8-K 1 g64765e8-k.txt GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY 1 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): October 19, 2000 GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 1-13079 73-0664379 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. employer identification number) ONE GAYLORD DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37214 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (615) 316-6000 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 1 2 ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. A press release issued by Gaylord Entertainment Company on October 19, 2000 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 2 3 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, thereunto duly authorized. GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY By: /s/ Denise Wilder Warren ---------------------------------------- Denise Wilder Warren Chief Financial Officer October 19, 2000 3 4 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated October 19, 2000. 4