Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. Announces Proposed $400 Million Senior Notes Offering
Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP) announced a private placement offering of up to $400 million in senior notes due 2029. The notes will be unsecured obligations guaranteed by the Company. Proceeds will fund a cash tender offer for all of the existing $400 million 2023 Notes and cover associated costs, with remaining funds used for general corporate purposes. The offering is meant for qualified institutional buyers and will not be registered under the Securities Act. There are risks involved, and completion of the offering is not guaranteed.
- Offering of up to $400 million in senior notes potentially strengthens the capital structure.
- Proceeds targeted for refinancing existing debt (2023 Notes), potentially lowering interest expenses.
- Use of proceeds primarily for refinancing raises concerns over existing debt levels.
- Market conditions may affect the ability to complete the offering.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) (the “Company”) announced today that its subsidiaries, RHP Hotel Properties, LP (the “Operating Partnership”) and RHP Finance Corporation (together, with the Operating Partnership, the “Issuers”), intend to offer, in a private placement, subject to market and other conditions, up to
The Issuers intend to use the net proceeds from the offering together with available cash to fund the concurrent cash tender offer for any and all of the
The notes will be offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to certain non-U.S. persons outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and will not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) is a leading lodging and hospitality real estate investment trust that specializes in upscale convention center resorts and country music entertainment experiences. The Company’s core holdings* include a network of five of the top 10 largest non-gaming convention center hotels in the United States based on total indoor meeting space. These convention center resorts operate under the Gaylord Hotels brand and are managed by Marriott International. The Company also owns two adjacent ancillary hotels and a small number of attractions managed by Marriott International for a combined total of 10,110 rooms and more than 2.7 million square feet of total indoor and outdoor meeting space in top convention and leisure destinations across the country. The Company’s Entertainment segment includes a growing collection of iconic and emerging country music brands, including the Grand Ole Opry; Ryman Auditorium, WSM 650 AM; Ole Red and Circle, a country lifestyle media network the Company owns in a joint-venture partnership with Gray Television. The Company operates its Entertainment segment as part of a taxable REIT subsidiary.
* The Company owns the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center; and Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. It is the majority owner and managing member of the joint venture that owns Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” concerning the intention of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to issue the notes, the Company’s expectation of the aggregate principal amount of notes to be sold and the Company’s intended use of proceeds of the offering. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ are described in the filings made from time to time by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and include the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements made by it to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events.
| Investor Relations Contacts: | Media Contacts: |
| Mark Fioravanti, President & Chief Financial Officer | Shannon Sullivan, Vice President Corporate and Brand Communications |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. |
| 615-316-6588 | (615) 316-6725 |
| mfioravanti@rymanhp.com | ssullivan@rymanhp.com |
| ~or~ | ~or~ |
| Todd Siefert, Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance & Treasurer | Robert Winters |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | Alpha IR Group |
| 615-316-6344 | (929) 266-6315 |
| tsiefert@rymanhp.com | robert.winters@alpha-ir.com |
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