First Amendment to Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, RIDA Aurora, LLC, Aurora Convention Center Hotel Partners, LLC, and AREG Aurora CCH, LLC, dated December 31, 2018

Exhibit 2.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of December 31, 2018, is entered into by and among Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”); RIDA Aurora, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RIDA Entity,”); Aurora Convention Center Hotel Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”) and AREG Aurora CCH, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AREG”), as a Seller Affiliate. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

A.    Purchaser, RIDA Entity, Seller and AREG are parties to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2018 (the “Agreement”).

B.    Pursuant to Section 9.6 of the Agreement, the Agreement may not be amended except by a written agreement executed by Seller, AREG, RIDA Entity and Purchaser.

C.    Seller, AREG, RIDA Entity and Purchaser desire to amend the Agreement to modify certain timing requirements with respect to the Second Closing.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties, intended to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

Provided that the Initial Closing has occurred hereunder, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Deferred Purchased Interests (the “Second Closing” and together with the Initial Closing, the “Closing”) contemplated by this Agreement will take place at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) on the later of (i) a date to be specified by Purchaser by giving not less than five (5) Business Days prior written notice to Seller, from July 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019 or (ii) the fifth Business Day following the day on which the last of the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in Article VI is satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that, by their nature, may only be satisfied at the Second Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) or at such other time and day as the parties may mutually agree (such date that the Second Closing is to occur, the “Second Closing Date” and together with the Initial Closing Date, the “Closing Date”).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first written above.

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Purchase Agreement]

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Purchase Agreement]