UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): November 16, 2004
GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
| 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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE 11/16/04 | ||||||||
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Gaylord Entertainment Company announced today that it intends to offer, through a private placement, subject to market and other conditions, $200 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2014. The announcement is set forth in the press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
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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.
| GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY |
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| Date: November 16, 2004 | By: | /s/ Carter R. Todd | ||
| Name: | Carter R. Todd | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
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