Exhibit 10.7
GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
2008 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the ____ day of ______________,
_____ (the “Amendment Date”), between Gaylord Entertainment Company, a Delaware
corporation, (the “Company”), and _________ (the “Grantee”), who is a member of
the Company’s senior management team. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Gaylord
Entertainment Company 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
     WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Plan, which permits the issuance of
restricted stock units of Gaylord Entertainment Company (the “Restricted Stock
Units”); and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan, the Committee responsible for administering
the Plan granted an award of Restricted Stock Units to Grantee on February 4,
2008 (the “Grant Date”) pursuant to the terms of that certain Performance-Based
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated as of the Grant Date (the “Original
Award Agreement”) entered into between the Company and Grantee; and
     WHEREAS, the Committee responsible for administering the Plan and Grantee
desire to amend and restate the Original Award Agreement pursuant to the terms
set forth herein;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set
forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound hereby, agree as follows:
     1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units.
          (a) As of the Grant Date, the Company granted to the Grantee an award
(the “Award”) of _________ Restricted Stock Units on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and as otherwise provided in the Plan.
          (b) Except to the extent provided in Section 2 hereof, or as otherwise
determined by the Committee following the Amendment Date, all Restricted Stock
Units granted hereunder (other than the 2010 Time-Based RSUs, as defined below)
shall be forfeited, and all rights of the Grantee to such Restricted Stock Units
shall terminate, without further obligation on the part of the Company, in the
event of the termination of Grantee’s employment from the Company or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof prior to the date on which the Restricted Stock
Units granted hereunder vest pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
     2. Vesting of the Award.

 

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          (a) 25% of the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder will vest on
the Amendment Date (the “2010 Time-Based RSUs”).
          (b) All of the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder (including the
2012 RSUs, as defined below) will vest on February 4, 2012 (the “Performance
Date”), based on and to the extent of the satisfaction of the performance
targets as more fully described on Exhibit A (for purposes of illustration, if
the 50% performance metric set forth in Exhibit A is satisfied, 50% of the
Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder will vest on the Performance Date
pursuant to this Section 2(b), in addition to the 2010 Time-Based RSUs
previously vested pursuant to Section 2(a) above); provided, however, that:
               (i) upon the occurrence of termination of the Grantee’s
employment from the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof prior to the
Performance Date which results from Grantee’s death or Disability (to be
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee) or which is a termination by
the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof without “Cause” or by the
Grantee for “Good Reason” (as such terms are defined in Grantee’s employment
agreement with the Company (the “Employment Agreement”)), Grantee shall be
entitled to a pro rata portion of the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder
on the Performance Date based on the portion of the four-year period commencing
on the Grant Date that has elapsed at the time of such termination and the
extent to which the performance targets set forth on Exhibit A are eventually
satisfied (for purposes of illustration, if Grantee’s employment was terminated
on February 4, 2010 and the 50% performance metric set forth on Exhibit A is
ultimately satisfied as of the Performance Date, Grantee would be entitled to
25% of the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder on the Performance Date, in
addition to the 2010 Time-Based RSUs previously vested pursuant to Section 2(a)
above);
               (ii) assuming that Grantee remains employed by the Company or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof at the time of any Change of Control (as defined
in the Plan) occurring prior to or on the Performance Date, all of the
Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder will vest on the Performance Date based
on and to the extent of the satisfaction of the performance targets set forth on
Exhibit A; and
               (iii) in no event will more than 75% of the Restricted Stock
Units granted hereunder vest on the Performance Date pursuant to the terms of
this Section 2(b).
          (c) 25% of the Restricted Stock Units (the “2012 Time-Based RSUs”)
granted hereunder will vest on December 31, 2012 (the “2012 Time-Based Vesting
Date”) (for purposes of illustration, if the 50% performance metric set forth in
Exhibit A is satisfied and Grantee remains employed on the Time-Based Vesting
Date, 50% of the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder will vest on the
Performance Date pursuant to Section 2(b) and an additional 25% of the
Restricted Stock Units will vest pursuant to this Section 2(c) on the 2012
Time-Based Vesting Date, in addition to the 2010 Time-Based RSUs previously
vested pursuant to Section 2(a) above); provided, however, that:
               (i) upon the occurrence of termination of the Grantee’s
employment from the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof which results
from Grantee’s death or

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Disability, in any such case, on or prior to the 2012 Time-Based Vesting Date,
100% of the 2012 Time-Based RSUs will vest on the date of such termination, and
upon the occurrence of termination of the Grantee’s employment from the Company
or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof, which is a termination by the Company or
any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof “Without Cause” or by the Grantee for “Good
Reason” (as such terms are defined in the Employment Agreement), in any such
case, on or prior to the 2012 Time-Based Vesting Date, any of the 2012
Time-Based RSUs with restrictions lapsing within [two years] [one year for
Fioravanti, Maradik, Todd and Westbrook] of the date of such termination, will
vest on the date of such termination;
               (ii) assuming that Grantee remains employed by the Company or any
Subsidiary at the time of any Change of Control (as defined in the Plan)
occurring on or prior to the 2012 Time-Based Vesting Date, upon such Change of
Control, 100% of the 2012 Time- Based RSUs will vest concurrently with such
Change of Control; and
               (iii) in no event will more than 75% of the Restricted Stock
Units granted hereunder vest pursuant to the terms of Section 2(b) and this
Section 2(c), on an aggregate basis.
     3. Payment of Vested Restricted Stock Units. Grantee shall be entitled to
receive the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common
Stock”) for Restricted Stock Units whose restrictions have lapsed pursuant to
Section 2. Grantee will receive the number of shares equal to the number of
vested Restricted Stock Units. Once the Restricted Stock Units vest and unless a
deferral election is made as provided below, upon Grantee’s request, stock
certificates will be issued.
     4. Deferral Election. The Committee has approved a program whereby a
Grantee can defer the receipt of their vested Restricted Stock Units. Under the
program, to be effective a deferral election must be in writing and delivered to
the Company’s secretary by December 31, 2010; provided that the deferral shall
not be effective with respect to Restricted Stock Units that have become vested
at the time the election is made or with respect to the amount of the Award that
has otherwise become readily ascertainable. The shares can be deferred to a
specified date in the future or to the Grantee’s date of termination of
employment, whichever occurs first. The Grantee can elect a lump sum
distribution of shares on the deferral date (or one year after that date) or can
elect annual installments of shares over five (5) years. This election is
irrevocable with respect to the payment of shares for which such election is
made. The Restricted Stock Units to which an election described in the proviso
to the second sentence of this Section 4 does not apply shall be treated under
Section 3 as if no deferral election had been made with respect to such
Restricted Stock Units.
     5. Dividends. The Grantee shall be entitled to receive either:
          (a) Cash payments equal to any cash dividend and other distributions
paid with respect to a corresponding number of shares;
          (b) Additional Restricted Stock Units equal to any cash dividend and
other distributions paid with respect to a corresponding number of shares; or

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          (c) If dividends or distributions are paid in shares, the fair market
value of such shares converted into Restricted Stock Units.
          In the case of (b) or (c) above, the additional Restricted Stock Units
shall be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions and restrictions on
transferability as apply to the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which
they were paid.
     6. Rights as a Stockholder. Except as provided above, the Grantee shall not
have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to
Restricted Stock Units. Grantee will obtain full voting and other rights as a
stockholder of the Company upon the settlement of Restricted Stock Units in
shares.
     7. Adjustments. The Committee shall make appropriate adjustments in the
terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, this Award in recognition
of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial
statements of the Company, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or
accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments
are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan. Upon the
occurrence of any of the events described in Section 4.2 of the Plan, the
Committee shall make the adjustments described in this Section 7. Any such
adjustments shall be made in a manner that is consistent with the effect of such
event on the Company or financial statements of the Company and shall be made in
a manner that (i) does not result in a discretionary increase in the amounts
payable under the Award, and (ii) is otherwise consistent with the qualification
of the Award as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
     8. Amendment to Award. Subject to the restrictions contained in the Plan,
the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or
alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate the Award, prospectively or
retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension,
discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would adversely affect the
rights of the Grantee or any holder or beneficiary of the Award shall not to
that extent be effective without the consent of the Grantee, holder or
beneficiary affected. This Agreement amends and restates the Original Award
Agreement in its entirety, which Original Award Agreement is superseded hereby
in its entirety.
     9. Plan Governs. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the
Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions thereof. The terms
of this Agreement are governed by the terms of the Plan, and in the case of any
inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the
terms of the Plan shall govern.
     10. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is, or becomes, or is
deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any
Person or the Award, or would disqualify the Plan or Award under any laws deemed
applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended
to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed
amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the
intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such

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jurisdiction, Person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and Award shall
remain in full force and effect.
     11. Notices. All notices required to be given under this Grant shall be
deemed to be received if delivered or mailed as provided for herein, to the
parties at the following addresses, or to such other address as either party may
provide in writing from time to time.

To the Company:   Gaylord Entertainment Company
One Gaylord Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
Attn: Carter R. Todd, Executive Vice President
Secretary and General Counsel

To the Grantee:   The address then maintained with respect to the Grantee in the
Company’s records.

     12. Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of this Agreement
shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without
giving effect to conflicts of laws principles.
     13. Successors in Interest. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon any successor to the Company. This Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of the Grantee’s legal representatives. All obligations imposed upon
the Grantee and all rights granted to the Company under this Agreement shall be
binding upon the Grantee’s heirs, executors, administrators and successors.
     14. Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which may arise
under, or as a result of, or in any way related to, the interpretation,
construction or application of this Agreement shall be determined by the
Committee. Any determination made hereunder shall be final, binding and
conclusive on the Grantee and the Company for all purposes.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed effective as of the Amendment Date.

            GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
      By:           Carter R. Todd, Executive Vice President,        Secretary
and General Counsel        GRANTEE:

    Print Name

    Signature                    

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EXHIBIT A
LONG TERM COMPENSATION
PERFORMANCE METRICS
Gaylord Entertainment Company
Long Term Compensation — Performance Metrics

                                      2008-2011 CAGR Consolidated Cash EPS      
      <10%   10-20%   >20%
2008-2011
    >20 %     50 %     75 %     100 %
CCF CAGR
    10-20 %     25 %     50 %     75 %
 
    <10 %     0 %     25 %     50 %

Definitions
     Consolidated Cash Earnings Per Share:
          Consolidated Cash EPS = (Adjusted EBITDA less Cash Interest plus
Interest Income)/ (Fully Diluted Outstanding Shares using the Treasury Method)
Consolidated Cash Flow:
     CCF = Adjusted EBITDA plus Pre-Opening Expenses, Non-Cash Lease Expenses,
and Other Gains & Losses
Compound Annual Growth Rate Calculations:
     CCF CAGR = ((Calendar Year 2011 CCF/Calendar Year 2007 CCF)^1/4)-1
     Cash EPS CAGR = ((Calendar Year 2011 Cash EPS/Calendar Year 2007 Cash
EPS)^1/4)-1

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