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SEC FORM 4 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^*

REED COLIN V

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE GAYLORD DRIVE

(Street)

NASHVILLE

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)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/03/2010

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/03/2010		M		45,500⁽¹⁾	A	$0.00	513,247⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								630⁽³⁾	I	By Trust

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	$29.21	09/03/2010		A		45,500		⁽¹⁾	12/31/2012	Common Stock	45,500	$0.00	45,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On September 3, 2010 the Company and Mr. Reed 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. Includes 385,242 shares credited to Mr. Reed's SERP account, each of which is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock and payable solely in shares of common stock following termination of employment. Does not include 170,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the time-based vesting of restricted stock units, the vesting of which has been deferred by Mr. Reed. Does not include 136,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of 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 54,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units granted on February 3, 2010.

3. Held as Trustee for Samuel A. Reed Trust UA December 27, 2001.

Remarks:

	Carter R. Todd, Attorney-in-Fact for Colin V. Reed	09/08/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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