8-K

 

 

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 6, 2016 (May 5, 2016)

 

 

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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 5, 2016, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). The results of the stockholder vote on the 2016 Plan are set forth below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

A description of the 2016 Plan was included as part of “Proposal 3: Approval of the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan” and “Summary of the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan” in the Company’s Proxy Statement that was filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 29, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2016 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 50,917,253 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 46,946,434 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:

1. Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following nine director nominees:

 

     For    Against   

Abstain

  

Broker

Non-Votes

Michael J. Bender

   43,399,832    92,354    97,542    3,356,706

Rachna Bhasin

   43,371,614    64,044    154,070    3,356,706

William F. Hagerty, IV

   43,426,222    62,964    100,542    3,356,706

Ellen Levine

   42,871,936    621,998    95,794    3,356,706

Patrick Q. Moore

   43,028,724    399,440    161,564    3,356,706

Robert S. Prather, Jr.

   42,467,310    1,022,676    99,742    3,356,706

Colin V. Reed

   42,861,580    589,125    139,023    3,356,706

Michael D. Rose

   43,375,056    103,770    110,902    3,356,706

Michael I. Roth

   40,864,678    2,613,941    111,109    3,356,706

2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2016 proxy statement (i.e., “say-on-pay”):

 

                     For                    

 

                    Against                     

 

                    Abstentions                     

 

                     Broker Non-Votes                    

41,634,788

  1,816,397   138,543   3,356,706

3. Approval of the 2016 Plan:

 

                     For                    

 

                    Against                     

 

                    Abstentions                     

 

                     Broker Non-Votes                    

40,931,791

  2,526,588   131,349   3,356,706

4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year:

 

                     For                    

 

                    Against                     

 

                    Abstentions                     

46,106,775

  718,281   121,378


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1 Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan


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 6, 2016     By:   /s/ Scott Lynn
      Name:   Scott Lynn
      Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

No.

  

Exhibit

10.1    Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan