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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2026

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-13079

73-0664379

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

	One Gaylord Drive Nashville, Tennessee	37214
	(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 316-6000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01		RHP		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).

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. ¨

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 7, 2026, 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 63,109,272 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Holders of 59,147,731 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The following proposals were voted on and approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS:

Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following ten director nominees:

	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
Rachna Bhasin		56,043,717		360,164		142,281		2,601,569
H. Eric Bolton, Jr.		55,072,077		1,457,570		16,515		2,601,569
Alvin Bowles, Jr.		56,355,297		67,151		123,714		2,601,569
Mark Fioravanti		56,262,756		266,339		17,067		2,601,569
William E. Haslam		56,363,918		166,801		15,443		2,601,569
Erin Mulligan Helgren		56,503,281		26,948		15,933		2,601,569
Christine Pantoya		55,950,982		579,846		15,334		2,601,569
Robert Prather, Jr.		55,464,584		1,044,267		37,311		2,601,569
Colin Reed		55,461,415		1,068,484		16,263		2,601,569
Michael Roth		55,583,902		945,703		16,557		2,601,569

Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 proxy statement (i.e., “say-on-pay”):

For				Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
	54,747,227				1,776,701				22,234				2,601,569

Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year:

For				Against				Abstentions
	57,726,765				1,405,876				15,090

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC.

Date: May 8, 2026	By:	/s/ Scott J. Lynn
	Name:	Scott J. Lynn
	Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary