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): August 7, 2025

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)

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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 5.02.

DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

Effective as of August 7, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from nine (9) directors to ten (10) directors and appointed H. Eric Bolton, Jr., 68, to fill the vacancy created by such increase.

The Board has determined that Mr. Bolton qualifies as an independent director within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. Mr. Bolton has been named to the Audit Committee of the Board and the Risk Committee of the Board, concurrently with his appointment to the Board. Mr. Bolton’s compensation for his services as director will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described in Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2025. Other than the foregoing standard compensation arrangements, there are no other arrangements or understandings between Mr. Bolton and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director. Mr. Bolton is not a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Bolton will hold office until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, at which time he will be considered for election for a one-year term expiring in 2027.

A copy of the press release announcing the increase in the size of the Board and the appointment of Mr. Bolton is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)

Exhibits

99.1

Press Release of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. dated August 7, 2025.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: August 7, 2025	By:	/s/ Scott J. Lynn
	Name:	Scott J. Lynn
	Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 8-K