0

1,693

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

03/15/2018

M

647

03/15/2018

03/15/2021

Common Stock

647

$ 0

1,929

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lynn Scott J ONE GAYLORD DRIVE NASHVILLE, TN 37214			SVP, Secretary and GC

Signatures

Scott J. Lynn		03/19/2018
**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)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy Mr. Lynn's tax withholding obligation with respect to the 1,264 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units (including accrued dividend equivalent units payable in additional shares of common stock) on 3/15/18. Mr. Lynn's retained the remaining 766 shares.
(2)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy Mr. Lynn's tax withholding obligation with respect to the 2,591 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units on 3/15/18. Mr. Lynn retained the remaining 1,571 shares.
(3)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy Mr. Lynn's tax withholding obligation with respect to the 883 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units (including accrued dividend equivalent units payable in additional shares of common stock) on 3/15/18. Mr. Lynn's retained the remaining 535 shares.
(4)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy Mr. Lynn's tax withholding obligation with respect to the 647 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units (including accrued dividend equivalent units payable in additional shares of common stock) on 3/15/18. Mr. Lynn's retained the remaining 392 shares.

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