SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
FIORAVANTI MARK

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE GAYLORD DRIVE

(Street)
NASHVILLE TN 37214

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CO /DE [ GET ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
SVP & Chief Financial Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/03/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
09/08/2010
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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 09/03/2010 M 5,000(1) A $0.00 31,986(2) D
Common Stock 09/03/2010 F 1,323(3) D $29.21 30,663(2) D
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 $29.21 09/03/2010 A 5,000 (1) 12/31/2012 Common Stock 5,000 $0.00 5,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On September 3, 2010 the Company and Mr. Fioravanti amended the terms of the performance-based RSUs granted on February 4, 2008 and previously reported on Form 4. As amended, the RSUs vest as follows: 25% of the RSUs vested on the date of amendment; some, all or none of the remaining 75% of the RSUs will vest on February 4, 2012 based on the extent to which the performance criteria specified in the award agreement are satisfied (consistent with the original terms of the award agreements); and 25% of the RSUs will vest on December 31, 2012 provided that the reporting person remains employed by the Company on such date (unless vested earlier on February 4, 2012 to the extent performance criteria are satisfied). The Shares shown here represent the RSUs which vested on the date of the amendment.
2. Does not include 15,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted on February 4, 2008 (the terms of which were amended on September 3, 2010)as described in Footnote (1) above. Does not include 8,250 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units granted on June 22, 2009. Does not include 12,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units granted on February 3, 2010.
3. Represents shares withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation with respect to the shares issued upon the vesting of the restricted stock units on September 3, 2010.
Remarks:
Carter R. Todd, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Fioravanti 09/10/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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