Document:

EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

 

GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

and

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

Amended and Restated

Rights Agreement

Dated as of March 9, 2009

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Page
	 	 	 	 	Number
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.

	 	Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.

	 	Appointment of Rights Agent
	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.

	 	Issue of Right Certificates
	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.

	 	Form of Right Certificates
	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.

	 	Countersignature and Registration
	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.

	 	Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Right Certificates;
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Right Certificates
	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.

	 	Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights
	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.

	 	Cancellation and Destruction of Right Certificates
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.

	 	Availability of Preferred Shares
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.

	 	Preferred Shares Record Date
	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.

	 	Adjustment of Purchase Price, Number of Shares or Number of Rights
	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.

	 	Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price or Number of Shares
	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.

	 	Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or Earning Power
	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 14.

	 	Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares
	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 15.

	 	Rights of Action
	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 16.

	 	Agreement of Right Holders
	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 17.

	 	Right Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 18.

	 	Concerning the Rights Agent
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 19.

	 	Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 20.

	 	Duties of Rights Agent
	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 21.

	 	Change of Rights Agent
	 	 	26	 

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	 	 	 	 	Page
	 	 	 	 	Number
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 22.

	 	Issuance of New Right Certificates
	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 23.

	 	Redemption
	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 24.

	 	Exchange
	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 25.

	 	Notice of Certain Events
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 26.

	 	Notices
	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 27.

	 	Supplements and Amendments
	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 28.

	 	Successors
	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 29.

	 	Determinations and Actions by the
Board of Directors, etc.
	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 30.

	 	Benefits of this Agreement
	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 31.

	 	Severability
	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 32.

	 	Governing Law
	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 33.

	 	Counterparts
	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 34.

	 	Descriptive Headings
	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 35.

	 	Force Majeure
	 	 	33	 

Exhibit A — Form of Certificate of Designations

Exhibit B — Form of Right Certificate

Exhibit C — Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares

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          This Amended and Restated Rights Agreement (“Agreement”), dated as of March 9, 2009, between
Gaylord Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare
Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, as rights agent (the “Rights
Agent”) amends and restates in its entirety the Rights Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008,
between the Company and the Rights Agent (the “Original Agreement”).

          On August 12, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized and declared a dividend of one
preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each Common Share (as hereinafter defined)
of the Company outstanding on August 25, 2008 (the “Record Date”), each Right representing
the right to purchase one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share (as hereinafter defined), upon the
terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, and further authorized and directed the
issuance of one Right with respect to each Common Share that shall become outstanding between the
Record Date and the earliest of the Distribution Date, the Redemption Date and the Final Expiration
Date (as such terms are hereinafter defined).

          The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the amendment and restatement of the
Original Agreement as set forth herein is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and
its stockholders.

          Accordingly, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the
parties hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings indicated:

(a) “Acquiring Person” shall mean any Person who or which, together with all Affiliates and
Associates of such Person, shall be the Beneficial Owner of 22% or more of the Common Shares of the
Company then outstanding, but shall not include (i) the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any
employee benefit or stock ownership plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or any
entity holding Common Shares for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan or (ii) any Person who
becomes the Beneficial Owner of 22% or more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding as
the result of the consummation of a Qualified Offer and seeks to complete a second-step transaction
in accordance with Section 1(q)(viii)(A). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person shall become an
“Acquiring Person” as the result of an acquisition of Common Shares by the Company which, by
reducing the number of Common Shares of the Company outstanding, increases the proportionate number
of Common Shares of the Company beneficially owned by such Person to 22% or more of the Common
Shares of the Company then outstanding; provided, however, that, if a Person shall
become the Beneficial Owner of 22% or more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding by
reason of share purchases by the Company and shall, after such share purchases by the Company,
become the Beneficial Owner of any additional Common Shares of the Company, then such Person shall
be deemed to be an “Acquiring Person.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board of Directors of
the Company determines in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an “Acquiring Person,” as
defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (a), has become such inadvertently,
and such Person divests as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of Common Shares, so that
such Person would no longer be an “Acquiring Person,” as defined
pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this paragraph (a), then such Person shall not be deemed to be an “Acquiring Person”
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(b) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

(c) “Associate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

(d) A Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of and shall be deemed to
“beneficially own” any securities:

     (i) which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or
indirectly, beneficially owns, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and
Regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement;

     (ii) which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates has (A) the right to
acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or upon
the satisfaction of any condition, whether or not within the control of such Person, Affiliate or
Associate) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing, but
other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with
respect to a bona fide public offering of securities), or upon the exercise of
conversion rights, exchange rights, rights (other than these Rights), warrants or options, or
otherwise; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial
Owner of, or to beneficially own, securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made
by or on behalf of such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered
securities are accepted for purchase or exchange; or (B) the right to vote pursuant to any
agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing); provided,
however, that a Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own,
any security if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such security (1) arises solely
from a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent
solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations
promulgated under the Exchange Act and (2) is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D under the
Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report); or

     (iii) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person with which
such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or
understanding (whether or not in writing, but other than customary agreements with and between
underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering
of securities) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except to the extent contemplated by
the proviso to Section 1(d)(ii)(B) hereof) or disposing of any securities of the Company.

          Notwithstanding anything in this definition of Beneficial Ownership to the contrary, (i) the
phrase “then outstanding,” when used with reference to a Person’s Beneficial Ownership of
securities of the Company, shall mean the number of such securities then issued and outstanding
together with the number of such securities not then actually issued and

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outstanding which such Person would be deemed to own beneficially hereunder and (ii) nothing in
this Section 1(d) shall cause a Person (A) engaged in business as an underwriter of securities to
be the “Beneficial Owner” of, or to “beneficially own,” any securities acquired through such
Person’s participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until the expiration of
forty days after the date of such acquisition, and then only if such securities continue to be
owned by such Person at such expiration of forty days or (B) that commences and continues a
Qualified Offer to be the “Beneficial Owner” of, or to “beneficially own,” any securities offered
to be acquired in such Qualified Offer solely by virtue of commencing and continuing such Qualified
Offer.

(e) “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which
banking institutions in Boston, Massachusetts are authorized or obligated by law or executive order
to close.

(f) “Close of Business” on any given date shall mean 5:00 P.M., Boston, Massachusetts time,
on such date; provided, however, that, if such date is not a Business Day, it shall
mean 5:00 P.M., Boston, Massachusetts time, on the next succeeding Business Day.

(g) “Common Shares” when used with reference to the Company shall mean the shares of common
stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company. “Common Shares” when used with reference to any
Person other than the Company shall mean the capital stock (or equity interest) with the greatest
voting power of such other Person or, if such other Person is a Subsidiary of another Person, the
Person or Persons which ultimately control such first-mentioned Person.

(h) “Distribution Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

(i) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(j) “Exchange Ratio” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 24(a) hereof.

(k) “Final Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.

(l) “NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

(m) “Outside Meeting Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23(b) hereof.

(n) “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, association, trust, syndicate or other entity, and shall
include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity, as well as any unincorporated group
of individuals or entities that, by formal or informal agreement or arrangement (whether or not in
writing), have embarked on a common purpose or act.

(o) “Preferred Shares” shall mean shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock,
par value $.01 per share, of the Company having the rights and preferences set forth in the Form of
Certificate of Designations attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A.

(p) “Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 hereof.

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(q) “Qualified Offer” shall mean an offer for all of the outstanding Common Shares which
meets all of the following requirements:

     (i) such offer has been commenced within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Exchange Act and is made by a Person (including such Person’s Affiliates and
Associates) that beneficially owns less than 22% of the outstanding Common Shares as of the date of
such commencement;

     (ii) such offer is an all cash tender offer, or an exchange offer offering securities of the
Person making such offer, or a combination thereof, in each case, in which the same consideration
per share (both with respect to the type and
amount of consideration) is offered for all Common Shares in the offer and is to be paid
promptly following consummation of the offer for all Common Shares tendered in the offer;

     (iii) the per share offer price with respect to such offer is greater than the higher of (a)
an amount that is 25% higher than the 12-month moving average share price (determined as of the
Trading Day immediately preceding the commencement of such offer within the meaning of Rule
14d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act as set forth below in this
Section 1(q)) of the Common Shares and (b) an amount that is 25% higher than the closing price (as
“closing price” is determined pursuant to Section 11(d)(i) below) per share for the Common Shares
on the Trading Day immediately preceding the commencement of such offer within the meaning of Rule
14d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act; provided,
however, that, if, at the time that any offer is commenced within the meaning of Rule
14d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, any other offer that is a
Qualified Offer has been commenced and remains open, the per share offer price with respect to such
subsequent offer must equal or exceed the per share price with respect to such earlier Qualified
Offer (in lieu of exceeding the thresholds set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above) (the minimum per
share offer price as determined in accordance with this Section 1(q)(iii), the “Minimum Per
Share Offer Price”); and, provided, further, that (x) to the extent that an
offer that includes equity securities that are listed or admitted to trading on a national
securities exchange (“publicly-traded equity securities”), such per-share offer price with respect
to such publicly-traded equity securities will be determined for purposes of the foregoing
provision to be the average of the daily closing prices (as “closing price” is determined pursuant
to Section 11(d)(i) below) per share for such equity securities of the offering Person for the 30
Trading Days immediately preceding the commencement of such offer within the meaning of Rule
14d-2(a) under the Exchange Act, and (y) to the extent that an offer includes any non-cash
consideration that does not consist of publicly-traded equity securities, such per-share offer
price with respect to such non-cash consideration will be determined based on the fair market value
of such non-cash consideration as set forth in a written opinion (and, to the extent that such
opinion states a range of values for such non-cash consideration, the average of the high and low
ends of the range) of a nationally-recognized investment banking firm which will accompany such
offer (and specify in reasonable detail the basis for such determination) and be addressed to the
Company, with the express written consent of such firm to furnish such opinion to the Company’s
stockholders (other than the Person making the offer);

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     (iv) on or prior to the date such offer is commenced within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of
the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, the Person making such offer:

          (A) has on hand cash or cash equivalents for the full amount necessary to consummate such
offer and has irrevocably committed in writing to the Company to utilize such cash or cash
equivalents for purposes of such offer if consummated and to set apart and maintain available such
cash or cash equivalents for such purposes until the offer is consummated or withdrawn; or

          (B) has all financing in the full amount necessary to consummate such offer and has entered
into, and provided to the Company certified copies of, definitive financing agreements (including
exhibits and related documents) in customary form for funds for such offer which, when added to the
amount of cash and cash equivalents available, committed in writing, set apart and maintained in
the same manner as described in clause (A) above, are in an amount not less than the full amount
necessary to consummate such offer, which agreements are with one or more responsible financial
institutions or other entities having the necessary financial capacity and ability to provide such
funds, constitute firm commitments to provide the funding described above without market or company
maximum limitations, and are subject only to customary terms and conditions (which shall in no
event include conditions requiring access by such financial institutions to non-public information
to be provided by the Company or conditions requiring the Company to make any representations,
warranties or covenants in connection with such financing);

provided that, “the full amount necessary to consummate such offer” in either clause (A) or (B)
above shall be an amount sufficient to pay for all of the outstanding Common Shares (other than
Common Shares beneficially owned by the Person making such offer and such Person’s Affiliates and
Associates) on a fully diluted basis in cash pursuant to the offer and the second-step transaction
required by clause (viii)(A) below (except to the extent to which any such offer and second-step
transaction consists of non-cash consideration to the extent permitted by the terms hereof) and all
related expenses;

     (v) such offer is conditioned on a minimum of at least 51% of the outstanding Common Shares
not held by the Person making such offer (and such Person’s Affiliates and Associates) being
tendered and not withdrawn as of the offer’s expiration date, which condition shall not be
waivable;

     (vi) prior to or on the date that such offer is commenced within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a)
of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, the Person making such offer makes
an irrevocable written commitment to the Company that the offer will remain open for at least
the earlier of (x) 106 Business Days (as such period may be extended consistent with an extension
of the Outside Meeting Date pursuant to Section 23(b)) and (y) the Business Day immediately
following the date on which the results of the vote adopting any Redemption Resolution at any
Special Meeting in accordance with Section 23(b) are certified as official by the appointed
inspectors of election for the Special Meeting;

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     (vii) prior to or on the date that such offer is commenced within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a)
of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, the Person making such offer makes
an irrevocable written commitment to the Company that, in addition to the minimum time periods
specified above in Section 1(q)(vi), the offer, if it is otherwise to expire prior thereto, will be
extended for at least 10 Business Days after any increase in the consideration being offered;
provided, however, that such offer need not remain open, as a result of Section 1(q)(vi) and this
Section 1(q)(vii), beyond (A) the time that any other offer satisfying the criteria for a Qualified
Offer is then required to be kept open under such Section 1(q)(vi) and this Section 1(q)(vii) or
(B) the expiration date, as such date may be extended by public announcement (with prompt written
notice to the Rights Agent) in compliance with Rule 14e-1 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Exchange Act, of any other tender or exchange offer for the Common Shares with respect to
which the Board of Directors of the Company has agreed to redeem the Rights immediately prior to
acceptance for payment of Common Shares thereunder (unless such other offer is terminated prior to
its expiration without any Common Shares having been purchased thereunder);

     (viii) prior to or on the date that such offer is commenced within the meaning of Rule
14d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, such Person makes an
irrevocable written commitment to the Company:

          (A) to commence and seek to consummate as promptly as practicable upon
successful completion of the offer a second-step transaction whereby all Common Shares not tendered
into the offer would be acquired at the same consideration per share (with respect to the amount of
each type of consideration) actually paid pursuant to the offer, subject to stockholders’ statutory
appraisal rights, if any;

          (B) that no amendments will be made to the offer to reduce the consideration being offered or
to otherwise change the terms of the offer in a way that is materially adverse to a tendering
stockholder (for the avoidance of doubt, extensions of the offer for reasonable periods shall not
be deemed materially adverse to a tendering stockholder); and

          (C) that neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates or Associates will make any tender or
exchange offer at a lower price for any equity securities of the Company for a period of the
earlier of (x) one year after the commencement of the original offer or (y) August 12, 2011, if
such original offer does not result in the tender of the number of Common Shares required to be
purchased pursuant to clause (v) above, unless another tender or exchange offer by another party
for all outstanding Common Shares is commenced that (a) constitutes a Qualified Offer (in which
event, any new offer by such Person or of any Affiliates or Associates must be at a price no less
than that provided for in such original offer) or (b) is approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company (in which event, any new offer by such Person or of any of its Affiliates or Associates
must provide for consideration per share, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company,
no less than that provided for in such approved offer);

     (ix) an offer that is subject to only the minimum tender condition described in Section
1(q)(v) above and other customary terms and conditions (including a condition that the Agreement
shall have been terminated), which conditions shall not include (x) any requirements with respect
to the offeror or its agents being permitted or otherwise being satisfied with any due

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diligence
with respect to the books, records, management, accountants or other outside advisors of the
Company, or (y) any condition that stockholder approval of the Person making such offer or any
other Person be obtained;

     (x) if the offer includes non-cash consideration, the Company has received the written
representation and certification of the Person making such offer and the written representations
and certifications of such offering Person’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
acting in such capacities, that (A) all facts about such offering Person that would be material to
making an investor’s decision to accept the offer in light of the circumstances under which
disclosure is being made, have been disclosed as of the date of the commencement of the offer
within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) under the Exchange Act, and (B) all such new material facts
will be so disclosed on a prompt basis during the entire period during which the offer remains
open; and

     (xi) if the offer includes non-cash consideration, an offer pursuant to which (A) the Person
making such offer shall permit representatives of the Company (including a nationally-recognized
investment banking firm retained by the Board of Directors of the Company and legal counsel and an
accounting firm designated by the Company) to have access to such offering Person’s books, records,
management, accountants and other appropriate advisors for the purposes of permitting such
representatives to conduct a reasonable due diligence review of the offering Person, subject to
execution of a reasonable confidentiality agreement and to applicable legal requirements, in order
to allow the Board of Directors of the Company to evaluate the offer and make an informed decision
and, if requested by the Board of Directors of the Company, to permit such investment banking firm
(relying as appropriate on the advice of such legal counsel) to be able to render a written opinion
to the Board of Directors of the Company as set forth below, and (B) within ten Business Days after
such representatives of the Company (including a nationally-recognized investment banking firm
retained by the Board of Directors of the Company and legal counsel and an accounting firm
designated by the Company) shall have notified the Company and such offering Person that it had
completed such reasonable due diligence review to its
satisfaction (or, following completion of such reasonable due diligence review, within ten Business
Days after any increase in the consideration being offered), such investment banking firm does not
render a written opinion to the Board of Directors of the Company that the fair market value of the
non-cash consideration being offered to the stockholders of the Company is such that, when taking
into account any cash consideration being offered to the stockholders, the per share offer price
with respect to such offer is less than the Minimum Per Share Offer Price.

     If an offer qualifies as a Qualified Offer in accordance with this definition, but
subsequently ceases to be a Qualified Offer as a result of the failure at a later date to continue
to satisfy any of the requirements of this definition, such offer shall cease to be a Qualified
Offer.

     For purposes of this Section 1(q), “12-month moving average share price” on any date shall be
deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices (as “closing price” is determined pursuant to
Section 11(d)(i) below) per share of the Common Shares for the Trading Days in the 12 months
immediately prior to such date; provided, however, that, in the event that the
12-month moving average share price of the Common Shares is determined during a period following
the announcement by the Company of (A) a dividend or distribution on the Common

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Shares payable in
Common Shares or securities convertible into Common Shares, or (B) any subdivision, combination or
reclassification of the Common Shares and prior to the expiration of 12 months after the
ex-dividend date for such dividend or distribution, or the record date for such subdivision,
combination or reclassification, then, and in each such case, the 12-month moving average share
price shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the 12-month moving average share price equivalent
of the Common Shares.

(r) “Record Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the second paragraph hereof.

(s) “Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.

(t) “Redemption Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23(a) hereof.

(u) “Redemption Resolution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23(b) hereof.

(v) “Reduced Threshold” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 27 hereof.

(w) “Right” shall have the meaning set forth in the second paragraph hereof.

(x) “Right Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

(y) “Shares Acquisition Date” shall mean the first date of public announcement by the
Company or an Acquiring Person that an Acquiring Person has become such.

(z) “Special Meeting” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23(b) hereof.

(aa) “Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any corporation or other entity of which a
majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly
or indirectly, by such Person.

(bb) “Summary of Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) hereof.

(cc) “Trading Day” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(d) hereof.

Section 2. Appointment of Rights Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Rights Agent to
act as agent for the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, and the Rights
Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The Company may from time to time appoint such co-Rights
Agents as it may deem necessary or desirable, upon ten
(10) days’ prior written notice to the Rights Agent. The Rights Agent shall have no duty to
supervise, and shall in no event be liable for, the acts or omissions of any such co-Rights Agent.

Section 3. Issue of Right Certificates. (a) Until the earlier of (i) the Close of Business
on the tenth day after the Shares Acquisition Date or (ii) the Close of Business on the tenth
Business Day (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors of the
Company prior to such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person) after the date of the
commencement by any Person (other than the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any employee
benefit or stock ownership plan or of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company or any entity
holding Common Shares of the Company for or pursuant to the terms of

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any such plan) of a tender or
exchange offer (other than a Qualified Offer, for so long as such offer qualifies as a Qualified
Offer) the consummation of which would result in any Person becoming the Beneficial Owner of Common
Shares of the Company aggregating 22% or more of the then outstanding Common Shares of the Company
(including any such date which is after the date of this Agreement and prior to the issuance of the
Rights; the earlier of such dates being herein referred to as the “Distribution Date”), (x)
the Rights will be evidenced (subject to the provisions of Section 3(b) hereof) by the balances
indicated in the book-entry account system of the transfer agent for the Common Shares registered
in the names of the holders thereof (which Common Shares shall also be deemed to represent Right
Certificates) or, in the case of certificated shares, the certificates for Common Shares of the
Company registered in the names of the holders thereof (which certificates shall also be deemed to
be Right Certificates) and not by separate Right Certificates, and (y) the right to receive Right
Certificates will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of Common Shares of the
Company. As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Company will prepare and execute,
the Rights Agent will countersign, and the Company will send or cause to be sent (and the Rights
Agent will, if requested, send) by first-class, insured, postage-prepaid mail, to each record
holder of Common Shares of the Company as of the Close of Business on the Distribution Date, at the
address of such holder shown on the records of the Company, a Right Certificate, in substantially
the form of Exhibit B hereto (a “Right Certificate”), evidencing one Right for each Common
Share so held. As of the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced solely by such Right
Certificates.

(b) On the Record Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Company will send a copy of
a Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto
(the “Summary of Rights”), by first-class, postage-prepaid mail, to each record holder of
Common Shares as of the Close of Business on the Record Date, at the address of such holder shown
on the records of the Company. At any time following the Record Date, the Company will send a copy
of the Summary of Rights, by first-class, postage-prepaid mail, to any record holder of Common
Shares who requests a copy of the Summary of Rights, at the address of such holder shown on the
records of the Company. With respect to certificates for Common Shares of the Company outstanding
as of the Record Date, until the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced by the balances
indicated in the book-entry account system of the transfer agent for the Common Shares or, in the
case of certificated shares, such certificates registered in the names of the holders thereof
together with a copy of the Summary of Rights attached thereto. Until the Distribution Date (or
the earlier of the Redemption Date or the Final Expiration Date), the surrender for transfer of any
certificate for Common Shares of the Company outstanding on the Record Date, with or without a copy
of the Summary of Rights attached thereto, shall also constitute the transfer of the Rights
associated with the Common Shares of the Company represented thereby.

(c) Rights shall be issued in respect of all Common Shares issued (or delivered from the Company’s
treasury) after the Record Date but prior to the earliest of the Distribution Date, the Redemption
Date or the Final Expiration Date and shall be evidenced by the following legends:

     (i) Confirmation and account statements sent to holders of Common Shares in book-entry form
(which Common Shares shall also be deemed to represent certificates for Rights) shall bear the
following legend:

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The shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Gaylord Entertainment Company (the
“Corporation”) entitle the holder thereof to certain Rights as set forth in a Rights
Agreement between the Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., dated as of August
12, 2008 (the “Rights Agreement”), the terms of which
are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the
Rights Agreement, such Rights will be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer
be evidenced by the shares to which this statement relates. The Corporation will mail (or
cause the Rights Agent to mail) to the holder of shares to which this statement relates a
copy of the Rights Agreement without charge promptly after receipt of a written request
therefor. Under certain circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement, Rights issued to an
Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof (as such terms are defined in the
Rights Agreement) may be null and void. The Rights shall not be exercisable, and shall be
void so long as held, by a holder in any jurisdiction where the requisite qualification for
the issuance to such holder, or the exercise by such holder of the Rights in such
jurisdiction, shall not have been obtained or be obtainable.

With respect to Common Shares in book-entry form for which there has been sent a confirmation or
account statement containing the foregoing legend, until the earliest of the Distribution Date, the
Redemption Date or the Final Expiration Date, the Rights associated with the Common Shares shall be
evidenced by such Common Shares alone and registered holders of Common Shares shall also be the
registered holders of the associated Rights, and the transfer of any of such Common Shares shall
also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with such shares of Common Shares.

     (ii) In the case of certificated shares, certificates for Common Shares which become
outstanding (including, without limitation, reacquired Common Shares referred to in the last
sentence of this paragraph (c)) after the Record Date but prior to the earliest of the Distribution
Date, the Redemption Date or the Final Expiration Date shall have impressed on, printed on, written
on or otherwise affixed to them the following legend:

This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to certain rights as set forth
in an Agreement between Gaylord Entertainment Company (the “Corporation”) and
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, dated as of August 12, 2008, as it may be
amended from time to time (the “Agreement”), the terms of which are hereby
incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal executive
offices of the Corporation. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Agreement, such
Rights (as defined in the Agreement) will be evidenced by separate certificates and will no
longer be evidenced by this certificate. The Corporation will mail (or cause the Rights Agent
to mail) to the holder of this certificate a copy of the Agreement without charge after
receipt of a written request therefor. As set forth in the Agreement, Rights beneficially
owned by any Person (as defined in the Agreement) who becomes an Acquiring Person (as defined
in the Agreement) become null and void.

With respect to such certificates containing the foregoing legend, until the earliest of the
Distribution Date, the Redemption Date or the Final Expiration Date, the Rights associated with the
Common Shares of the Company represented by such certificates shall be evidenced by such

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certificates alone, and the surrender for transfer of any such certificate shall also constitute
the transfer of the Rights associated with the Common Shares of the Company represented thereby.
In the event that the Company purchases or acquires any Common Shares of the Company after the
Record Date but prior to the Distribution Date, the Redemption Date or the Final Expiration Date,
any Rights associated with such Common Shares of the Company shall be deemed cancelled and retired
so that the Company shall not be entitled to exercise any Rights associated with the Common Shares
of the Company which are no longer outstanding.

Section 4. Form of Right Certificates. The Right Certificates (and the forms of election
to purchase Preferred Shares and of assignment to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall be
substantially the same as Exhibit B hereto, and may have such marks of identification or
designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem
appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be
required to comply with any applicable law or with any applicable rule or regulation made pursuant
thereto or with any applicable rule or regulation of any stock exchange, trading market or
automated quotation system on which the Right Certificates may from time to time be listed, or to
conform to customary usage. Subject to the provisions of Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates
shall be dated as of the Record Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to
purchase such number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share as shall be set forth therein at
the price per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Purchase
Price”), but the number of such one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share and the Purchase Price
shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein.

Section 5. Countersignature and Registration. The Right Certificates shall be executed on
behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its President, any
of its Vice Presidents or its Treasurer, either manually or by facsimile signature, shall have
affixed thereto the Company’s seal or a facsimile thereof, and shall be attested by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, either manually or by facsimile signature. The Right
Certificates shall be countersigned by the Rights Agent, either manually or by facsimile signature,
and shall not be valid for any purpose unless countersigned. In case any officer of the Company
who shall have signed any of the Right Certificates shall cease to be such officer of the Company
before countersignature by the Rights Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Right
Certificates, nevertheless, may be countersigned by the Rights Agent and issued and delivered by
the Company with the same force and effect as though the individual who signed such Right
Certificates had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Right Certificate may be
signed on behalf of the Company by any individual who, at the actual date of the execution of such
Right Certificate, shall be a proper officer of the Company to sign such Right Certificate,
although at the date of the execution of this Agreement any such individual was not such an
officer.

          Following the Distribution Date, the Rights Agent will keep or cause to be kept, at its principal
office, books for registration and transfer of the Right Certificates issued hereunder. Such books
shall show the names and addresses of the respective holders of the Right Certificates, the number
of Rights evidenced on its face by each of the Right Certificates and the date of each of the Right
Certificates.

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Section 6. Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Right Certificates; Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Right Certificates. Subject to the provisions of Section 14 hereof,
at any time after the Close of Business on the Distribution Date, and at or prior to the Close of
Business on the earlier of the Redemption Date or the Final Expiration Date, any Right Certificate
or Right Certificates (other than Right Certificates representing Rights that have become void
pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) hereof or that have been exchanged pursuant to Section 24 hereof) may
be transferred, split up, combined or exchanged for another Right Certificate or Right Certificates
entitling the registered holder to purchase a like number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred
Share as the Right Certificate or Right Certificates surrendered then entitled such holder to
purchase. Any registered holder desiring to transfer, split up, combine or exchange any Right
Certificate or Right Certificates shall make such request in writing delivered to the Rights Agent,
and shall surrender the Right Certificate or Right Certificates to be transferred, split up,
combined or exchanged at the principal office of the Rights Agent. Thereupon the Rights Agent
shall countersign and deliver to the Person entitled thereto a Right Certificate
or Right Certificates, as the case may be, as so requested. The Company may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer, split up, combination or exchange of Right Certificates.

          
Upon receipt by the Company and the Rights Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to them of the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Right Certificate, and, in case of loss, theft or
destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to them, and, at the Company’s
request, reimbursement to the Company and the Rights Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental
thereto, and upon surrender to the Rights Agent and cancellation of the Right Certificate if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Right Certificate of like tenor to the Rights
Agent for delivery to the registered holder in lieu of the Right Certificate so lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated.

Section 7. Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights. (a) The
registered holder of any Right Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby (except as
otherwise provided herein), in whole or in part, at any time after the Distribution Date, upon
surrender of the Right Certificate, with the form of election to purchase on the reverse side
thereof duly executed, to the Rights Agent at the principal office of the Rights Agent, together
with payment of the Purchase Price for each one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share as to which the
Rights are exercised, at or prior to the earliest of (i) the Close of Business on August 12, 2011,
or such later date as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (so long as such
determination is made prior to August 12, 2011) (the “Final Expiration Date”), (ii) the
time at which the Rights are redeemed as provided in Section 23 hereof (the “Redemption
Date”), or (iii) the time at which such Rights are exchanged as provided in Section 24 hereof.

(b) The Purchase Price for each one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share purchasable pursuant to
the exercise of a Right shall initially be $95.00, and shall be subject to adjustment from time to
time as provided in Section 11 or 13 hereof, and shall be payable in lawful money of the United
States of America in accordance with paragraph (c) below.

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(c) Upon receipt of a Right Certificate representing exercisable Rights, with the form of election
to purchase duly executed, accompanied by payment of the Purchase Price for the shares to be
purchased and an amount equal to any applicable transfer tax required to be paid by the holder of
such Right Certificate in accordance with Section 9 hereof by certified check, cashier’s check or
money order payable to the order of the Company, the Rights Agent shall thereupon promptly (i) (A)
requisition from any transfer agent of the Preferred Shares certificates for the number of
Preferred Shares to be purchased and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes any such transfer
agent to comply with all such requests, or (B) requisition from the depositary agent depositary
receipts representing such number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share as are to be purchased
(in which case certificates for the Preferred Shares represented by such receipts shall be
deposited by the transfer agent of the Preferred Shares with such depositary agent) and the Company
hereby directs such depositary agent to comply with such request; (ii) when appropriate,
requisition from the Company the amount of cash to be paid in lieu of issuance of fractional shares
in accordance with Section 14 hereof; (iii) promptly after receipt of such certificates or
depositary receipts, cause the same to be delivered to or upon the order of the registered holder
of such Right Certificate, registered in such name or names as may be designated by such holder;
and (iv) when appropriate, after receipt, promptly deliver such cash to or upon the order of the
registered holder of such Right Certificate.

(d) In case the registered holder of any Right Certificate shall exercise less than all the Rights
evidenced thereby, a new Right Certificate evidencing Rights equivalent to the Rights remaining
unexercised shall be issued by the Rights Agent to the registered holder of such Right Certificate
or to such holder’s duly authorized assigns, subject to the provisions of Section 14 hereof.

Section 8. Cancellation and Destruction of Right Certificates. All Right Certificates
surrendered for the purpose of exercise, transfer, split up, combination or exchange shall, if
surrendered to the Company or to any of its agents, be delivered to the Rights Agent for
cancellation or in cancelled form, or, if surrendered to the Rights Agent, shall be cancelled by
it, and no Right Certificates shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any
of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall deliver to the Rights Agent for
cancellation and retirement, and the Rights Agent shall so cancel and retire, any other Right
Certificate purchased or acquired by the Company otherwise than upon the exercise thereof. The
Rights Agent shall deliver all cancelled Right Certificates to the Company, or shall, at the
written request of the Company, destroy such cancelled Right Certificates, and, in such case, shall
deliver a certificate of destruction thereof to the Company.

Section 9. Availability of Preferred Shares. (a) The Company covenants and agrees that it
will cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued Preferred Shares or
any Preferred Shares held in its treasury the number of Preferred Shares that will be sufficient to
permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Rights in accordance with Section 7 hereof.

(b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) file, as soon as practicable following
the earliest date after any Person, alone or together with its Affiliates and Associates, becomes
an Acquiring Person, or as soon as is required by law following the Distribution Date, as the case
may be, a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the
securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form, (ii) cause such
registration statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing, and (iii)
cause such registration statement to remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the
requirements of the Act) until the earlier of (A) the date as of which the Rights are no longer

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exercisable for such securities, and (B) the date of the expiration of the Rights. The Company
will also take such action as may be appropriate under, or to ensure compliance with, the
securities or “blue sky” laws of the various states in connection with the exercisability of the
Rights. The Company may temporarily suspend, for a period of time not to exceed 120 days after the
date set forth in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 9(b), the exercisability of the
Rights in order to prepare and file such registration statement and permit it to become effective.
Upon any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the
exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at
such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable in any jurisdiction unless the
requisite qualification in such jurisdiction shall have been obtained.

(c) The Company covenants and agrees that it will take all such action as may be necessary to
ensure that all Preferred Shares delivered upon exercise of Rights shall, at the time of delivery
of the certificates for such Preferred Shares (subject to payment of the Purchase Price), be duly
and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable shares.

(d) The Company further covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all
federal and state transfer taxes and charges which may be payable in respect of the issuance or
delivery of the Right Certificates or of any Preferred Shares upon the exercise of Rights. The
Company shall not, however, be required to pay any transfer tax which may be payable in respect of
any transfer or delivery of Right Certificates to a Person other than, or the issuance or delivery
of certificates or depositary receipts or entries in the book-entry account system of the transfer
agent for the Preferred Shares in a name other than that of, the registered holder of the Right
Certificate evidencing Rights surrendered for exercise or to issue or to deliver any certificates
for Preferred Shares or depositary receipts or entries in the book-entry account system of the
transfer agent for Preferred Shares upon the exercise of any Rights until any such tax shall have
been paid (any such tax being payable by the holder of such Right Certificate at the time of
surrender) or until it has been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no such tax is due.

Section 10. Preferred Shares Record Date. Each Person in whose name any certificate or
entry in the book-entry account system of the transfer agent for a number of one one-hundredths of
a Preferred Share is issued upon the exercise of Rights shall for all purposes be deemed to have
become the holder of record of the Preferred Shares represented thereby on, and such certificate or
entry in the book-entry account system of the transfer agent shall be dated, the date upon which
the Right Certificate evidencing such Rights was duly surrendered and payment of the Purchase Price
(and any applicable transfer taxes) was made; provided, however, that, if the date
of such surrender and payment is a date upon which the Preferred Shares transfer books of the
Company are closed, such Person shall be deemed to have become the record holder of such shares on,
and such certificate or entry in the book-entry account system of the transfer agent shall be
dated, the next succeeding Business Day on which the Preferred Shares transfer books of the Company
are open. Prior to the exercise of the Rights evidenced thereby, the holder of a Right Certificate
shall not be entitled to any rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to shares for
which the Rights shall be exercisable, including, without limitation, the right to vote, to receive
dividends or other distributions or to exercise any preemptive rights, and shall
not be entitled to
receive any notice of any proceedings of the Company, except as provided herein.

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Section 11. Adjustment of Purchase Price, Number of Shares or Number of Rights. The
Purchase Price, the number of Preferred Shares covered by each Right and the number of Rights
outstanding are subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 11.

(a) (i) In the event the Company shall at any time after the date of this Agreement (A) declare a
dividend on the Preferred Shares payable in Preferred Shares, (B) subdivide the outstanding
Preferred Shares, (C) combine the outstanding Preferred Shares into a smaller number of Preferred
Shares or (D) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Preferred Shares
(including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the
Company is the continuing or surviving corporation), except as otherwise provided in this Section
11(a), the Purchase Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or of the
effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification, and the number and kind of
shares of capital stock issuable on such date, shall be proportionately adjusted so that the holder
of any Right exercised after such time shall be entitled to receive, upon payment of the Purchase
Price then in effect, the aggregate number and kind of shares of capital stock which, if such Right
had been exercised immediately prior to such date and at a time when the Preferred Shares transfer
books of the Company were open, such holder would have owned upon such exercise and been entitled
to receive by virtue of such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification;
provided, however, that in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the
exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the
Company issuable upon exercise of one Right.

          If an event occurs which would require an adjustment under both Section 11(a)(i) and Section
11(a)(ii), the adjustment provided for in this Section 11(a)(i) shall be in addition to, and shall
be made prior to, any adjustment required pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii).

     (ii) Subject to Section 24 hereof, in the event any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, each
holder of a Right shall thereafter have a right to receive, upon exercise thereof at a price equal
to the then current Purchase Price multiplied by the number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred
Share for which a Right is then exercisable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and in
lieu of Preferred Shares, such number of Common Shares of the Company as shall equal the result
obtained by (A) multiplying the then current Purchase Price by the number of one one-hundredths of
a Preferred Share for which a Right is then exercisable, and dividing that product by (B) 50% of
the then current per share market price of the Common Shares of the Company (determined pursuant to
Section 11(d) hereof) on the date of the occurrence of such event. In the event that any Person
shall become an Acquiring Person and the Rights shall then be outstanding, the Company shall not
take any action which would eliminate or diminish the benefits intended to be afforded by the
Rights.

          From and after the occurrence of such event, any Rights that are or were acquired or beneficially
owned by any Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate of such Acquiring Person) shall be
void, and any holder of such Rights shall thereafter have no right to exercise such Rights under
any provision of this Agreement. No Right Certificate shall be issued pursuant to Section 3 hereof
that represents Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person

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whose Rights would be void pursuant to the preceding sentence or any Associate or Affiliate
thereof; no Right Certificate shall be issued at any time upon the transfer of any Rights to an
Acquiring Person whose Rights would be void pursuant to the preceding sentence or any Associate or
Affiliate thereof or to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate; and any Right
Certificate delivered to the Rights Agent for transfer to an Acquiring Person whose Rights would be
void pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be cancelled.

     (iii) In the event that there shall not be sufficient Common Shares issued but not outstanding
or authorized but unissued to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with
subparagraph (ii) above, the Company shall take all such action as may be necessary to authorize
additional Common Shares for issuance upon exercise of the Rights. In the event the Company shall,
after good faith effort, be unable to take all such action as may be necessary to authorize such
additional Common Shares, the Company shall substitute, for each Common Share that would otherwise
be issuable upon exercise of a Right, a number of Preferred Shares or fraction thereof such that
the current per share market price of one Preferred Share (determined pursuant to Section 11(d)
hereof) multiplied by such number or fraction is equal to the current per share market price of one
Common Share as of the date of issuance of such Preferred Shares or fraction thereof.

(b) In case the Company shall fix a record date for the issuance of rights, options or warrants to
all holders of Preferred Shares entitling them (for a period expiring within 45 calendar days after
such record date) to subscribe for or purchase Preferred Shares (or shares having the same rights,
privileges and preferences as the Preferred Shares (“equivalent preferred shares”)) or
securities convertible into Preferred Shares or equivalent preferred shares at a price per
Preferred Share or equivalent preferred share (or having a conversion price per share, if a
security convertible into Preferred Shares or equivalent preferred shares) less than the then
current per share market price of the Preferred Shares on such record date, the Purchase Price to
be in effect after such record date shall be determined by multiplying the Purchase Price in effect
immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of
Preferred Shares outstanding on such record date plus the number of Preferred Shares which the
aggregate offering price of the total number of Preferred Shares and/or equivalent preferred shares
so to be offered (and/or the aggregate initial conversion price of the convertible securities so to
be offered) would purchase at such current market price and the denominator of which shall be the
number of Preferred Shares outstanding on such record date plus the number of additional Preferred
Shares and/or equivalent preferred shares to be offered for subscription or purchase (or into which
the convertible securities so to be offered are initially convertible); provided,
however, that in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right
be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon
exercise of one Right. In case such subscription price may be paid in a consideration part or all
of which shall be in a form other than cash, the value of such consideration shall be as determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be described in a
statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be binding on the Rights Agent and holders of the
Rights. Preferred Shares owned by or held for the account of the Company shall not be deemed
outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. Such adjustment shall be made successively
whenever such a record date is fixed; and, in the event that such rights, options or warrants are
not so issued, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted to be the Purchase Price which would then be in
effect if such record date had not been fixed.

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(c) In case the Company shall fix a record date for the making of a distribution to all holders of
the Preferred Shares (including any such distribution made in connection with a consolidation or
merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation) of evidences of
indebtedness or assets (other than a regular quarterly cash dividend or a dividend payable in
Preferred Shares) or subscription rights or warrants (excluding those referred to in Section 11(b)
hereof), the Purchase Price to be in effect after such record date shall be determined by
multiplying the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the then-current per share market price of the Preferred Shares on such
record date, less the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
the Company, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and
shall be binding on the Rights Agent and holders of the Rights) of the portion of the assets or
evidences of indebtedness so to be distributed or of such subscription rights or warrants
applicable to one Preferred Share and the denominator of which shall be such then-current per share
market price of the Preferred Shares on such record date; provided, however, that
in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the
aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company to be issued upon exercise of one
Right. Such adjustments shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed; and, in
the event that such distribution is not so made, the Purchase Price shall again be adjusted to be
the Purchase Price which would then be in effect if such record date had not been fixed.

(d) (i) For the purpose of any computation hereunder, the “current per share market price” of any
security (other than the Preferred Shares, whose current per share market price will be determined
in accordance with Section 11(d)(ii) below) (a “Security” for the purpose of this Section
11(d)(i)) on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices per share of
such Security for the 30 consecutive Trading Days (as such term is hereinafter defined) immediately
prior to such date; provided, however, that, in the event that the current per
share market price of the Security is determined during a period following the announcement by the
issuer of such Security of (A) a dividend or distribution on such Security payable in shares of
such Security or Securities convertible into such shares, or (B) any subdivision, combination or
reclassification of such Security and prior to the expiration of 30 Trading Days after the
ex-dividend date for such dividend or distribution, or the record date for such subdivision,
combination or reclassification, then, and in each such case, the current per share market price
shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the current market price per share equivalent of such
Security. The closing price for each day shall be the last sale price, regular way, reported at or
prior to 4:00 P.M. Eastern time or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of
the bid and asked prices, regular way, reported as of 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, in either case, as
reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities
listed or admitted to trading on NYSE or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on
NYSE, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to
securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Security is listed or
admitted to trading or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national
securities exchange, the last quoted price reported at or prior to 4:00 P.M. Eastern time or, if
not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as
reported as of 4:00 P.M. Eastern time by NYSE or such other system then in use, or, if on any such
date the Security is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked
prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Security selected by the
Board of Directors. The term “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the

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principal national securities exchange on which the Security is listed or admitted to trading is
open for the transaction of business, or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on
any national securities exchange but are quoted on NYSE, a day on which NYSE is in operation or if
the Security is neither listed nor admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, a
Business Day. If the current per share market price of the Security cannot be determined in the
manner provided above, or if the Security is not publicly held or not so listed or traded, “current
per share market price” of the Security shall mean the fair value per share as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with
the Rights Agent and shall be conclusive for all purposes.

     (ii) For the purpose of any computation hereunder, the “current per share market price” of the
Preferred Shares shall be determined in accordance with the method set forth in Section 11(d)(i),
other than the last sentence thereof. If the Preferred Shares are not publicly traded, the
“current per share market price” of the Preferred Shares shall be conclusively deemed to be the
current per share market price of the Common Shares as determined pursuant to Section 11(d)(i)
hereof (appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction
occurring after the date hereof), multiplied by one hundred. If neither the Common Shares nor the
Preferred Shares are publicly held or so listed or traded, “current per share market price” shall
mean the fair value per share as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company,
whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be
conclusive for all purposes.

(e) No adjustment in the Purchase Price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an
increase or decrease of at least 1% in the Purchase Price; provided, however, that
any adjustments which by reason of this Section 11(e) are not required to be made shall be carried
forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this Section
11 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one one-millionth of a Preferred Share or
one ten-thousandth of any other share or security as the case may be. Notwithstanding the first
sentence of this Section 11(e), any adjustment required by this Section 11 shall be made no later
than the earlier of (i) three years from the date of the transaction which requires such adjustment
or (ii) the date of the expiration of the right to exercise any Rights.

(f) If, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, the holder of any Right
thereafter exercised shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock of the Company
other than Preferred Shares, thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise
of any Right shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly
equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Preferred Shares contained in
Section 11(a) through (c) hereof, inclusive, and the provisions of Sections 7, 9, 10 and 13 hereof
with respect to the Preferred Shares shall apply on like terms to any such other shares.

(g) All Rights originally issued by the Company subsequent to any adjustment made to the Purchase
Price hereunder shall evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Purchase Price, the number of
one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share purchasable from time to time hereunder upon exercise of
the Rights, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.

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(h) Unless the Company shall have exercised its election as provided in Section 11(i) hereof, upon
each adjustment of the Purchase Price as a result of the calculations made in Sections 11(b) and
(c) hereof, each Right outstanding immediately prior to the making of such adjustment shall
thereafter evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Purchase Price, that number of one
one-hundredths of a Preferred Share (calculated to the nearest one one-millionth of a Preferred
Share) obtained by (A) multiplying (x) the number of one one-hundredths of a share covered by a
Right immediately prior to this adjustment by (y) the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to
such adjustment of the Purchase Price and (B) dividing the product so obtained by the Purchase
Price in effect immediately after such adjustment of the Purchase Price.

(i) The Company may elect, on or after the date of any adjustment of the Purchase Price, to adjust
the number of Rights in substitution for any adjustment in the number of one one-hundredths of a
Preferred Share purchasable upon the exercise of a Right. Each of the Rights outstanding after
such adjustment of the number of Rights shall be exercisable for the number of one one-hundredths
of a Preferred Share for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment. Each
Right held of record prior to such adjustment of the number of Rights shall become that number of
Rights (calculated to the nearest one ten-thousandth) obtained by dividing the Purchase Price in
effect immediately prior to adjustment of the Purchase Price by the Purchase Price in effect
immediately after adjustment of the Purchase Price. The Company shall make a public announcement
of its election to adjust the number of Rights, indicating the record date for the adjustment, and,
if known at the time, the amount of the adjustment to be made. This record date may be the date on
which the Purchase Price is adjusted or any day thereafter, but, if the Right Certificates have
been issued, shall be at least 10 days later than the date of the public announcement. If Right
Certificates have been issued, upon each adjustment of the number of Rights pursuant to this
Section 11(i), the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, cause to be distributed to holders of
record of Right Certificates on such record date Right Certificates evidencing, subject to Section
14 hereof, the additional Rights to which such holders shall be entitled as a result of such
adjustment, or, at the option of the Company, shall cause to be distributed to such holders of
record in substitution and replacement for the Right Certificates held by such holders prior to the
date of adjustment, and upon surrender thereof, if required by the Company, new Right Certificates
evidencing all the Rights to which such holders shall be entitled after such adjustment. Right
Certificates so to be distributed shall be issued, executed and countersigned in the manner
provided for herein, and shall be registered in the names of the holders of record of Right
Certificates on the record date specified in the public announcement.

(j) Irrespective of any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price or in the number of one
one-hundredths of a Preferred Share issuable upon the exercise of the Rights, the Right
Certificates theretofore and thereafter issued may continue to express the Purchase Price and the
number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share which were expressed in the initial Right
Certificates issued hereunder.

(k) Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing the Purchase Price below one
one-hundredth of the then par value, if any, of the Preferred Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Rights, the Company shall take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be
necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
Preferred Shares at such adjusted Purchase Price.

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(l) In any case in which this Section 11 shall require that an adjustment in the Purchase Price be
made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the
occurrence of such event the issuing to the holder of any Right exercised after such record date of
the Preferred Shares and other capital stock or securities of the Company, if any, issuable upon
such exercise over and above the Preferred Shares and other capital stock or securities of the
Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise on the basis of the Purchase Price in effect prior to
such adjustment; provided, however, that the Company shall deliver to such holder a
due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such holder’s right to receive such additional
shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

(m) Anything in this Section 11 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall be entitled to
make such reductions in the Purchase Price, in addition to those adjustments expressly required by
this Section 11, as and to the extent that it, in its sole discretion, shall determine to be
advisable in order that any consolidation or subdivision of the Preferred Shares, issuance wholly
for cash of any Preferred Shares at less than the current market price, issuance wholly for cash of
Preferred Shares or securities which by their terms are convertible into or exchangeable for
Preferred Shares, dividends on Preferred Shares payable in Preferred Shares or issuance of rights,
options or warrants referred to in Section 11(b) hereof, hereafter made by the Company to holders
of the Preferred Shares shall not be taxable to such stockholders.

(n) In the event that, at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Distribution
Date, the Company shall (i) declare or pay any dividend on the Common Shares payable in Common
Shares, or (ii) effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the Common Shares (by
reclassification or otherwise than by payment of dividends in Common Shares) into a greater or
lesser number of Common Shares, then, in any such case, (A) the number of one one-hundredths of a
Preferred Share purchasable after such event upon proper exercise of each Right shall be determined
by multiplying the number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share so purchasable immediately
prior to such event by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Common Shares
outstanding immediately before such event and the denominator of which is the number of Common
Shares outstanding immediately after such event, and (B) each Common Share outstanding immediately
after such event shall have issued with respect to it that number of Rights which each Common Share
outstanding immediately prior to such event had issued with respect to it. The adjustments
provided for in this Section 11(n) shall be made successively whenever such a dividend is declared
or paid or such a subdivision, combination or consolidation is effected.

Section 12. Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price or Number of Shares. Whenever an
adjustment is made as provided in Section 11 or 13 hereof, the Company shall promptly (a) prepare a
certificate setting forth such adjustment and a brief statement of the facts accounting for such
adjustment, (b) file with the Rights Agent and with each transfer agent for the Common Shares or
the Preferred Shares and the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of such certificate and (c)
if such adjustment occurs at any time after the Distribution Date, mail a brief summary thereof to
each holder of a Right Certificate in accordance with Section 25 hereof.

Section 13. Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or Earning Power. In the
event, directly or indirectly, at any time after a Person has become an Acquiring Person, (a) the
Company shall consolidate with, or merge with and into, any other Person, (b) any Person shall

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consolidate with the Company, or merge with and into the Company and the Company shall be the
continuing or surviving corporation of such merger and, in connection with such merger, all or part
of the Common Shares shall be changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of any other
Person (or the Company) or cash or any other property, or (c) the Company shall sell or otherwise
transfer (or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall sell or otherwise transfer), in one or more
transactions, assets or earning power aggregating 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other Person other than the Company or one
or more of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be
made so that (i) each holder of a Right (except as otherwise provided herein) shall thereafter have
the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at a price equal to the then current Purchase Price
multiplied by the number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share for which a Right is then
exercisable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and in lieu of Preferred Shares, such
number of Common Shares of such other Person (including the Company as successor thereto or as the
surviving corporation) as shall equal the result obtained by (A) multiplying the then current
Purchase Price by the number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share for which a Right is then
exercisable and dividing that product by (B) 50% of the then current per share market price of the
Common Shares of such other Person (determined pursuant to Section 11(d) hereof) on the date of
consummation of such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer; (ii) the issuer of such Common Shares
shall thereafter be liable for, and shall assume, by virtue of such consolidation, merger, sale or
transfer, all the obligations and duties of the Company pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) the term
“Company” shall thereafter be deemed to refer to such issuer; and (iv) such issuer shall take such
steps (including, but not limited to, the reservation of a sufficient number of its Common Shares
in accordance with Section 9 hereof) in connection with such consummation as may be necessary to
assure that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be,
in relation to the Common Shares of the Company thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the
Rights. The Company shall not consummate any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer unless,
prior thereto, the Company and such issuer shall have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a
supplemental agreement so providing. The Company shall not enter into any transaction of the kind
referred to in this Section 13 if at the time of such transaction there are any rights, warrants,
instruments or securities outstanding or any agreements or arrangements which, as a result of the
consummation of such transaction, would eliminate or substantially diminish the benefits intended
to be afforded by the Rights. The provisions of this Section 13 shall similarly apply to successive
mergers or consolidations or sales or other transfers.

Section 14. Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares. (a) The Company shall not be
required to issue fractions of Rights or to distribute Right Certificates which evidence fractional
Rights. If the Company elects not to issue such fractional Rights, the Company shall pay, in lieu
of such fractional Rights, to the registered holders of the Right Certificates with regard to which
such fractional Rights would otherwise be issuable, an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of
the current market value of a whole Right. For the purposes of this Section 14(a), the current
market value of a whole Right shall be the closing price of the Rights for the Trading Day
immediately prior to the date on which such fractional Rights would have been otherwise issuable.
The closing price for any day shall be the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale
takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either
case, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to
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trading on NYSE, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with
respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Rights are
listed or admitted to trading or, if the Rights are not listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange, the last quoted price or, if not so quoted, the average of the high
bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by NYSE or such other system
then in use or, if on any such date the Rights are not quoted by any such organization, the average
of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in
the Rights selected by the Board of Directors of the Company. If on any such date no such market
maker is making a market in the Rights, the fair value of the Rights on such date as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be used.

(b) The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of Preferred Shares (other than
fractions which are integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share) upon exercise of
the Rights or to distribute certificates or make any entries in the book-entry account system of
the transfer agent that evidence fractional Preferred Shares (other than fractions which are
integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share). Fractions of Preferred Shares in
integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share may, at the election of the Company,
be evidenced by depositary receipts, pursuant to an appropriate agreement between the Company and a
depositary selected by it; provided that such agreement shall provide that the holders of
such depositary receipts shall have all the rights, privileges and preferences to which they are
entitled as beneficial owners of the Preferred Shares represented by such depositary receipts. If
the Company elects not to issue such fractional Preferred Shares that are not integral multiples of
one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share, the Company shall pay, in lieu of such fractional Preferred
Shares, to the registered holders of Right Certificates at the time such Rights are exercised as
herein provided an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of one
Preferred Share. For the purposes of this Section 14(b), the current market value of a Preferred
Share shall be the closing price of a Preferred Share (as determined pursuant to the second
sentence of Section 11(d)(i) hereof) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such
exercise.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be required
to issue fractions of Common Shares upon exercise of the Rights or to distribute certificates or
make any entries in the book-entry account system of the transfer agent which evidence fractional
Common Shares. If the Company elects not to issue such fractional Common Shares, the Company shall
pay, in lieu of fractional Common Shares, to the registered holders of Right Certificates at the
time such Rights are exercised as herein provided an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of
the current market value of Common Share. For purposes of this Section 14(c), the current market
value of one Common Share shall be the closing price of one Common Share (as determined pursuant to
Section 11(d)(i)) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such exercise.

(d) The holder of a Right, by the acceptance of the Right, expressly waives such holder’s right to
receive any fractional Rights or any fractional shares upon exercise of a Right (except as provided
above).

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Section 15. Rights of Action. All rights of action in respect of this Agreement, excepting
the rights of action vested in the Rights Agent pursuant to Section 18 hereof, are vested in the
respective registered holders of the Right Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the
registered holders of the Common Shares); and any registered holder of any Right Certificate (or,
prior to the Distribution Date, of the Common Shares), without the consent of the Rights Agent or
of the holder of any other Right Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, of the Common
Shares), may, in such holder’s own behalf and for such holder’s own benefit, enforce, and may
institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company to enforce, or otherwise
act in respect of, such holder’s right to exercise the Rights evidenced by such Right Certificate
in the manner provided in such Right Certificate and in this Agreement. Without limiting the
foregoing or any remedies available to the holders of Rights, it is specifically acknowledged that
the holders of Rights would not have an adequate remedy at law for any breach of this Agreement,
and will be entitled to specific performance of the obligations under, and injunctive relief
against actual or threatened violations of the obligations of any Person subject to, this
Agreement.

Section 16. Agreement of Right Holders. Every holder of a Right, by accepting the same,
consents and agrees with the Company and the Rights Agent and with every other holder of a Right
that:

(a) prior to the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced by the balances indicated in the
book-entry account system of the transfer agent for the Common Shares registered in the names of
the holders of the Common Shares (which Common Shares shall also be deemed to represent
certificates for Rights) or, in the case of certificated shares, the certificates for the Common
Shares registered in the names of the holders of the Common Shares (which certificates for shares
of Common Shares shall also constitute certificates for Rights) and each Right will be transferable
only in connection with the transfer of Common Shares;

(b) after the Distribution Date, the Right Certificates are transferable only on the registry books
of the Rights Agent if surrendered at the principal office of the Rights Agent, duly endorsed or
accompanied by a proper instrument of transfer;

(c) the Company and the Rights Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name the Right
Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, the associated balance indicated in the book-entry
account system of the transfer agent for the Common Stock or, in the case of certificated shares,
the associated Common Shares certificate) is registered as the absolute owner thereof and of the
Rights evidenced thereby (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing on the Right
Certificate or the associated balance indicated in the book-entry account system of the transfer
agent for the Common Stock or, in the case of certificated shares, the associated Common Shares
certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Rights Agent) for all purposes whatsoever,
and neither the Company nor the Rights Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; and

(d) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Rights
Agent shall have any liability to any holder of a Right or other Person as a result of its
inability to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of any preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling issued by a court of competent jurisdiction
or by a governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or commission, or any statute, rule,
regulation or executive order promulgated or enacted by any governmental authority, prohibiting

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or otherwise restraining performance of such obligation; provided, however, the Company must use
its reasonable best efforts to have any such order, decree or ruling lifted or otherwise overturned
as soon as possible.

Section 17. Right Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder. No holder, as such, of any
Right Certificate shall be entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the
holder of the Preferred Shares or any other securities of the Company which may at any time be
issuable on the exercise of the Rights represented thereby, nor shall anything contained herein or
in any Right Certificate be construed to confer upon the holder of any Right Certificate, as such,
any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of
directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or
withhold consent to any corporate action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions
affecting stockholders (except as provided in Section 25 hereof), or to receive dividends or
subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by such Right Certificate
shall have been exercised in accordance with the provisions hereof.

Section 18. Concerning the Rights Agent. The Company agrees to pay to the Rights Agent
reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder, and, from time to time, on
demand of the Rights Agent, its reasonable expenses and counsel fees and other disbursements
incurred in the administration and execution of this Agreement and the exercise and performance of
its duties hereunder. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and to hold it
harmless against, any loss, liability, or expense incurred without gross negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct on the part of the Rights Agent, for anything done or omitted by the Rights
Agent in connection with the acceptance and administration of this Agreement, including the costs
and expenses of defending against any claim of liability in the premises.

          The Rights Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for, or in respect of any action
taken, suffered or omitted by it in connection with, its administration of this Agreement in
reliance upon any Right Certificate or certificate for the Preferred Shares or Common Shares or any
balance indicated in the book-entry account system of the transfer agent, or, for other securities
of the Company, instrument of assignment or transfer, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit,
letter, notice, direction, consent, certificate, statement, or other paper or document believed by
it to be genuine and to be signed, executed and, where necessary, verified or acknowledged, by the
proper person or persons, or otherwise upon the advice of counsel as set forth in Section 20
hereof.

Section 19. Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent. Any corporation
into which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may be
consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Rights
Agent or any successor Rights Agent shall be a party, or any entity succeeding to the stock
transfer or corporate trust powers of the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, shall be the
successor to the Rights Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or
any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided that such corporation
would be eligible for appointment as a successor Rights Agent under the provisions of Section 21.
The purchase of all or substantially all of the Rights Agent’s assets employed in the performance
of transfer agent activities shall be deemed a merger or consolidation for purposes of this Section
19. In case at the time such successor Rights Agent shall succeed to the agency

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created by this Agreement, any of the Right Certificates shall have been countersigned but not
delivered, any such successor Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature of the predecessor Rights
Agent and deliver such Right Certificates so countersigned; and, in case at that time any of the
Right Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any successor Rights Agent may countersign
such Right Certificates either in the name of the predecessor Rights Agent or in the name of the
successor Rights Agent; and, in all such cases, such Right Certificates shall have the full force
provided in the Right Certificates and in this Agreement.

          In case at any time the name of the Rights Agent shall be changed and at such time any of the Right
Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, the Rights Agent may adopt the
countersignature under its prior name and deliver Right Certificates so countersigned; and, in case
at that time any of the Right Certificates shall not have been countersigned, the Rights Agent may
countersign such Right Certificates either in its prior name or in its changed name; and, in all
such cases, such Right Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Right Certificates
and in this Agreement.

Section 20. Duties of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent undertakes the duties and obligations
imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and
the holders of Right Certificates, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound:

(a) The Rights Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be legal counsel for the Company), and
the opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights
Agent as to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.

(b) Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement the Rights Agent shall deem it
necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to
taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect
thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established
by a certificate signed by any one of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company and delivered to the
Rights Agent; and such certificate shall be full authorization to the Rights Agent for any action
taken or suffered in good faith by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such
certificate.

(c) The Rights Agent shall be liable hereunder to the Company and any other Person only for its own
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

(d) The Rights Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or
recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Right Certificates (except its countersignature
thereof) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be
deemed to have been made by the Company only.

(e) The Rights Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this
Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof (except the due execution hereof by the Rights
Agent) or in respect of the validity or execution of any Right Certificate (except its
countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any

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covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Right Certificate; nor shall it be
responsible for any change in the exercisability of the Rights (including the Rights becoming void
pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) hereof) or any adjustment in the terms of the Rights (including any
adjustment required under the provisions of Sections 11 or 13 or the manner, method or amount
thereof) provided for in Section 3, 11, 13, 23 or 24 hereof, or the ascertaining of the existence
of facts that would require any such change or adjustment (except with respect to the exercise of
Rights evidenced by Right Certificates after actual notice that such change or adjustment is
required); nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to
the authorization or reservation of any Preferred Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or
any Right Certificate or as to whether any Preferred Shares will, when issued, be validly
authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(f) The Company agrees that it will perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be
performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and
assurances as may reasonably be required by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing by
the Rights Agent of the provisions of this Agreement.

(g) The Rights Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions with respect to the
performance of its duties hereunder from any one of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive
Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer of the Company, and to
apply to such officers for advice or instructions in connection with its duties, and it shall not
be liable for any action taken or suffered by it in good faith in accordance with instructions of
any such officer or for any delay in acting while waiting for those instructions.

(h) The Rights Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of the Rights Agent may
buy, sell or deal in any of the Rights or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily
interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend
money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Rights Agent under
this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Rights Agent from acting in any other capacity
for the Company or for any other legal entity.

(i) The Rights Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or
perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Rights
Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any
such attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Company resulting from any such act, default,
neglect or misconduct, provided that reasonable care was exercised in the selection and continued
employment thereof.

Section 21. Change of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may
resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement upon 30 days’ notice in writing
mailed to the Company and to each transfer agent of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares by
registered or certified mail, and to the holders of the Right Certificates by first-class mail. In
the event the transfer agency relationship in effect between the Company and the Rights Agent
terminates, the Rights Agent will be deemed to have resigned automatically and be discharged from
its duties under this Agreement as of the effective date of such termination, and the Company shall
be responsible for sending any required notice. The Company may remove the Rights Agent or any
successor Rights Agent upon 30 days’ notice in writing, mailed to the

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Rights Agent or successor Rights Agent, as the case may be, and to each transfer agent of the
Common Shares or Preferred Shares by registered or certified mail, and to the holders of the Right
Certificates by first-class mail. If the Rights Agent shall resign or be removed or shall
otherwise become incapable of acting, the Company shall appoint a successor to the Rights Agent.
If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after giving notice
of such removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the
resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent or by the holder of a Right Certificate (which holder
shall, with such notice, submit such holder’s Right Certificate for inspection by the Company),
then the registered holder of any Right Certificate may apply to any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether
appointed by the Company or by such a court, shall be a corporation or other entity organized and
doing business under the laws of the United States or of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (or of
any other state of the United States so long as such corporation or other entity is authorized to
do business as a banking institution such other state), in good standing, which is authorized under
such laws to exercise corporate trust or stock transfer powers and is subject to supervision or
examination by federal or state authority and which has at the time of its appointment as Rights
Agent a combined capital and surplus, along with its Affiliates, of at least $50 million. After
appointment, the successor Rights Agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and
responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Rights Agent without further act or deed;
but the predecessor Rights Agent shall deliver and transfer to the successor Rights Agent any
property at the time held by it hereunder, and execute and deliver any further assurance,
conveyance, act or deed necessary for the purpose. Not later than the effective date of any such
appointment, the Company shall file notice thereof in writing with the predecessor Rights Agent and
each transfer agent of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares, and mail a notice thereof in writing
to the registered holders of the Right Certificates. Failure to give any notice provided for in
this Section 21, however, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of the
resignation or removal of the Rights Agent or the appointment of the successor Rights Agent, as the
case may be.

Section 22. Issuance of New Right Certificates. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of
this Agreement or of the Rights to the contrary, the Company may, at its option, issue new Right
Certificates evidencing Rights in such form as may be approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company to reflect any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price and the number or kind or class
of shares or other securities or property purchasable under the Right Certificates made in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 23. Redemption. (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may, at its option, at
any time prior to 10 days after such time that any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, redeem all
but not less than all the then outstanding Rights at a redemption price of $0.001 per Right,
appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring
after the date hereof (such redemption price being hereinafter referred to as the “Redemption
Price”). The redemption of the Rights by the Board of Directors of the Company may be made
effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board of Directors of the
Company, in its sole discretion, may establish.

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(b) (i) If the Company receives a Qualified Offer (which has not terminated prior thereto and
which continues to be a Qualified Offer) and the Board of Directors of the Company has not redeemed
the outstanding Rights in accordance with Section 23(a) above or exempted such offer from the terms
of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company may, but is not obligated to, call a
special meeting of stockholders of the Company (the “Special Meeting”) for the purpose of
voting on a resolution authorizing the redemption at the Redemption Price of all, but not less than
all, of the Rights outstanding as of the date on which the results of the vote adopting such
resolution are certified as official by the appointed inspectors of election for the Special
Meeting (the “Redemption Resolution”) by including a proposal relating to adoption of the
Redemption Resolution in the proxy materials of the Company for the Special Meeting.

     (ii) Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Board of Directors of the Company may
take a position in favor of or opposed to the adoption of the Redemption Resolution, or no position
with respect to the Redemption Resolution, as it determines to be appropriate in the exercise of
its fiduciary duties. In the event that (A) no Person has become an Acquiring Person prior to the
effective date of redemption referred to below in this sentence, (B) the Qualified Offer continues
to be a Qualified Offer and (C) either (1) the Special Meeting is not held within 105 Business Days
after the date the Qualified Offer was commenced within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act (unless the failure to hold such meeting is the result
of failure to obtain clearance by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the proxy statement for
the Special Meeting after reasonable efforts by the Company, in which case such 105 Business Day
period shall be extended by the number of Business Days it takes to receive clearance from the
Securities and Exchange Commission) (the “Outside Meeting Date”) or (2) at the Special
Meeting at which a quorum is present, the holders of a majority of the Common Shares outstanding as
of the record date for the Special Meeting (excluding from both the numerator and the denominator
for purposes of such calculation Common Shares beneficially owned by the Person making the
Qualified Offer and such Person’s Affiliates and Associates), shall vote in favor of the Redemption
Resolution, then all of the Rights shall be deemed redeemed at the Redemption Price by such failure
to hold the Special Meeting or as a result of the adoption of the Redemption Resolution by the
stockholders of the Company (or the Board of Directors of the Company shall take such other action
as may be necessary to prevent the existence of the Rights from interfering with the consummation
of the Qualified Offer and a second-step transaction), any such redemption to be effective, as the
case may be, (x) as of the close of business on the first Business Day following the Outside
Meeting Date if a Special Meeting is not held on or prior to such Outside Meeting Date or (y) if a
Special Meeting is held on or prior to the Outside Meeting Date, as of the close of business on the
date on which the results of the vote adopting the Redemption Resolution at the Special Meeting are
certified as official by the appointed inspectors of election for the Special Meeting.

(c) Immediately upon the action of the Board of Directors of the Company ordering the
redemption of the Rights pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 23 or the effectiveness of a
redemption of the Rights pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 23, in either case, and without
any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the
only right thereafter of the holders of Rights shall be to receive the Redemption Price. The
Company shall promptly give public notice of any such redemption; provided, however, that the
failure to give, or any defect in, any such notice shall not affect the validity of such
redemption. Within 10 days after such action of the Board of Directors of the Company or the
stockholders ordering the redemption of the Rights pursuant to paragraphs (a) or (b), respectively,
of this Section 23, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption to all the holders of the then

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outstanding Rights at their last addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the Rights
Agent or, prior to the Distribution Date, on the registry books of the transfer agent for the
Common Shares. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given,
whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of redemption will state the method
by which the payment of the Redemption Price will be made. Neither the Company nor any of its
Affiliates or Associates may redeem, acquire or purchase for value any Rights at any time in any
manner other than that specifically set forth in this Section 23 or in Section 24 hereof, and other
than in connection with the purchase of Common Shares prior to the Distribution Date.

Section 24. Exchange. (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may, at its option, at
any time after any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, exchange all or part of the then outstanding
and exercisable Rights (which shall not include Rights that have become void pursuant to the
provisions of Section 11(a)(ii) hereof) for Common Shares at an exchange ratio of one Common Share
per Right, appropriately adjusted to reflect any adjustment in the number of Rights pursuant to
Section 11(i) (such exchange ratio being hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Ratio”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company shall not be empowered to
effect such exchange at any time after any Person (other than the Company, any Subsidiary of the
Company, any employee benefit or stock ownership plan of the Company or any such Subsidiary, or any
entity holding Common Shares for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan), together with all
Affiliates and Associates of such Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the Common
Shares then outstanding.

(b) Immediately upon the action of the Board of Directors of the Company ordering the exchange
of any Rights pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 24 and without any further action and
without any notice, the right to exercise such Rights shall terminate and the only right thereafter
of a holder of such Rights shall be to receive that number of Common Shares equal to the number of
such Rights held by such holder multiplied by the Exchange Ratio. The Company shall promptly give
public notice of any such exchange; provided, however, that the failure to give, or
any defect in, such notice shall not affect the validity of such exchange. The Company promptly
shall mail a notice of any such exchange to all of the holders of such Rights at their last
addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the Rights Agent. Any notice which is mailed
in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice.
Each such notice of exchange will state the method by which the exchange of the Common Shares for
Rights will be effected, and, in the event of any partial exchange, the number of Rights which will
be exchanged. Any partial exchange shall be effected pro rata based on the number
of Rights (other than Rights which have become void pursuant to the provisions of Section 11(a)(ii)
hereof) held by each holder of Rights.

(c) In the event that there shall not be sufficient Common Shares issued but not outstanding or
authorized but unissued to permit any exchange of Rights as contemplated in accordance with this
Section 24, the Company shall take all such action as may be necessary to authorize additional
Common Shares for issuance upon exchange of the Rights. In the event the Company shall, after good
faith effort, be unable to take all such action as may be necessary to authorize such additional
Common Shares, the Company shall substitute, for each Common Share that would otherwise be issuable
upon exchange of a Right, a number of Preferred Shares or fraction thereof such that the current
per share market price of one Preferred Share multiplied by such number or fraction is equal to the
current per share market price of one Common Share as of the date of issuance of such Preferred
Shares or fraction thereof.

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(d) The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of Common Shares or to distribute
certificates or make any entries in the book-entry account system of the transfer agent which
evidence fractional Common Shares. In lieu of such fractional Common Shares, the Company shall pay
to the registered holders of the Right Certificates with regard to which such fractional Common
Shares would otherwise be issuable an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current
market value of a whole Common Share. For the purposes of this paragraph (d), the current market
value of a whole Common Share shall be the closing price of a Common Share (as determined pursuant
to the second sentence of Section 11(d)(i) hereof) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the
date of exchange pursuant to this Section 24.

Section 25. Notice of Certain Events. (a) In case the Company shall, at any time after
the Distribution Date, propose (i) to pay any dividend payable in stock of any class to the holders
of the Preferred Shares or to make any other distribution to the holders of the Preferred Shares
(other than a regular quarterly cash dividend), (ii) to offer to the holders of the Preferred
Shares rights or warrants to subscribe for or to purchase any additional Preferred Shares or shares
of stock of any class or any other securities, rights or options, (iii) to effect any
reclassification of the Preferred Shares (other than a reclassification involving only the
subdivision of outstanding Preferred Shares), (iv) to effect any merger, consolidation or other
combination into or with, or to effect any sale or other transfer (or to permit one or more of its
Subsidiaries to effect any sale or other transfer), in one or more transactions, of 50% or more of
the assets, cash flow or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to,
any other Person, (v) to effect the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or (vi)
to declare or pay any dividend on the Common Shares payable in Common Shares or to effect a
subdivision, combination or consolidation of the Common Shares (by reclassification or otherwise
than by payment of dividends in Common Shares), then, in each such case, the Company shall give to
each holder of a Right Certificate, in accordance with Section 26 hereof, a notice of such proposed
action, which shall specify the record date for the purposes of such stock dividend, or
distribution of rights or warrants, or the date on which such reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer, liquidation, dissolution, or winding up is to take place and the date of
participation therein by the holders of the Common Shares and/or Preferred Shares, if any such date
is to be fixed, and such notice shall be so given in the case of any action covered by clause (i)
or (ii) above at least 10 days prior to the record date for determining holders of the Preferred
Shares for purposes of such action, and, in the case of any such other action, at least 10 days
prior to the date of the taking of such proposed action or the date of participation therein by the
holders of the Common Shares and/or Preferred Shares, whichever shall be the earlier.

(b) In case the event set forth in Section 11(a)(ii) hereof shall occur, then the Company
shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give to each holder of a Right Certificate, in accordance
with Section 26 hereof, a notice of the occurrence of such event, which notice shall describe such
event and the consequences of such event to holders of Rights under Section 11(a)(ii) hereof.

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Section 26. Notices. Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made
by the Rights Agent or by the holder of any Right Certificate to or on the Company shall be
sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another
address is filed in writing with the Rights Agent) as follows:

Gaylord Entertainment Company

One Gaylord Drive

Nashville, Tennessee 37214

Attention: General Counsel

Subject to the provisions of Section 21 hereof, any notice or demand authorized by this Agreement
to be given or made by the Company or by the holder of any Right Certificate to or on the Rights
Agent shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by overnight delivery service or first-class
mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing with the Company) as
follows:

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

7530 Lucerne Drive

Suite 100

Cleveland, OH 44130

Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Company or the Rights
Agent to the holder of any Right Certificate shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by
overnight delivery service or first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such holder at the
address of such holder as shown on the registry books of the Company.

Section 27. Supplements and Amendments. The Company may from time to time supplement or
amend this Agreement without the approval of any holders of Right Certificates in order to cure any
ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision contained herein which may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provisions herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to the
Rights which the Company may deem necessary or desirable, any such supplement or amendment to be
evidenced by a writing signed by the Company and the Rights Agent; provided,
however, that, from and after such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, this
Agreement shall not be amended in any manner which would adversely affect the interests of the
holders of Rights (other than an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate thereof). Without
limiting the foregoing, the Company may at any time prior to such time as any Person becomes an
Acquiring Person amend this Agreement to lower the thresholds set forth in Section 1(a) and 3(a)
hereof to not less than 10% (the “Reduced Threshold”) provided, however, that no
Person who beneficially owns a number of Common Shares equal to or greater than the Reduced
Threshold shall become an Acquiring Person unless such Person shall, after the public announcement
of the Reduced Threshold, increase its beneficial ownership of the then outstanding Common Shares
(other than as a result of an acquisition of Common Shares by the Company) to an amount equal to or
greater than the greater of (x) the Reduced Threshold or (y) the sum of (i) the lowest beneficial
ownership of such Person as a percentage of the outstanding Common Shares as of any date on or
after the date of the public announcement of such Reduced Threshold plus (ii) .001%.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company, with or without the approval of any holders of Right
Certificates, may not delete, amend or supplement the provisions of this Agreement (including but
not limited to the definitions of Acquiring Person, Beneficial Owner, Outside Meeting Date,
Qualified Offer, Special Meeting and Section 23(b)

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and Section 27) the effect of which would be to materially hinder, delay or interfere with the
ability of any Person to make a Qualified Offer and commence and consummate a second-step
transaction as permitted under this Agreement as in effect on March [9], 2009.

Section 28. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the
benefit of the Company or the Rights Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns hereunder.

Section 29. Determinations and Actions by the Board of Directors, etc. For all purposes of
this Agreement, any calculation of the number of Common Shares outstanding at any particular time,
including for purposes of determining the particular percentage of such outstanding Common Shares
of which any Person is the Beneficial Owner, shall be made in accordance with the last sentence of
Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act. The Board of
Directors of the Company shall have the exclusive power, authority and discretion to administer
this Agreement and to exercise all rights and powers specifically granted to such Board of
Directors or to the Company, or as may be necessary or advisable in the administration of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the right and power to (i) interpret the provisions of
this Agreement, and (ii) make all determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the
administration of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, a determination to redeem or not
redeem the Rights, to amend the Agreement or to find or to announce publicly that any Person has
become an Acquiring Person). All such actions, calculations, interpretations and determinations
(including, for purposes of clauses (i) and (iii) below, all omissions with respect to the
foregoing) which are done or made by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Company (i) shall
be within the discretion of the Board of Directors, (ii) shall be final, conclusive and binding on
the Company, the Rights Agent, the holders of the Right Certificates and all other parties, and
(iii) shall not subject the Board of Directors of the Company to any liability to the holders of
the Rights and Right Certificates. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in
derogation of the obligation of the Board of Directors of the Company to exercise its fiduciary
duty. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be construed to suggest or
imply that the Board of Directors of the Company shall not be entitled (subject to the last
sentence of Section 27) to oppose any Qualified Offer or any other tender or exchange offer or
other acquisition proposal, or to recommend that holders of Common Shares reject any Qualified
Offer or any other tender or exchange offer or other acquisition proposal, or to take any other
action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution, defense or settlement of any
litigation and the submission of additional or alternative offers or other proposals) with respect
to any Qualified Offer or any other tender or exchange offer or other acquisition proposal that the
Board of Directors of the Company believes is necessary or appropriate in the exercise of such
fiduciary duty.

Section 30. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
give to any Person other than the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Right
Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the Common Shares) any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Right Certificates (and,
prior to the Distribution Date, the Common Shares).

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Section 31. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.

Section 32. Governing Law. This Agreement and each Right Certificate issued hereunder
shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such state applicable to
contracts to be made and performed entirely within such state.

Section 33. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and
each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 34. Descriptive Headings. Descriptive headings of the several Sections of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or
construction of any of the provisions hereof.

Section 35. Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Rights Agent shall not be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts
beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, terrorist acts, shortage
of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss
of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval
systems, labor difficulties, war, or civil unrest.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and attested,
all as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:	 	 	 	GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By	 	/s/ Carter R. Todd	 	 	 	By	 	/s/ Colin V. Reed	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Carter R. Todd
	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Colin V. Reed	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	EVP, General Counsel
and Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:	 	 	 	COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By	 	/s/ Brian P. Frechette	 	 	 	By	 	/s/ Dennis V. Moccia	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Brian P. Frechette
	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Dennis V. Moccia	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Relationship Manager
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Manager, Contract Administration	 	 

 

 

Exhibit A

FORM

of

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

of

SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK

of

GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

(Pursuant to Section 151 of the

Delaware General Corporation Law)

 

          Gaylord Entertainment Company, a corporation organized and existing under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), hereby certifies
that the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as required
by Section 151 of the General Corporation Law at a meeting duly called and held on August 12, 2008:

          RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of
this Corporation (hereinafter called the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) in accordance with
the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors hereby creates a series
of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “Preferred Stock”), and
hereby states the designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative rights, preferences, and
limitations thereof as follows:

          Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock:

Section 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall be designated as
“Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the number of
shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 10,000,000. Such number of shares may be
increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease
shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of
shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued
by the Corporation convertible into Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.

(A) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock (or
any similar stock) ranking prior and superior to the Series A Preferred Stock with

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respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the
holders of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation,
and of any other junior stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the
Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends
payable in cash on the first day of March, June, September and December in each year (each
such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the
first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a
share of Series A Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal
to the greater of (a) $1 or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set
forth, 100 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 100 times the
aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other
distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the
Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect
to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or
fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any
time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or
effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common
Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the
amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior
to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying
such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares
of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

(B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock
as provided in paragraph (A) of this Section immediately after it declares a dividend or
distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock);
provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the
Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next
subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1 per share on the Series A
Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date.

(C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of
such shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the
first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to
accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to
accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid
dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on

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the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such
dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a
share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors
may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date
shall be not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the
following voting rights:

(A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A
Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 100 votes on all matters submitted to a
vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time
declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect
a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a
greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the number of
votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled
immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after
such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.

(B) Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other Certificate of Designations creating a
series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the
Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters
submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

(C) Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Series A
Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required
(except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth
herein) for taking any corporate action.

Section 4. Certain Restrictions.

(A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A
Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and
unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred
Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

(i) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock
ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up)
to the Series A Preferred Stock;

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(ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock
ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A
Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears
in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then
entitled;

(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock
ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up)
to the Series A Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem,
purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of
any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock; or

(iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A
Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Preferred
Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as
determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as
the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and
other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall
determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the
respective series or classes.

(B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or
otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the
Corporation could, under paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such
shares at such time and in such manner.

Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or
otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled
promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become
authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of
Preferred Stock subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the
Certificate of Incorporation, or in any other Certificate of Designations creating a series of
Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.

Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (1) to the holders of shares of stock
ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the
Series A Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
shall have received $100 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and
distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment, provided that the
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per
share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 100 times the
aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock, or (2) to the
holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,

A-4

 

dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on
the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which
the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. In
the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable
in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend
in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each
such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were
entitled immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause (1) of the preceding sentence
shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation shall enter into any
consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are
exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in
any such case each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged
or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
equal to 100 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property
(payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is
changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend
on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or
consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by
payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of
Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to
the exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such
amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock
that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Section 8. No Redemption. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.

Section 9. Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to all series of any other class of the
Corporation’s Preferred Stock.

Section 10. Amendment. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be
amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special
rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote
of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting
together as a single class.

Section 11. Fractional Shares. The Series A Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of
a share (in one one-hundredths (1/100) of a share and integral multiples thereof), which shall
entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights,
receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of
holders of Series A Preferred Stock.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designations is executed on behalf of the Corporation this
___ day of                     , 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:

 	 
	By:  	 	 
	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	Title:  	 	 

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Exhibit B

Form of Right Certificate

			
	 	 	 
	Certificate No. R-
	 	___ Rights

NOT EXERCISABLE AFTER AUGUST 12, 2011 OR SUCH LATER DATE AS DETERMINED BY THE
COMPANY’S BOARD OR EARLIER IF
REDEMPTION OR EXCHANGE OCCURS. THE RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION AT $.001 PER RIGHT AND TO EXCHANGE ON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE
AGREEMENT.

Right Certificate

GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

          This certifies that                     , or registered assigns, is the registered
owner of the number of Rights set forth above, each of which entitles the owner thereof, subject to
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008, as amended and
restated on March 9, 2009 (the “Agreement”), between Gaylord Entertainment Company, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Rights Agent”), to
purchase from the Company at any time after the Distribution Date (as such term is defined in the
Agreement) and prior to 5:00 P.M., Boston, Massachusetts time, on August 12, 2011 (or such later
date as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (so long as such determination is made
prior to August 12, 2011)) at the principal office of the Rights Agent, or at the office of its
successor as Rights Agent, one one-hundredth of a fully paid non-assessable share of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the “Preferred
Shares”), at a purchase price of $_____ per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share (the “Purchase
Price”), upon presentation and surrender of this Right Certificate with the Form of Election to
Purchase duly executed. The number of Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate (and the number
of one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share which may be purchased upon exercise hereof) set forth
above, and the Purchase Price set forth above, are the number and Purchase Price as of 
, ___, ______ based on the Preferred Shares as constituted at such date. As provided in the
Agreement, the Purchase Price and the number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share which may
be purchased upon the exercise of the Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate are subject to
modification and adjustment upon the happening of certain events.

          This Right Certificate is subject to all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, which terms, provisions and conditions are hereby incorporated herein by reference and
made a part hereof and to which Agreement reference is hereby made for a full description of the
rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities hereunder of the Rights Agent,
the Company and the holders of the Right Certificates. Copies of the Agreement are on file at the
principal executive offices of the Company and the offices of the Rights Agent.

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          This Right Certificate, with or without other Right Certificates, upon surrender at the
principal office of the Rights Agent, may be exchanged for another Right Certificate or Right
Certificates of like tenor and date evidencing Rights entitling the holder to purchase a like
aggregate number of Preferred Shares as the Rights evidenced by the Right Certificate or Right
Certificates surrendered shall have entitled such holder to purchase. If this Right Certificate
shall be exercised in part, the holder shall be entitled to receive upon surrender hereof another
Right Certificate or Right Certificates for the number of whole Rights not exercised.

          Subject to the provisions of the Agreement, the Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate (i)
may be redeemed by the Company at a redemption price of $.001 per Right or (ii) may be exchanged in
whole or in part for Preferred Shares or shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share.

          No fractional Preferred Shares will be issued upon the exercise of any Right or Rights
evidenced hereby (other than fractions which are integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a
Preferred Share, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts),
but, in lieu thereof, a cash payment will be made, as provided in the Agreement.

          No holder of this Right Certificate shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be
deemed for any purpose the holder of the Preferred Shares or of any other securities of the Company
which may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof, nor shall anything contained in the
Agreement or herein be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a
stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter
submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate
action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as
provided in the Agreement), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the
Right or Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate shall have been exercised as provided in the
Agreement.

          This Right Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it shall have
been countersigned by the Rights Agent.

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          WITNESS the facsimile signature of the proper officers of the Company and its corporate seal.
Dated as of                     , 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ATTEST:	 	 	 	GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	Title:

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	Countersigned:

[_________]

 	 
	By  	 	 
	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

Form of Reverse Side of Right Certificate

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

(To be executed by the registered holder if such

holder desires to transfer the Right Certificate.)

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED                      hereby sells, assigns and
transfers
unto 

 

(Please print name and address of transferee)

 

this Right Certificate, together with all right, title and interest therein, and does hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint                      Attorney, to transfer the
within
Right Certificate on the books of the within-named Company, with full power of
substitution.

Dated:                     

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Signature	 	 

Signature Guaranteed:

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          Signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution which is a participant in
the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”), the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Medallion Signature Program (“MSP”), or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (“SEMP”), pursuant to
Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Guarantees by a
notary public are not acceptable.

          The undersigned hereby certifies that the Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate are not
beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate thereof (as defined in the
Agreement).

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Signature	 	 

Form of Reverse Side of Right Certificate — continued

FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE

(To be executed if holder desires to exercise

Rights represented by the Right Certificate.)

To: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

          The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise                                         
Rights represented by this Right Certificate to purchase the Preferred Shares issuable upon the
exercise of such Rights and requests that certificates for such Preferred Shares be issued in the
name of:

Please insert social security

or other identifying number

 
(Please print name and address)

 

If such number of Rights shall not be all the Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate, a new
Right Certificate for the balance remaining of such Rights shall be registered in the name of and
delivered to:

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Please insert social security

or other identifying number

 

(Please print name and address)

 

Dated:                     

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Signature	 	 

Signature Guaranteed:

          Signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution which is a participant in
the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”), the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Medallion Signature Program (“MSP”), or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (“SEMP”), pursuant to
Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Guarantees by a
notary public are not acceptable.

          The undersigned hereby certifies that the Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate are not
beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate thereof (as defined in the
Agreement).

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Signature	 	 

NOTICE

          The signature in the Form of Assignment or Form of Election to Purchase, as the case may be,
must conform to the name as written upon the face of this Right Certificate in every particular,
without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

          In the event the certification set forth above in the Form of Assignment or the Form of
Election to Purchase, as the case may be, is not completed, the Company and the Rights Agent will
deem the beneficial owner of the Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate to be an Acquiring
Person or an Affiliate or Associate thereof (as defined in the Agreement) and such Assignment or
Election to Purchase will not be honored.

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Exhibit C

SUMMARY OF RIGHTS TO PURCHASE

PREFERRED SHARES

(as revised on March 9, 2009

in connection with the amendment and restatement of the Original Agreement)

Introduction

          On August 12, 2008, the Board of Directors of our Company, Gaylord Entertainment Company, a
Delaware corporation, declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for
each outstanding share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, pursuant to a Rights Agreement
between our Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as the Rights Agent, dated as of August
12, 2008, and amended and restated on March 9, 2009 (such agreement, as amended, the “Rights
Agreement”). The dividend was payable on August 25, 2008 to the stockholders of record on August
25, 2008.

          Our Board adopted this Rights Agreement to protect stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair
takeover tactics. In general terms, it works by imposing a significant penalty upon any person or
group that acquires 22% or more of our outstanding common stock without the approval of our Board.
The Rights Agreement should not interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by
our Board.

          For those interested in the specific terms of the Rights Agreement, we provide the following
summary description. Please note, however, that this description is only a summary, and is not
complete, and should be read together with the entire Rights Agreement, as amended and restated,
which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to a Current Report
on Form 8-K dated March 10, 2009. A copy of the agreement is available free of charge from our
Company.

The Rights. Our Board authorized the issuance of a Right with respect to each outstanding share of
common stock on August 25, 2008. The Rights will initially trade with, and will be inseparable
from, the common stock. The Rights are evidenced only by the balances indicated in the book-entry
account system of the transfer agent for our common stock or, in the case of certificated shares,
the certificates that represent such shares of common stock. New Rights will accompany any new
shares of common stock we issue after August 25, 2008 until the Distribution Date described below.

Exercise Price. Each Right will allow its holder to purchase from our Company one one-hundredth of
a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (“Preferred Share”) for $95.00, once the
Rights become exercisable. This portion of a Preferred Share will give the stockholder
approximately the same dividend, voting, and liquidation rights as would one share of common stock.
Prior to exercise, the Right does not give its holder any dividend, voting, or liquidation rights.

Exercisability. The Rights will not be exercisable until

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	•	 	10 days after the public announcement that a person or group has become an “Acquiring
Person” by obtaining beneficial ownership of 22% or more of our outstanding common stock, or,
if earlier,
	 
	•	 	10 business days (or a later date determined by our Board before any person or group
becomes an Acquiring Person) after a person or group begins a tender or exchange offer (other
than a Qualified Offer, for so long as such offer qualifies as a Qualified Offer) which, if
completed, would result in that person or group becoming an Acquiring Person.

          We refer to the date when the Rights become exercisable as the “Distribution Date.” Until that
date, the balances in the book-entry accounting system of the transfer agent for our common stock
or, in the case of certificated shares, common stock certificates will also evidence the Rights,
and any transfer of shares of common stock or, in the case of certificated shares, certificates for
common stock will constitute a transfer of Rights. After that date, the Rights will separate from
the common stock and be evidenced solely by Rights certificates that we will mail to all eligible
holders of common stock. Any Rights held by an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate
thereof are void and may not be exercised.

Consequences of a Person or Group Becoming an Acquiring Person.

	•	 	Flip In. If a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person, all holders of Rights except
the Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof may, for $95.00, purchase shares of
our common stock with a market value of $190.00, based on the market price of the common stock
prior to such acquisition.

	•	 	Flip Over. If our Company is later acquired in a merger or similar transaction after the
Distribution Date, all holders of Rights except the Acquiring Person or any Associate or
Affiliate thereof may, for $95.00, purchase shares of the acquiring corporation with a market
value of $190.00 based on the market price of the acquiring corporation’s stock, prior to such
merger.

Preferred Share Provisions.

Each one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share, if issued:

	•	 	will not be redeemable.

	•	 	will entitle holders to quarterly dividend payments of $.01 per one one-hundredth of a
share, or an amount equal to the dividend paid on one share of common stock, whichever is
greater.

	•	 	will entitle holders upon liquidation either to receive $1 per one one-hundredth of a share
or an amount equal to the payment made on one share of common stock, whichever is greater.

	•	 	will have the same voting power as one share of common stock.

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	•	 	if shares of our common stock are exchanged via merger, consolidation, or a similar
transaction, will entitle holders to a per share payment equal to the payment made on one
share of common stock.

The value of one one-hundredth interest in a Preferred Share should approximate the value of one
share of common stock.

Expiration. The Rights will expire on August 12, 2011, or such later date as determined by the
Board of Directors of the Company (so long as such determination is made prior to August 12, 2011).

Redemption. Our Board may redeem the Rights for $.001 per Right at any time prior to 10 days after
such time that any person or group becomes an Acquiring Person. If our Board redeems any Rights, it
must redeem all of the Rights. Once the Rights are redeemed, the only right of the holders of
Rights will be to receive the redemption price of $.001 per Right. The redemption price will be
adjusted if we have a stock split or stock dividends of our common stock.

          In the event that the Company receives a Qualified Offer (as described below), our Board may,
but is not obligated to, call a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of voting on a
resolution to accept the Qualified Offer and to authorize the redemption of the Rights pursuant to
the provisions of the Rights Agreement. Such an action by stockholders requires the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the Common Shares outstanding as of the record date for the
Special Meeting (excluding for purposes of such calculation Common Shares beneficially owned by the
Person making the Qualified Offer and such Person’s Affiliates and Associates). If either (i) such
a special meeting is not held within 105 business days following commencement of the Qualified
Offer or (ii) at such a special meeting stockholders approve such action, then the Rights will be
redeemed.

          A “Qualified Offer” is an tender or exchange offer for all of our outstanding common stock
that (i) is fully financed, (ii) has an offer price per share exceeding the greater of (x) 25% of
the 12-month moving average closing price of our common stock, and (y) 25% of the closing price of
our common stock on the day immediately preceding commencement of the offer, (iii) remains open
until at least the earlier of (x) 106 business days following the commencement of the offer, or (y)
the business day immediately following the date on which the results of the vote adopting any
redemption resolution at any special meeting of stockholders as set forth above is certified, (iv)
is conditioned on the offeror being tendered at least 51% of our common stock not held by the
offeror (and the offeror’s Affiliates and Associates), (v) assures a prompt second-step acquisition
of shares not purchased in the initial offer at the same consideration (both with respect to amount
and type of consideration) as the initial offer, (vi) if such offer includes non-cash
consideration, such consideration must consist solely of the securities of the person making the
offer, and the Company and its representatives must be given access to conduct a reasonable due
diligence review of the offeror, and (vii) meets other requirements set forth in the Rights
Agreement.

Exchange. After a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person, but before an Acquiring Person owns
50% or more of our outstanding common stock, our Board may extinguish the

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Rights by exchanging one share of common stock or an equivalent security for each Right, other than
Rights held by the Acquiring Person.

Anti-Dilution Provisions. Our Board may adjust the purchase price of the Preferred Shares, the
number of Preferred Shares issuable and the number of outstanding Rights to prevent dilution that
may occur from a stock dividend, a stock split, a reclassification of the Preferred Shares or
common stock. No adjustments to the Exercise Price of less than 1% will be made.

Amendments. The terms of the Rights Agreement may be amended by our Board without the consent of
the holders of the Rights. However, our Board may not amend the Rights Agreement to lower the
threshold at which a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person to below 10% of our outstanding
common stock. In addition, the Board may not cause a person or group to become an Acquiring Person
by lowering this threshold below the percentage interest that such person or group already owns.
After a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person, our Board may not amend the agreement in a way
that adversely affects holders of the Rights. The Rights Agreement may not be amended, with or
without the approval of the holders of the Rights, in any way that would materially hinder, delay
or interfere with the ability of any party to make a Qualified Offer and commence and consummate a
second-step transaction.

C-4EX-10.1

	 	 	 	 	 

Exhibit 10.1

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

     SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT dated this 9th day of March 2009 (this “Agreement”), by and between TRT
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TRT”), and Gaylord Entertainment Company, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”).

BACKGROUND

     TRT (i) has submitted to the Company notice by letter dated January 28, 2009 (the “Notice”) of
its intention to nominate four individuals for election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”) at the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the “2009 Annual Meeting”)
and to solicit proxies for the election of its nominees (the “Proxy Solicitation”) and (ii) has
taken certain actions in furtherance thereof, including, but not limited to, requesting
production of stockholder list information pursuant to a letter dated January 15, 2009 and other
communications related thereto, and requesting to inspect the Company’s books and records
pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) pursuant to a
letter dated January 23, 2009 (such letters and related requests, the “Demand”).

     TRT and the Company have agreed that it is in their mutual interests to enter into this
Agreement, which, among other things, sets forth their agreement regarding the nomination of
certain candidates for election to the Board at the 2009 Annual Meeting and the voting by TRT of
any shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) that TRT
may own from time to time.

AGREEMENT

     THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties,
covenants, agreements, and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and, intending to be legally
bound, the parties agree as follows:

     Section 1. Board Action; Board Composition; Recommendation; Company Proxy.

          (a) As a condition to the effectiveness of this Agreement:

               (1) The Company will, and the Company covenants and agrees to, simultaneously with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, enter into the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement
between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Rights Agent”) in the form attached
hereto as Schedule A (the “A&R Rights Agreement”) and deliver a copy of the A&R Rights
Agreement, duly executed by the Company and the Rights Agent.

               (2) The Company will, and the Company covenants and agrees to, deliver to TRT a duly adopted,
binding resolution of the Board, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to TRT, (x) expressly
approving, for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL (“Section 203”), the acquisition by TRT and its
“affiliates” and “associates” (as those terms are defined in Section 203), in a single transaction
or in a series of transactions, of additional shares of Common Stock such that TRT and its
“affiliates” and “associates” (as defined in Section 203) may “own” (as defined in Section 203) in
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and outstanding Common Stock of the Company, and (y) providing that neither TRT nor any of its
“affiliates” or “associates” (as defined in Section 203) will be or be deemed to be an “interested
stockholder” (as defined in Section 203) if TRT and its “affiliates” or “associates” (as defined in
Section 203) become the “owners” (as defined in Section 203) of more than 15% of the issued and
outstanding Common Stock.

               (3) In order that TRT and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company and its Affiliates,
on the other (each of TRT and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company and its Affiliates,
on the other, being a “Renouncing Party”), be able to conduct their business without any liability
to the other party arising out of any claim against any of them for an interest in or expectancy of
participation in the business opportunity of the Renouncing Party, each Renouncing Party does
hereby irrevocably, subject only to the following sentence, renounce (which action has been duly
taken by each Renouncing Party’s Board of Directors) any interest or expectancy of each Renouncing
Party in or in being offered any opportunity to participate in, the business opportunities of the
other party or any of its Affiliates that are presented to the Renouncing Party or one or more of
such Renouncing Party’s respective officers, directors, or stockholders to the fullest extent
permissible under Section 122(17) of the DGCL. Notwithstanding the foregoing renunciation for the
purposes of Section 122(17) of the DGCL, TRT and the Company agree that in the event that (i) any
Permitted Recipient has (directly or indirectly) communicated Confidential Information about a
particular business opportunity to TRT or any TRT Controlled Party (other than a Permitted
Recipient) or has used any Confidential Information in breach of this Agreement in connection with
a particular business opportunity; and (ii) such Confidential Information influenced the manner in
which such business opportunity was pursued by TRT or such TRT Controlled Party to the detriment of
the Company, then the renunciation in the foregoing sentence will not be effective with respect to
such business opportunity, and each party will have all such rights, defenses, claims, remedies,
and liabilities as though such renunciation had never occurred. The parties agree that the
foregoing renunciation pursuant to Section 122(17) of the DGCL does not affect any other rights or
remedies that may be available to the Company against TRT or any TRT Controlled Party for wrongful
disclosure of information and will not be deemed to constitute the standard for establishing the
breach of any other duty owed by Rowling to the Company or any defense available to TRT, Rowling,
or any TRT Controlled Party. In addition, the Company represents and warrants that the Board has
affirmed that no action taken or omitted to be taken by TRT or any TRT Controlled Party in
connection with any business opportunity (other than with respect to communication or use in breach
of this Agreement of Confidential Information as set forth above) will constitute the basis for the
removal of any TRT Nominee from the Board “for cause” in accordance with Article VII(B)(5) of the
Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

               (4) The Company will, and the Company covenants and agrees to, deliver to TRT a duly adopted
resolution of the Board, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to TRT, (x) affirming that the
Board has carefully considered this Agreement and its terms and, as a result of such consideration,
concluded that the Company’s execution and performance of this Agreement are in the best interests
of the Company and its stockholders and (y) approving the Company’s execution of this Agreement.

          (b) The Company agrees and acknowledges that by virtue of TRT’s entry into this Agreement,
TRT’s taking the actions required by this Agreement, and the Company’s

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performance for the benefit of TRT under this Agreement, neither TRT nor any of its Affiliates is
or will become an “Acquiring Person” under the A&R Rights Agreement.

          (c) The Company agrees that as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the
Company will set a date for the 2009 Annual Meeting, which date will be no later than May 22, 2009,
and will establish a record date for the 2009 Annual Meeting, which record date will be within
sixty days of the date of the 2009 Annual Meeting.

          (d) The Company agrees that the Company and the Board will cause the size of the Board to be
set at eleven directors (and will maintain the size of the Board at eleven directors), and will
cause the slate of nominees standing for election, and recommended by the Board, at the 2009 Annual
Meeting to include (x) seven incumbent directors (the “Incumbent Nominees”), (y) each of Robert B.
Rowling and David W. Johnson (the “TRT Nominees”) and (z) two other qualified Independent directors
identified by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Company (the “Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee”) after consultation with the Company’s stockholders (including
their successor(s), the “Other New Independent Nominees,” and together with the TRT Nominees, the
“New Independent Nominees,” and the New Independent Nominees together with the Incumbent Nominees,
the “2009 Nominees”), and specifically the Company agrees to:

               (1) nominate and reflect in the 2009 Company Proxy (defined below) the nomination of each of
the 2009 Nominees (including the New Independent Nominees) for election at the 2009 Annual Meeting
as a director of the Company with a term expiring at the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders of the
Company (the “2010 Annual Meeting”);

               (2) recommend and reflect in the 2009 Company Proxy the recommendation of each of the 2009
Nominees (including the New Independent Nominees) for election as directors of the Company at the
2009 Annual Meeting, and cause the Company to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies in
favor of the election of each of the 2009 Nominees (including the New Independent Nominees); and

               (3) cause all proxies received by the Company to be voted in the manner specified by such
proxies and cause all proxies for which a vote is not specified to be voted for the 2009 Nominees
(including the New Independent Nominees).

          (e) The Company agrees that the Company and the Board will cause the size of the Board to be
set at eleven directors (and will maintain the size of the Board at eleven directors), and will
cause the slate of nominees standing for election, and recommended by the Board, at the 2010 Annual
Meeting to include the New Independent Nominees (the eleven nominees for director, including the
New Independent Nominees, the “2010 Nominees”), and specifically the Company agrees to:

               (1) nominate and reflect in the 2010 Company Proxy (defined below) the nomination of each of
the 2010 Nominees (including the New Independent Nominees) for election at the 2010 Annual Meeting
as a director of the Company with a term expiring at the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders of the
Company (the “2011 Annual Meeting”);

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               (2) recommend and reflect in the 2010 Company Proxy the recommendation of each of the 2010
Nominees (including the New Independent Nominees) for election as directors of the Company at the
2010 Annual Meeting, and cause the Company to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies in
favor of the election of each of the New Independent Nominees; and

               (3) cause all proxies received by the Company to be voted in the manner specified by such
proxies and cause all proxies for which a vote is not specified to be voted for each of the 2010
Nominees (including the New Independent Nominees).

          (f) The Company agrees that the Company and the Board will cause the size of the Board to be
set at eleven directors (and will maintain the size of the Board at eleven directors), and will
cause the slate of nominees standing for election, and recommended by the Board, at the 2011 Annual
Meeting to include the New Independent Nominees (the eleven nominees for director, including the
New Independent Nominees, the “2011 Nominees”), and specifically the Company agrees to:

               (1) nominate and reflect in the 2011 Company Proxy (defined below) the nomination of each of
the 2011 Nominees (including the New Independent Nominees) for election at the 2011 Annual Meeting
as a director of the Company with a term expiring at the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders of the
Company (the “2012 Annual Meeting”);

               (2) recommend and reflect in the 2011 Company Proxy the recommendation of each of the 2011
Nominees (including the New Independent Nominees) for election as directors of the Company at the
2011 Annual Meeting, and cause the Company to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies in
favor of the election of each of the New Independent Nominees; and

               (3) cause all proxies received by the Company to be voted in the manner specified by such
proxies and cause all proxies for which a vote is not specified to be voted for each of the 2011
Nominees (including the New Independent Nominees).

          (g) The Company agrees that the Company and the Board will not increase the size of the Board
to more than eleven directors at any time prior to the 2012 Annual Meeting.

          (h) Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Company (1) reviewed the Notice, the
questionnaires submitted by the TRT Nominees in connection with the Notice, and the other
information provided by TRT and the TRT Nominees, (2) determined that the Notice (together with the
questionnaires submitted in connection with the Notice), is sufficient for the purposes of the
advance notice provisions of the Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (the
“Bylaws”), (3) assuming the completeness and accuracy of the information provided in the Notice and
in the questionnaires, determined that each of the New Independent Nominees (x) is Independent, and
is “independent” in accordance with the requirements of the Bylaws, the corporate governance
guidelines of the Company and all other applicable rules and policies of the Company and (y) is
otherwise qualified to serve as a member of the Board and (4) acknowledges that, assuming the
completeness and accuracy of the information provided in the Notice and in the questionnaires, and
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Company as of the date hereof, the Company does not intend to seek the removal of any TRT Nominee
from the Board for failure to comply with Legal Requirements. From the date hereof until the date
of the TRT Nominee’s resignation or removal from, or expiration of term of service without
re-election to, the Board, the TRT Nominee will provide to the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee upon the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s request information that the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reasonably and in good faith determines is necessary,
based on consultations with outside legal counsel, to determine whether the TRT Nominee is
Independent and is eligible to serve under applicable Legal Requirements on an ongoing basis. Any
information requested from the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will be consistent in
all material respects with information required from the Company’s other directors, and the basis
upon which the Company determines the Independence and the eligibility under applicable Legal
Requirements of each nominee of TRT will be consistent in all material respects with that applied
to all other directors of the Board. In the event the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee determines reasonably and in good faith that a sitting TRT Nominee is no longer
Independent or eligible to serve under applicable Legal Requirements, with such determination based
on standards or policies applicable to all directors of the Company, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee will inform the TRT Nominee of its determination and the basis therefor in
writing and in reasonable detail and will allow a reasonable opportunity for the TRT Nominee to
evaluate the determination, including through meetings and discussions with the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee regarding the circumstances of his independence and eligibility to
serve under applicable Legal Requirements, for a period not less than 20 business days. Following
such discussions, if the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, acting reasonably and in
good faith, has not reversed its determination that the TRT Nominee is no longer Independent or
eligible to serve under applicable Legal Requirements as contemplated in this Section 1(h),
the TRT Nominee will, if requested by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, promptly
tender his resignation from the Board, and the resulting vacancy will be filled pursuant to
Section 1(o). Prior to the 2009 Annual Meeting, each TRT Nominee will resign from his
position, if any, as a director, officer of employee of TRT or any Affiliate of TRT that competes
with the Company or its subsidiaries. Following his election to the Board, until the date of his
resignation or removal from, or expiration of term of service without re-election to, the Board, no
TRT Nominee will serve as a director, officer or employee of TRT or any Affiliate of TRT that
competes with the Company or its subsidiaries.

          (i) At least one of the New Independent Nominees will serve on each of the standing committees
of the Board (except to the extent, if any, that none of the New Independent Nominees is eligible
to serve on such a committee under applicable Legal Requirements), including the specific committee
assignments set forth in this Section 1(i). The Company agrees that the Company and the
Board will take all actions necessary and appropriate to (1) increase the size of the Executive
Committee of the Board (the “Executive Committee”) to five directors (and maintain the size of the
Executive Committee at five directors) and effect the appointment of each of the individuals
identified on Schedule B (or their successors) to the Executive Committee and (2) effect
the appointment of each TRT Nominee set forth on Schedule B (or his successor) to the other
committees of the Board indicated on Schedule B, in each case: (x) if the applicable TRT
Nominee is elected to the Board at the 2009 Annual Meeting, at the first meeting of the Board
following such stockholder meeting, which Board meeting will be held immediately following the
conclusion of the 2009 Annual Meeting, (y) if the applicable TRT Nominee is

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elected to the Board at the 2010 Annual Meeting, at the first meeting of the Board following such
stockholder meeting, which Board meeting will be held immediately following the conclusion of the
2010 Annual Meeting, and (z) if the applicable TRT Nominee is elected to the Board at the 2011
Annual Meeting, at the first meeting of the Board following such stockholder meeting, which Board
meeting will be held immediately following the conclusion of the 2011 Annual Meeting. Each TRT
Nominee will serve on the committees of the Board indicated on Schedule B for the duration
of such TRT Nominee’s service on the Board. The Company hereby confirms that it is not the
Company’s intention to create any additional committees of the Board other than a Conflicts
Committee (as described below), but in the event that a new committee other than the Conflicts
Committee is created at any time during which a TRT Nominee is serving as a director, the Company
agrees that the Board will appoint at least one TRT Nominee to serve on such committee; provided,
that at least one TRT Nominee is Independent and meets applicable Legal Requirements for
eligibility to serve on such committee, which determination will be made reasonably and in good
faith by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on a basis reasonably consistent with
the Company’s evaluation of other proposed members of such committee. In addition, the Company
hereby confirms that each member of the Board who is Independent will be entitled to attend each
meeting of each committee of the Board as an observer, unless any such committee is considering an
issue as to which the observing director would have a conflict of interest. The Company agrees
that the Company and the Board will promptly take all actions necessary and appropriate to create a
Conflicts Committee of the Board (the “Conflicts Committee”), which committee will be composed of
three directors all of whom will be Independent (and to maintain the size of the Conflicts
Committee at three directors) as contemplated on Schedule B. Upon request by senior
management of the Company, the Conflicts Committee will consider whether a member of the Board
should not be provided with specified sensitive, competitive confidential information concerning
the Company. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the Conflicts Committee
determines by unanimous vote of the committee members that a director should not be given such
information, then the Company will not provide such information to the director at issue. TRT
acknowledges and agrees that any such determination by the Conflicts Committee with respect to any
TRT Nominee will constitute a reasonable restriction on the information to be given to such TRT
Nominee, and TRT will cause each TRT Nominee to comply with the Conflicts Committee’s
determination. The Company will use reasonable efforts in connection with implementing procedures
such as the foregoing to endeavor to assist TRT in complying with its obligations under Section
1(k)(3) hereof.

          (j) The Company agrees that each of the TRT Nominees, upon election or appointment to the
Board, will serve as an integral member of the Board and, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, will be governed by the same protections and obligations regarding
confidentiality, conflicts of interest, fiduciary duties, trading and disclosure policies, and
other governance guidelines, and will have the same rights and benefits, including with respect to
insurance coverage, indemnification rights, exculpation, advancement of expenses, and compensation
and fees, access to personnel and information as are applicable to all Independent directors of the
Company; provided, that in the event of any dispute between TRT and the Company arising out of,
relating to or in connection with this Agreement, Rowling will not be entitled to indemnification
or advancement or reimbursement of expenses pursuant to the Company’s Restated Certificate of
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governance guidelines in respect of such dispute by virtue of Rowling’s service as a director of
the Company.

          (k) Without the prior written consent of the Company, TRT shall, and will cause each TRT
Nominee and Permitted Recipient to, refrain from, directly or indirectly:

               (1) from the date hereof until the first anniversary of the later to occur of (x) the
Termination Date or (y) the date of the final TRT Nominee’s resignation or removal from, or
expiration of term of service without re-election to, the Board, disclosing any Confidential
Information to any Representative of TRT or any of its Affiliates or any other lodging or
hospitality company with which such TRT Nominee is affiliated other than a Permitted Recipient, or
otherwise using Confidential Information to the material detriment of the Company and its
subsidiaries;

               (2) from the date hereof until the later to occur of (x) the Termination Date or (y) the date
of the final TRT Nominee’s resignation or removal from, or expiration of term of service without
re-election to, the Board, disclosing any material nonpublic information of TRT or any of its
Affiliates, or any other lodging or hospitality company with which such TRT Nominee is affiliated,
to the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives; and

               (3) otherwise engaging in any communications in any manner, or taking any actions, that
violate applicable Legal Requirements with respect to antitrust, unfair competition, or restraint
on trade.

          (l) The Company agrees that as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement,
the Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to file with the SEC a proxy statement on
Schedule 14A for the 2009 Annual Meeting (the “2009 Company Proxy”) that includes the TRT Nominees
and the other 2009 Nominees as nominees for election to the Board at the 2009 Annual Meeting. The
Company agrees that its proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2010 Annual Meeting (the “2010
Company Proxy”) will include eleven nominees (including the TRT Nominees) for election to the Board
at the 2010 Annual Meeting and that its proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2011 Annual Meeting
(the “2011 Company Proxy”) will include eleven nominees (including the TRT Nominees) for election
to the Board at the 2011 Annual Meeting. The Company agrees that each of the 2009 Company Proxy
and all other solicitation materials to be delivered to stockholders of the Company in connection
with the 2009 Annual Meeting, the 2010 Company Proxy and all other solicitation materials to be
delivered to stockholders of the Company in connection with the 2010 Annual Meeting, and the 2011
Company Proxy and all other solicitation materials to be delivered to stockholders of the Company
in connection with the 2011 Annual Meeting will be prepared in accordance with, and in furtherance
of, this Agreement. The Company will provide TRT with copies of any proxy materials to be
delivered to stockholders of the Company in connection with the 2009 Annual Meeting, the 2010
Annual Meeting, and the 2011 Annual Meeting at least five business days, and will use its
reasonable efforts to provide other solicitation materials in connection with such meetings, at
least two business days, in advance of filing such materials with the SEC or disseminating the same
(whichever occurs earlier) in order to permit TRT and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to
review and comment on such materials, which comments of TRT and its counsel, to the extent the
Company determines them to be reasonable and appropriate, acting

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in good faith, will be incorporated into such materials by the Company prior to the filing of such
materials with the SEC or the dissemination of the same. TRT will provide, as promptly as
reasonably practicable, all information relating to the TRT Nominees (and other information, if
any) to the extent required under applicable law to be included in the 2009 Company Proxy, the 2010
Company Proxy, and the 2011 Company Proxy and in any other solicitation materials to be delivered
to stockholders of the Company in connection with the 2009 Annual Meeting, the 2010 Annual Meeting,
and the 2011 Annual Meeting. The 2009 Company Proxy, the 2010 Company Proxy, and the 2011 Company
Proxy will each contain the same type of information concerning the TRT Nominees as provided for
other nominees for election to the Board.

          (m) Except as expressly approved by TRT, the Company agrees that no matters will be presented
by the Board for a vote of stockholders of the Company at the 2009 Annual Meeting other than the
election of the 2009 Nominees (as specified herein) and the ratification of the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm.

          (n) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time between the date hereof and
the 2012 Annual Meeting, (1) if TRT and its Affiliates Beneficially Own less than 10% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, but 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, TRT
will be entitled to representation on the Board of one TRT Nominee and (2) if TRT and its
Affiliates Beneficially Own less than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, TRT will not be
entitled to any representation on the Board. If TRT’s Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock falls
below the aforementioned requisite thresholds, TRT will promptly notify the Company thereafter and
will promptly cause the appropriate number of TRT Nominees to resign.

          (o) If (1) any TRT Nominee is not elected to the Board at the 2009 Annual Meeting or, after
election to the Board, thereafter is removed, resigns, or is otherwise unable to serve as a
director of the Company except pursuant to Section 1(n); (2) any TRT Nominee is not elected
to the Board at the 2010 Annual Meeting or, after election to the Board, thereafter is removed,
resigns, or is otherwise unable to serve as a director of the Company except pursuant to
Section 1(n); or (3) any TRT Nominee is not elected to the Board at the 2011 Annual Meeting
or, after election to the Board, thereafter is removed, resigns, or is otherwise unable to serve as
a director of the Company except pursuant to Section 1(n), then (x) TRT will be entitled to
appoint a non-voting advisory or emeritus director of the Company, serving without compensation
from and without reimbursement of expenses by the Company, but otherwise having the greatest access
to personnel and information, and the greatest right to observe meetings of the Board and meetings
of Board committees, in each case as permitted by applicable law but in no event greater than the
access to personnel and information and the right to observe such meetings that would be afforded
to such individual if he or she were a director, unless the Company is advised in writing by its
counsel that the appointee’s service as an advisory or emeritus director would violate applicable
law; provided, however, that only one such non-voting advisory or emeritus director may serve at
any time, regardless of whether multiple TRT Nominees are not elected to the Board or are
thereafter removed, resigned or otherwise unable to serve as a director of the Company; and (y) TRT
will, in addition, be entitled to select a new designee to serve as a director, which designee (A)
will qualify as Independent and (B) will be chosen by TRT subject to a determination by the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee that such designee is eligible to serve as a director
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made promptly, reasonably and in good faith on a basis reasonably consistent with the Company’s
evaluation of all other directors, and the Board will promptly appoint such designee to the Board
(and to the committees of the Board on which the TRT Nominee being replaced served, provided that
such designee meets the applicable independence standards and applicable Legal Requirements for
eligibility to serve on such committee, as contemplated in this Agreement) to serve until the next
annual meeting of stockholders of the Company after such appointment. Any such designee will be
deemed a TRT Nominee for all purposes under this Agreement and TRT agrees to cause any advisory or
emeritus director or designee appointed pursuant to this Section 1(o) to comply with all
obligations of TRT and TRT Nominees under this Agreement. The Company will take any action
necessary or appropriate to facilitate the discharge of its obligations under this Section
1(o), including increasing the number of seats on the Board or amending its Bylaws and its
other governing documents.

          (p) The Company will invite TRT to participate in any process that may be initiated by the
Board during the term of this Agreement that seeks proposals for the acquisition of all or
substantially all of the outstanding Voting Securities or assets of the Company; provided, that (1)
the Board may choose not to initiate any such process and, if it does commence such a process it
may discontinue the process for any reason at any time, and (2) TRT will be required to comply with
the terms and conditions generally applicable to the other participants in any sale process.

          (q) Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, the Company will issue a press release in
the form attached hereto as Schedule C (the “Press Release”).

          (r) Except (1) as contemplated in Section 1(a)(1), (2) to shorten the term of its
effectiveness, or (3) as approved by TRT, the Company will not amend the A&R Rights Agreement in
any manner without first submitting any such proposed amendment to the holders of Common Stock for
their approval, which approval will be deemed to be obtained upon the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the votes represented by the outstanding Common Stock then entitled to
vote generally for the election of directors.

          (s) The Company covenants and agrees that, except to the extent required by Legal
Requirements, it will not amend its existing corporate governance guidelines or adopt new corporate
governance guidelines, in each case with the purpose or intent of discriminating unfairly against
the TRT Nominees or the rights of TRT to representation on the Board as contemplated by this
Agreement.

     Section 2. Proxy Solicitation; Voting; Company Form 8-K; TRT Schedule 13D; Proxy and
Demand.

          (a) Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, TRT will cease, and will cause all TRT
Controlled Parties immediately to cease, any and all efforts with respect to the Proxy
Solicitation, except as provided in this Agreement.

          (b) Subject to the Company’s compliance with Sections 1(a), 1(d)(1)
and (2), and 1(i), TRT hereby withdraws the nominations of Robert B. Rowling,
Michael J. Dickman, David W. Johnson and Mark Langdale and the related Notice. The Company
acknowledges and

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agrees that, should it fail to comply in full with Sections 1(a), 1(d)(1)
and (2), and 1(i), then such nominations of TRT will automatically, with no further
action on the part of TRT, be reinstated in full and without prejudice.

          (c) Subject to the compliance in all material respects of the Company and the Board with their
obligations under this Agreement, from the date of this Agreement until the Termination Date, TRT
will not make, and will cause each TRT Controlled Party not to make, any objection to the election
of each of the 2009 Nominees (including the TRT Nominees) at the 2009 Annual Meeting, the election
of each of the 2010 Nominees (including the TRT Nominees) at the 2010 Annual Meeting, and the
election of each of the 2011 Nominees (including the TRT Nominees) at the 2011 Annual Meeting. TRT
will, and will cause each of its controlled Affiliates to:

               (1) vote all shares of Voting Securities that it is entitled to vote at the 2009 Annual
Meeting in favor of the election of each of the 2009 Nominees (including the TRT Nominees) at the
2009 Annual Meeting;

               (2) vote all shares of Voting Securities that it is entitled to vote at the 2010 Annual
Meeting in favor of the election of each of the 2010 Nominees (including the TRT Nominees) at the
2010 Annual Meeting;

               (3) vote all shares of Voting Securities that it is entitled to vote at the 2011 Annual
Meeting in favor of the election of each of the 2011 Nominees (including the TRT Nominees) at the
2011 Annual Meeting;

               (4) vote all shares of Voting Securities that it is entitled to vote at the 2009 Annual
Meeting, the 2010 Annual Meeting and the 2011 Annual Meeting against any stockholder nominations
for director which are not approved and recommended by the Board for election at such meetings; and

               (5) vote all shares of Voting Securities that it is entitled to vote at the 2009 Annual
Meeting, the 2010 Annual Meeting, the 2011 Annual Meeting and any other meeting of the Company’s
stockholders between the date hereof and the Termination Date (x) in accordance with the
recommendation of the Board on any stockholder proposal that is put to a vote of stockholders at
any such meeting and (y) in favor of any proposal made by the Company unless Rowling (or any other
TRT Nominee that is an Affiliate of TRT or any TRT Controlled Party) has voted against such
proposal in his capacity as a member of the Board; provided, however, that TRT and its controlled
Affiliates will have no obligation pursuant to this Section 2(c) with respect to the voting
of their shares of Voting Securities to the extent necessary to participate in a specific, pending
Extraordinary Transaction proposed by a Third Party, with respect to which TRT and its Affiliates
may vote, or withhold or abstain from voting, in their sole discretion.

          (d) The Company will promptly file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the
entry into this Agreement and appending this Agreement and the Press Release as exhibits thereto
(the “8-K”); provided that the Company will provide a draft of the 8-K to TRT in advance of filing
the same with the SEC in order to permit TRT and its counsel a reasonable

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opportunity to review and comment on the 8-K, which comments of TRT and its counsel, to the extent
the Company determines them to be reasonable and appropriate, acting in good faith, will be
incorporated into the 8-K by the Company prior to the filing of the 8-K with the SEC. TRT will
promptly file an amendment to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on July 21, 2008, as amended (the
“Schedule 13D”), reporting the entry into this Agreement, amending applicable items to conform to
its obligations under this Agreement and appending this Agreement and the Press Release as exhibits
thereto.

          (e) TRT hereby withdraws its Demand, and will promptly return to the Company or destroy, in
its sole discretion, all materials and summaries or duplicates thereof that have been delivered to
TRT or its Representatives pursuant to the Demand prior to the date of this Agreement.

          (f) TRT will promptly take all actions necessary and appropriate to secure the entry of a
final order dismissing with prejudice all claims made in the lawsuit captioned TRT Holdings, Inc.
v. Gaylord Entertainment Company, Case Number 4320-VCL, filed by TRT in the Court of Chancery of
the State of Delaware on January 29, 2009 (the “Delaware Litigation”).

     Section 3. Standstill.

          (a) Without the prior written consent of the Board specifically expressed in a written
resolution adopted by a majority vote of the entire Board, TRT will not, and will cause each TRT
Controlled Party and each of TRT’s and the TRT Controlled Parties’ Representatives (provided, that
the restrictions in this Section 3 will not apply to actions of Representatives not acting
for or on behalf of TRT or any TRT Controlled Party) not to, directly or indirectly, do any of the
following during the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and continuing until the
Termination Date:

               (1) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire (except by way of stock
dividends or other distributions), directly or indirectly, whether by purchase, tender or exchange
offer, through the acquisition of control of another Person, by joining a partnership, limited
partnership, syndicate or other “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), or otherwise, any Voting Securities, if,
after giving effect to such acquisition, TRT (together with all controlled Affiliates and
controlled Associates of TRT) would Beneficially Own 22% or more of the outstanding Voting
Securities; provided, however, that neither TRT nor any TRT Controlled Party will be deemed to be
in breach of this provision if the increase in the beneficial ownership of Voting Securities to 22%
or more of the outstanding Voting Securities results from a reduction in the number of outstanding
Voting Securities (provided that after such reduction neither TRT nor any TRT Controlled Party
becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional Voting Securities in violation of this Section
3(a)(1) at a time when such parties Beneficially Own 22% or more of the outstanding Voting
Securities) or if the Board determines in good faith that the accumulation by TRT or any TRT
Controlled Party of Voting Securities in excess of such 22% threshold was inadvertent (provided
that TRT or the applicable TRT Controlled Party, as the case may be, will promptly divest a
sufficient number of Voting Securities in accordance with Section 4 so that TRT or such TRT
Controlled Party would no longer Beneficially Own 22% or more of the Voting Securities then
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Beneficial Ownership of TRT or any TRT Controlled Party at the time of any purchase, the number of
outstanding Voting Securities will be determined by the amount of such outstanding Voting
Securities reported in the latest available Company filing with the SEC, subject to any adjustment
for any stock dividends, combinations or splits after the date of the filing and subject to
adjustment to include the number of such securities not then actually issued and outstanding which
TRT or such TRT Controlled Party would be deemed to Beneficially Own under this Agreement pursuant
to Section 11(a)(3) (but specifically excluding any Voting Securities issued or awarded to
Rowling by the Company due to his service as a director of the Company);

               (2) engage, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any “solicitation” (as such
term is defined in Rule 14a-1(l) promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act) of proxies or
consents (whether or not relating to the election or removal of directors), seek to advise,
encourage, or influence any Person with respect to the voting of any Voting Securities (including
in connection with the election of directors), in each case in opposition to a recommendation of
the Board; initiate, propose or otherwise “solicit” (as such term is defined in Rule 14a-1(l)
promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act) stockholders of the Company for the approval of
stockholder proposals, whether made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 or Rule 14a-4 under the Exchange Act or
otherwise, in opposition to the recommendation of the Board; initiate or propose any stockholder
proposal, whether made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 or Rule 14a-4 under the Exchange Act or otherwise, or
otherwise seek the election or appointment to, or representation on, or the nomination of any
candidate to, the Board except as expressly permitted by this Agreement; effect or attempt to
effect the removal of any members of the Board, excluding any TRT Nominees; or induce or attempt to
induce any other Person to initiate any such stockholder proposal; provided, however, that nothing
in this Agreement will limit the ability of TRT or any TRT Controlled Party to issue any
communication contemplated by Rule 14a-1(l)(2)(iv) stating how TRT or such TRT Controlled Party
intend to vote and the reasons therefor with respect to any Extraordinary Transaction of any kind
or nature between the Company and any Third Party;

               (3) (x) seek, propose, or make any statements to any Third Party with respect to, any
Extraordinary Transaction, other than in connection with any action by TRT or any TRT Controlled
Party otherwise permitted by this Section 3, or (y) acquire, offer or propose to acquire,
or agree to acquire, ownership of any of the assets, indebtedness or businesses of the Company or
any of its Affiliates other than in connection with any action by TRT or any TRT Controlled Party
otherwise permitted by this Section 3; provided, however, that nothing in this Section
(3)(a)(3) will prohibit TRT or any TRT Controlled Party from (i) owning any Bonds that are
owned by TRT or any TRT Controlled Party as of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) acquiring or
agreeing to acquire any Bonds or other publicly traded indebtedness of the Company, unless and to
the extent all directors of the Company are restricted from acquiring or agreeing to acquire Bonds
or other publicly traded indebtedness of the Company under any policy or agreement of the Company
disclosed to the directors of the Company;

               (4) form, join, or in any way participate in any “group” (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any Voting Securities in connection with any
“election contest” with respect to the Company’s directors, other than a “group” that (x) includes
all or some lesser number of the Persons identified as “Reporting Persons” (or controlled
Affiliates thereof) in the Schedule 13D and the signatories to this

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Agreement and (y) does not include any other members who are not currently identified as Reporting
Persons (or controlled Affiliates thereof) or the signatories to this Agreement;

               (5) deposit any Voting Securities in any voting trust or subject any Voting Securities to any
arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of any Voting Securities, except (x) as
expressly set forth in this Agreement, (y) for any such trust, arrangement or agreement solely
among TRT and any TRT Controlled Party, and (z) in connection with any action by TRT or any TRT
Controlled Party otherwise permitted by this Section 3;

               (6) make any demand to inspect the books and records of the Company or its Subsidiaries,
including pursuant to Section 220(b) of the DGCL;

               (7) publicly make any proposal (including publicly disclosing or discussing any proposal) or
enter into any understandings with a Third Party regarding any of the foregoing, or publicly make
any proposal, statement or inquiry, or publicly disclose any intention, plan, or arrangement
(whether written or oral), in each case inconsistent with any of the foregoing, or publicly
disclose any request to amend, waive, or terminate any provision of this Agreement;

               (8) have any discussions or communications, or enter into any arrangements, understanding, or
agreements (whether written or oral) with, or advise, finance, assist, induce, or encourage, any
Third Party either in connection or inconsistent with any of the foregoing provisions of this
Section 3(a); or

               (9) otherwise take or cause any action inconsistent with any of the foregoing provisions of
this Section 3(a).

          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, the parties to this
Agreement acknowledge and agree that:

               (1) subject to Sections 1(h) and 1(k), nothing in this Agreement will (x)
limit any actions that may be taken by any TRT Nominee acting as a director of the Company
consistent with his fiduciary duties or as otherwise required by Legal Requirements, (y) require
TRT or any Affiliate of TRT to vote in any way on matters put to stockholders of the Company for
their approval except as expressly set forth in Section 2(c), or (z) in any way limit
TRT’s, any TRT Controlled Party’s, or any of their respective Affiliates’ ability to privately make
suggestions, recommendations, or proposals to the Company, the Board or any of the directors of the
Company;

               (2) nothing in this Agreement will (x) limit the ability of TRT or any TRT Controlled Party to
acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire Voting Securities or assets of the
Company in connection with a transaction contemplated by Section 1(p), or (y) limit the
ability of TRT or any TRT Controlled Party to make an offer that meets all of the requirements of a
“Qualified Offer” (as such term is defined in the A&R Rights Agreement);

               (3) the restrictions set forth in this Section 3 will immediately terminate and will
be of no further force and effect in the event that either (x) a publicly

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announced tender or exchange offer for Voting Securities which, when added to the Voting Securities
Beneficially Owned by the offering Person and its Affiliates, constitute at least 51% of the Voting
Securities of the Company then outstanding, is commenced within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) under
the Exchange Act by any Third Party (a “Third Party Offer”), or (y) any Third Party makes a
proposal to the Company or publicly announces a proposal with a view toward the acquisition from
the Company or from other Person(s) of Voting Securities of the Company which, when added to the
Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the offering Person and its Affiliates, constitute at least
51% of the Voting Securities of the Company then outstanding or the acquisition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Third Party Acquisition”) and, in either such
case in this clause (y), the Board undertakes material, substantive negotiations with such
Third Party or any other Third Party with a view toward the consummation of such Third Party
Acquisition or related transaction; provided, however, that, in the event of a Third Party Offer as
described in clause (x) above, upon the date that is 90 days following the consummation,
withdrawal or expiration of such Third Party Offer, the exception described in this Section
3(b)(3) will no longer apply and the restrictions set forth in Section 3(a) and any
restrictions set forth in this Agreement that have been suspended will be reinstated as binding
obligations of TRT and any TRT Controlled Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
unless TRT or any TRT Controlled Party, prior to the expiration of such 90-day period, commences
within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) under the Exchange Act a tender or exchange offer for Voting
Securities which constitute at least 51% of the Voting Securities of the Company then outstanding
that are not Beneficially Owned by TRT or any TRT Controlled Party, or otherwise makes a bona fide,
fully-financed proposal to the Company with a view toward consummating an Extraordinary Transaction
involving the acquisition of the Company or the acquisition of all or substantially all of the
outstanding Voting Securities or assets of the Company;

               (4) nothing in this Agreement will limit the ability of TRT, any TRT Controlled Party, or any
of their respective Affiliates to vote its Voting Securities or engage in or in any way
participate, directly or indirectly, in any “solicitation” (as such term is defined in Rule
14a-1(l) promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents relating to or in
connection with a proposed Extraordinary Transaction between the Company and any Person who is not
TRT or a TRT Controlled Party that is being submitted to a vote for the stockholders of the
Company; provided, however, that TRT and the TRT Controlled Parties may only participate in any
“solicitation” of proxies or consents relating to or in connection with a proposed Extraordinary
Transaction if Rowling or any other TRT Nominee that is an Affiliate of TRT or any TRT Controlled
Party has voted against such proposed Extraordinary Transaction in their capacity as members of the
Board; and

               (5) notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3(b), the remaining terms of this
Agreement will remain valid and binding obligations of TRT, enforceable in accordance with the
terms of the Agreement.

     Section 4. Dispositions of Voting Securities. Without limiting any other remedies
that may be available to the Company, if TRT or any TRT Controlled Party acquires any Voting
Securities in violation of Section 3(a)(1), it will promptly dispose of such Voting
Securities to Persons that are not Affiliates of TRT.

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     Section 5. Representations and Warranties.

          (a) TRT represents and warrants as follows:

               (1) TRT has the power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

               (2) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed, and delivered by TRT,
constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of TRT and is enforceable against TRT in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding of law or in equity).

               (3) TRT, together with all TRT Controlled Parties, has the sole power to vote the number of
shares of Common Stock as set forth on Schedule D and such shares of Common Stock
constitute all of the Voting Securities of the Company Beneficially Owned by TRT and the TRT
Controlled Parties.

               (4) To the knowledge of TRT, each of the TRT Nominees is Independent. TRT confirms that it
has no knowledge of any fact or circumstance that would prevent either TRT Nominee from serving as
an independent director of the Company as contemplated in Section 14 of the Bylaws.

               (5) To the knowledge of TRT, each of the TRT Nominees is qualified to serve as a member of the
Board.

          (b) The Company hereby represents and warrants as follows:

               (1) The Company has the power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

               (2) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed, and delivered by the
Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of the Company and is enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding of law or in equity).

               (3) None of the actions required by the terms of this Agreement to be taken by the Company or
TRT through the Termination Date will cause a change of control, default, event of default, or
acceleration of any award or benefit under any employee agreements or employee benefit arrangements
with any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or under any other material agreement
to which the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which any of them is bound.

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               (4) The Company has (x) reviewed the information contained in the Notice, the questionnaires
submitted by the TRT Nominees, and the other information provided by TRT and the TRT Nominees, and,
(y) assuming the completeness and accuracy of the information provided in the Notice and in the
questionnaires, determined that each of the TRT Nominees is Independent, and is “independent” in
accordance with the requirements of the Bylaws, the corporate governance guidelines of the Company
and all other applicable rules and policies of the Company and is otherwise qualified to serve as a
member of the Board.

     Section 6. Specific Performance. Each of TRT and the Company acknowledges and agrees
that irreparable injury to the other party to this Agreement would occur in the event any provision
of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached
and that such injury would not be adequately compensable in damages. It is accordingly agreed that
TRT and the Company will each be entitled to specific enforcement of, and injunctive relief to
prevent any violation of, the terms of this Agreement without the posting of a bond or other
security and the other party to this Agreement will not take any action, directly or indirectly, in
opposition to the party seeking relief on the grounds that any other remedy or relief is available
at law or in equity.

     Section 7. Termination and Survival.

          (a) Except as set forth in this Section 7, the provisions of this Agreement will
terminate upon, and the parties will have no further obligations hereunder after, the Termination
Date, except as follows:

               (1) if the Termination Date is established pursuant to clause (i), (iii) or
(iv) of Section 11(a)(15), then the provisions set forth in this Section 7,
Section 6, Section 1(k), Section 9, Section 11, and Sections
13 through 18 and 20 through 24 will survive the termination of this
Agreement in accordance with their terms; or

               (2) if the Termination Date is established pursuant to clause (ii) of Section
11(a)(15), then the provisions set forth in this Section 7, Section 1(g),
Section 1(h), Section 1(i), Section 1(j), Section 1(k), Section
1(n), Section 6, Section 9, Section 11 and Sections 13 through
18 and 20 through 24 will survive the termination of this Agreement in
accordance with their terms.

          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, that termination of this Agreement will not preclude a
party from bringing a claim against the other party to this Agreement for a breach arising prior to
such termination pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

     Section 8. Press Release and Other Public Disclosures. Immediately following the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and TRT will issue the Press Release. None
of the parties to this Agreement will (a) make any public statements (including in any filing with
the SEC or any other regulatory or governmental agency, including any stock exchange, that are
inconsistent with, or otherwise contrary to, the statements in the Press Release issued pursuant to
this Section 8; or (b) except as required by applicable law, issue or cause the publication
of any press release or other public announcement with respect to this Agreement, without the prior
written consent of the other party to this Agreement.

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     Section 9. Release.

          (a) TRT, for itself and the TRT Controlled Parties, and the assigns and successors, past and
present, of any of the foregoing (each individually, a “TRT Releasing Party”) does hereby
expressly, absolutely and forever fully release and discharge the Company and each Affiliate,
officer, director, stockholder, agent, employee, attorney, assign, predecessor, and successor, past
and present, of the Company (each individually, a “Company Released Party”) from, and forever fully
releases and discharges each Company Released Party of, any and all rights, claims, warranties,
demands, debts, obligations, liabilities, costs, attorneys’ fees, expenses, suits, losses, and
causes of action (“Claims”) of any kind or nature whatsoever (including those arising under
contract, statute or common law and whether federal, state, or local in nature), whether known or
unknown, contingent or absolute, suspected or unsuspected, arising in respect of or in connection
with (1) the Proxy Solicitation, (2) the nomination and election of directors at the 2009 Annual
Meeting, (3) the Delaware Litigation and the allegations made therein, (4) the Demand and any
issues, requests or demands related thereto, and (5) TRT or any TRT Controlled Party being a direct
or indirect holder of any Voting Securities or other securities of the Company or any of its
Affiliates at any time prior to the date of this Agreement, or being a stockholder or holder of
indebtedness of the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time prior to the date of this
Agreement, in each case that any TRT Releasing Party ever had or owned arising at any time prior to
the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing release does not apply to (x) any
Claim relating to the performance of obligations under this Agreement or for breach of or to
enforce this Agreement and (y) any Claims that cannot be waived by law (the Claims referred to in
clauses (x) and (y) together, the “TRT Excluded Claims”). The Claims released
pursuant to this Section 9(a) are referred to herein as “TRT Claims.” TRT, on behalf of
itself and the TRT Releasing Parties, hereby acknowledges full and complete satisfaction of, and
irrevocably covenants to refrain from asserting any claim or demand, or commencing, instituting or
causing to be commenced, any proceeding of any kind against any Company Released Party based upon
any TRT Claim. TRT represents and warrants to the Company that there has been no assignment or
other transfer of any interest in any TRT Claim and that it has full power and right to release,
waive and agree never to assert the TRT Claims.

          (b) The Company, for itself and its Affiliates, officers, directors, assigns, agents, and
successors, past and present (each individually, a “Company Releasing Party”) does hereby
expressly, absolutely and forever fully release and discharge TRT and each Affiliate, officer,
director, stockholder, agent, employee, nominees in connection with the Proxy Solicitation,
attorney, assign, predecessor, and successor, past and present of TRT (each individually, a “TRT
Released Party”) from, and forever fully releases and discharges each TRT Released Party of, any
and all Claims of any kind or nature whatsoever (including those arising under contract, statute or
common law and whether federal, state, or local in nature), whether known or unknown, contingent or
absolute, suspected or unsuspected, arising in respect of or in connection with (1) the Proxy
Solicitation, (2) the nomination and election of directors at the 2009 Annual Meeting, (3) the
Delaware Litigation and the allegations made therein, (4) the Demand and any issues, requests or
demands related thereto, and (5) the Schedule 13D, in each case that any Company Releasing Party
ever had or owned arising at any time prior to the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that
the foregoing release does not apply to (x) any Claim relating to the performance of obligations
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this Agreement and (y) any Claims that cannot be waived by law (the Claims referred to in
clauses (x) and (y) together, the “Company Excluded Claims”). The Claims released
pursuant to this Section 9(b) are referred to herein as “Company Claims.” The Company, on
behalf of itself and the Company Releasing Parties, hereby acknowledges full and complete
satisfaction of, and irrevocably covenants to refrain from asserting any claim or demand, or
commencing, instituting or causing to be commenced, any proceeding of any kind against any TRT
Released Party based upon any Company Claim. The Company represents and warrants to TRT that there
has been no assignment or other transfer of any interest in any Company Claim and that is has full
power and right to release, waive and agree never to assert the Company Claims.

          (c) The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge and agree that the TRT Released Parties
and the Company Released Parties are intended third party beneficiaries of the provisions of this
Section 9 and may take any and all action to enforce the obligations and agreements of the
releasing parties set forth in this Section 9.

     Section 10. Non-Disparagement; Cooperation.

          (a) The Company (on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives (insofar as they are
acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates), while they are serving as such,
and on behalf of its Affiliates and their Representatives (collectively, the “Company Group”, and,
each individually, a “member of the Company Group”)) agrees that, from the date hereof until the
Termination Date, no member of the Company Group will directly or indirectly, individually or in
concert with others, engage in any conduct or solicit, make, or cause to be made, any statement or
opinion or communicate any information (whether oral or written) (collectively, “Conduct”) that is
calculated to or reasonably could be expected to have the effect of (1) undermining, impugning,
disparaging, or otherwise in any way reflecting adversely or detrimentally upon any member of the
TRT Group (defined below) or any of TRT’s nominees in the Proxy Solicitation or (2) accusing or
implying that any member of the TRT Group or any of TRT’s nominees in the Proxy Solicitation
engaged in any wrongful, unlawful, or improper conduct; except, in each case, with respect to any
Company Excluded Claim. The foregoing will not apply to (w) any good faith Conduct by any member of
the Company Group in connection with and reasonably related to any proposal, event, circumstance,
or transaction contemplated by Sections 3(b)(2)(y), 3(b)(3), and (3)(b)(4);
(x) non—public oral statements made by the Company or its executive officers or directors directly
to TRT or its Representatives, (y) any compelled testimony or production, either by legal process,
subpoena or otherwise and (z) any response to any request for information from any governmental
authority having jurisdiction over any member of the Company Group so long as no action of any
member of the Company Group invited or suggested such request; provided, however, in the event that
any member of the Company Group is requested pursuant to, or required by, applicable law,
regulation, or legal process to testify or otherwise respond to a request for information from any
governmental authority, the Company will notify TRT promptly (to the extent allowed by any such
law, regulation or legal process) so that TRT may seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy or, in TRT’s sole discretion, waive compliance with the terms of this Section 10(a).
In the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained, or TRT waives compliance
with the terms of this Section 10(a), the member of the Company Group will furnish only
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exercise reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that such information will be accorded
confidential treatment.

          (b) TRT (on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Representatives, insofar as they
are acting for or on behalf of TRT, and on behalf of all TRT Controlled Parties and their
Representatives, insofar as they are acting for or on behalf of any TRT Controlled Party
(collectively, the “TRT Group”, and, each individually, a “member of the TRT Group”)) agrees that,
from the date hereof until the Termination Date, no member of the TRT Group will directly or
indirectly, individually or in concert with others, engage in any conduct or solicit, make, or
cause to be made, any statement, observation or opinion or communicate any information (whether
oral or written) that is calculated to or reasonably could be expected to have the effect of (1)
undermining, impugning, disparaging, or otherwise in any way reflecting adversely or detrimentally
upon any member of the Company Group or (2) accusing or implying that the Company or any member of
the Company Group engaged in any wrongful, unlawful, or improper conduct; except, in each case,
with respect to any TRT Excluded Claim. The foregoing will not apply to (w) any good faith Conduct
by any member of the TRT Group in connection with and reasonably related to any proposal, event,
circumstance, or transaction contemplated by Sections 3(b)(2)(y), 3(b)(3), and
(3)(b)(4); (x) non—public oral statements made by any member of the TRT Group directly to
the Company or to the Company’s Representatives, (y) any compelled testimony or production, either
by legal process, subpoena or otherwise and (z) any response to any request for information from
any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any member of the TRT Group so long as no
action of any member of the TRT Group invited or suggested such request; provided, however, in the
event that any member of the TRT Group is requested pursuant to, or required by, applicable law,
regulation, or legal process to testify or otherwise respond to a request for information from any
governmental authority, TRT will notify the Company promptly (to the extent allowed by any such
law, regulation or legal process) so that the Company may seek a protective order or other
appropriate remedy or, in the Company’s sole discretion, waive compliance with the terms of this
Section 10(b). In the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained, or
the Company waives compliance with the terms of this Section 10(b), the member of the TRT
Group will furnish only such information as it has been advised by counsel is legally required and
will exercise reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that such information will be
accorded confidential treatment.

          (c) The Company and TRT agree, on behalf of themselves and their controlled Affiliates, that
they will cooperate reasonably and in good faith to (1) make any filing, give any notice, and
obtain any consent or approval required from any governmental authority, judicial tribunal, or
other Person, public or private, necessary in connection with the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement or the election to the Board of, and the service on the Board by, the
TRT Nominees and (2) address and resolve any legal or regulatory issue that may arise out of or
relate to the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by either party or the election
to the Board of, and service on the Board by, the TRT Nominees.

     Section 11. Construction.

          (a) As used in this Agreement the term:

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               (1) “Affiliates” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and
will include Persons who become Affiliates of any Person subsequent to the date hereof;

               (2) “Associates” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and
will include Persons who become Associates of any Person subsequent to the date hereof;

               (3) The terms “Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficially Own” will have the same
meanings as set forth in the A&R Rights Agreement;

               (4) “Bonds” means the Company’s 8% Senior Notes due November 15, 2013 and 6.75% Senior
Notes due November 15, 2014;

               (5) “Confidential Information” means any nonpublic information relating to the Company
and its Affiliates’ businesses and operations that might be of use to competitors of the Company or
any of its Affiliates, or harmful to the Company or any of its Affiliates or customers. The term
“Confidential Information” will not include information which (a) is or becomes generally available
to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by TRT, any TRT Controlled Party, any TRT
Nominee or any Representative of any of the foregoing; (b) was available to TRT, such TRT
Controlled Party, such TRT Nominee or such Representative on a non-confidential basis prior to its
disclosure by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided that the source of
such information was not known by TRT, such TRT Controlled Party, such TRT Nominee or such
Representative, after reasonable inquiry, to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other
contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Company or any of its
Affiliates; (c) is or becomes available to TRT, such TRT Controlled Party, such TRT Nominee or such
Representative on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its
Affiliates or Representatives; provided that such source was not known by TRT, such TRT Controlled
Party, such TRT Nominee or such Representative, after reasonable inquiry, to be bound by a
confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of
confidentiality to, the Company or any of its Affiliates; or (d) is or was independently developed
or discovered by TRT, such TRT Controlled Party, such TRT Nominee or such Representative without
use of or reference to the Confidential Information;

               (6) “Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange or such other principal national
securities exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is admitted or listed for trading;

               (7) “Extraordinary Transaction” means any merger, consolidation, business combination,
tender or exchange offer, sale or purchase of a substantial amount of assets other than in the
ordinary course of business, sale or purchase of securities, dissolution, liquidation,
restructuring, recapitalization, or similar transaction with or involving the Company or any of its
Affiliates;

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               (8) “Independent” means that a Person satisfies the requirements for being an
independent director of the Company pursuant to applicable requirements of the Exchange and the
SEC;

               (9) “Legal Requirements” means (i) rules and regulations of the SEC, (ii) rules and
regulations of the Exchange, (iii) applicable law, and (iv) to the extent necessary, case law and
statutory law with respect to “disinterestedness”;

               (10) “Permitted Recipient” means each of Rowling, James D. Caldwell, Michael G. Smith,
Brandon Bean, Greg Crooks, and Blake Rowling (and their successors from time to time) and any
individual approved of in writing by the General Counsel of the Company from time to time, provided
that each such person agrees to be bound to the same extent as Rowling and TRT with respect to the
obligations concerning Confidential Information under this Agreement as though a party to this
Agreement;

               (11) “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, group, syndicate, trust,
government or agency thereof, or any other association or entity;

               (12) “Representative” of a Person means that Person’s directors, officers, employees,
accountants, financial advisors, legal advisors and other agents;

               (13) “Rowling” means Robert B. Rowling, an individual residing in the State of Texas;

               (14) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission;

               (15) “Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the consummation of a
Qualified Offer (as defined in the A&R Rights Agreement), (ii) May 15, 2011, (iii) the date of the
resignation of the last TRT Nominee remaining on the Board pursuant to Section 1(n), or
(iv) a material breach by the Company of this Agreement that has not been cured within 30 days of
written notice of such material breach from TRT to the Company specifying in reasonable detail the
nature of such material breach; provided, however, that if the Company notifies TRT within such
30-day period that it disputes either the occurrence of such material breach or whether such
material breach has been cured, which notice will be in writing specifying in reasonable detail the
basis for the dispute, then the Termination Date pursuant to this clause (iv) will be the
rendering of a final arbitration award pursuant to Section 19 finding the occurrence of
such material breach and the Company’s failure to cure such material breach within such 30-day
period;

               (16) “Third Party” means any Person other than (i) TRT, any TRT Controlled Party, the
TRT Nominees, the Company, the Board or any director or officer of the Company and (ii) legal
counsel to TRT, provided, that any discussions or other communications between TRT and its legal
counsel including with respect to matters contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to
attorney-client privilege, which privilege will not be waived;

               (17) “TRT Controlled Party” means Rowling, and any Affiliate or Associate of TRT or
Rowling over which TRT or Rowling, directly or indirectly, exercises, or has the ability to
exercise, control; and

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               (18) “Voting Securities” means the Company’s Common Stock and any other securities of
the Company entitled to vote in the election of directors, or securities convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

          (b) Unless the context otherwise clearly requires:

               (1) the word “or” will not be exclusive;

               (2) inclusion of items in a list will not be deemed to exclude other similar terms;

               (3) all parties will be considered to have drafted this Agreement together, with the benefit
of counsel, and no provision will be strictly construed against any Person by reason of having
drafted such provision;

               (4) the word “include” and its derivations means to include without limitation;

               (5) use of terms that imply gender will include all genders;

               (6) defined terms will have their meanings in the plural and singular case;

               (7) reference to Sections, Schedules, and Exhibits, if any, is to the Sections, Schedules, and
Exhibits to this Agreement;

               (8) the headings in this Agreement are for convenience and reference only and are not part of
the substance of this Agreement;

               (9) the word “will” will not be deemed to be a mere prediction of future occurrences; and

               (10) any provisions of this Agreement pertaining to the voting of shares of Voting Securities
will apply equally to actions to be taken without a meeting by written consent.

     Section 12. Expenses. As promptly as practicable after the date hereof but in no
event later than March 13, 2009, the Company will reimburse TRT for one-half of its expenses
incurred in connection with the Proxy Solicitation, the Demand, the Delaware Litigation, the
preparation of this Agreement, and other related matters, up to a maximum aggregate reimbursement
of $200,000.

     Section 13. TRT Liability. TRT will be liable for any breach by any TRT Controlled
Party, any Permitted Recipient, any TRT Nominee, any non-voting advisory or emeritus director
appointed pursuant to Section 1(o) or of any Representative of any of the foregoing of his
or its obligations under this Agreement.

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     Section 14. No Waiver; Amendment. Any waiver by any party of a breach of any
provision of this Agreement will not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach
of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Agreement. The failure of a
party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions will
not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict
adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended and the
provisions of this Agreement waived only by a written instrument duly executed by the parties or
their respective successors or assigns.

     Section 15. Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any right, interest or
obligation hereunder may be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the
other parties hereto, and any attempt to do so will be void. Subject to the preceding sentence,
all the terms and provisions of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and will be enforceable
by the successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

     Section 16. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the confidentiality
agreement, dated as of January 30, 2009 by and between TRT and the Company, contain the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no
prior written or prior or contemporaneous oral restrictions, agreements, promises, representations,
warranties, covenants, or other undertakings other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement
and in such confidentiality agreement.

     Section 17. Notices. All notices, demands, and other communications to be given or
delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement must be in writing and will be
deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b)
upon sending if sent by electronic mail or facsimile, with electronic confirmation of sending,
provided, however, that a copy is sent on the same day by registered mail, return receipt
requested, in each case to the appropriate mailing and electronic mail or facsimile addresses set
forth below; (c) one day after being sent by nationally recognized overnight carrier to the
addresses set forth below; or (d) when actually delivered if sent by any other method that results
in delivery (with written confirmation of receipt):

If to the Company:

Gaylord Entertainment Company

One Gaylord Drive

Nashville, Tennessee 37214

Attn: Carter Todd, Esq.

Facsimile: (615) 316-6544

with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

315 Deaderick Street

Suite 2700

Nashville, Tennessee 37238

Attn: F. Mitchell Walker, Jr., Esq.

Facsimile: (615) 742-2775

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If to TRT:

TRT Holdings, Inc.

600 E. Las Colinas Blvd.

Suite 1900

Irving, Texas 75039

Attn: James D. Caldwell, Esq.

          Michael G. Smith, Esq.

Facsimile: (214) 283-8501

with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

2200 Ross Avenue

Suite 2800

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attn: Glen J. Hettinger

Facsimile: (214) 855-8200

     in each case, or to such other address as the Person to whom notice is given may have
previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.

     Section 18. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Forum. This Agreement, and any claims
arising out of, relating to or associated with this Agreement will be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to the conflict of
laws principles or any other principle that could require the application of the laws of any other
jurisdiction. Each of the parties (a) agrees that, subject to Section 19, it will not
bring any suit, action or proceeding arising out of, relating to or associated with this Agreement
in any court other than the federal or state courts of the States of Delaware, Tennessee and Texas,
(b) in the event of the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding brought by another party to
this Agreement in one of the jurisdictions specified in the preceding clause (a), consents
to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the federal or state courts in the state in which
such suit, action or proceeding is brought, (c) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat
such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and (d)
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
that (1) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (2)
the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (3) this Agreement, or the subject
matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

     Section 19. Arbitration.

          (a) In the event that TRT alleges any material breach of this Agreement by the Company, the
determination of whether such material breach has occurred or whether such material breach has been
cured within 30 days following written notice thereof to the Company will be made by binding
arbitration as set forth in this Section 19. Unless the parties mutually

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agree otherwise, such arbitration will be conducted in Wilmington, Delaware under the American
Arbitration Association Commercial Arbitration Rules with Expedited Procedures in effect on the
date of this Agreement, except as modified by this Section 19. There will be a single
arbitrator appointed in accordance with Rule E-4 of the Commercial Arbitration Rules, unless the
parties agree otherwise.

          (b) There will be no substantive motions or discovery, except that the arbitrator may
authorize such discovery to the extent necessary to ensure a fair hearing.

          (c) The arbitrator will apply the laws of the State of Delaware and will enter a judgment only
on the issues of whether a material breach of this Agreement has occurred and, if so, whether such
material breach has been cured within 30 days following written notice thereof to the Company. The
arbitrator will not have the power to award any other remedy or judgment, including any other
remedy or judgment that could be awarded by a court of law in any court having jurisdiction
pursuant to Section 18. The award rendered by arbitration will be final and binding upon
the parties hereto, and final judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction pursuant to Section 18 of this Agreement.

          (d) Each party will bear its own expenses with respect to arbitration and the parties will
share equally the fees and expenses of the American Arbitration Association and the arbitrator.

     Section 20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which will be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.

     Section 21. No Admission. Nothing contained herein will constitute an admission by
any party of liability or wrongdoing.

     Section 22. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
such provision to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement, or the application
of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid
or unenforceable, will remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired, or
invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such
determination, the parties will negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and
equitable substitute provision to effect the original intent of the parties.

     Section 23. Further Assurances. Each party agrees that it will execute and provide,
at the request of the other party, any and all such other documents or other written instruments as
may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.

     Section 24. Third Party Beneficiaries. Unless otherwise specifically set forth in
this Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement will create any rights in, or be deemed to have
been executed for the benefit of, any Person that is not a party hereto or a successor or permitted
assignee of such party.

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	GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

 	 
	By:  	/s/ Colin V. Reed
 	 
	 	Name:  	Colin V. Reed
 	 
	 	Title:  	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 
	TRT HOLDINGS, INC.

 	 
	By:  	/s/ James D. Caldwell
 	 
	 	Name:  	James D. Caldwell 	 
	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 

[Signature page to Settlement Agreement]

 

 

Schedule A

A&R Rights Agreement

Filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on March 10, 2009.

 

 

Schedule B

Board/Committee Appointments

Executive Committee

Chief Executive Officer of the Company

Lead Director

Robert B. Rowling (or if not then a director of the Company, another TRT Nominee)

Two Independent directors

Human Resources Committee

Robert B. Rowling (or if not then a director of the Company, another TRT Nominee)

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

David W. Johnson, or another TRT Nominee

Conflicts Committee

Three Independent directors (excluding any TRT Nominee)

 

 

Schedule C

Gaylord Entertainment Company and TRT Holdings Inc.

Settle Proxy Contest

Filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on March 10, 2009.

 

 

Schedule D

Beneficial Ownership of Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share,

of Gaylord Entertainment Company (“Common Stock”)

     As of the date of the Settlement Agreement, TRT, together with all TRT Controlled Parties, has
the sole power to vote the number of shares of Common Stock as set forth in the table below and
such shares of Common Stock constitute all of the Voting Securities of the Company Beneficially
Owned by TRT and the TRT Controlled Parties.

	 	 	 
	Name	 	Number of Shares
	TRT
	 	6,131,930

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