Entertainment Properties Trust Reports Third Quarter Results

~Provides Initial 2011 Guidance~

KANSAS CITY, MO.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE:EPR) today announced operating results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Total revenue was $81.0 million for the third quarter of 2010 compared to $65.4 million for the same quarter in 2009. Net income available to common shareholders was $27.5 million, or $0.58 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2010 compared to net loss available to common shareholders of $66.8 million, or $1.89 per diluted common share, for the same quarter in 2009. Funds From Operations (FFO) for the third quarter of 2010 was $40.7 million, or $0.87 per diluted common share, compared to a FFO loss of $71.2 million, or $2.01 per diluted common share, for the same quarter in 2009.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, total revenue was $231.4 million compared to $192.5 million for the same period in 2009. Net income available to common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $58.0 million, or $1.29 per diluted common share, versus a net loss available to common shareholders of $28.9 million, or $0.83 per diluted common share, for the same period last year. FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $96.2 million, or $2.14 per diluted common share, compared to a FFO loss of $12.1 million, or $0.35 per diluted common share, in the year ago period.

David Brain, President and CEO, commented, "We are pleased to announce another strong quarter for Entertainment Properties Trust. Our actions over the past year have further enhanced our balance sheet allowing us to continue to pursue additional opportunities in movie theatres and public charter schools. Our pipeline of potential investments is deep and we are energized by the opportunity set. We are poised for growth and feel confident in our ability to execute."

A reconciliation of FFO and the items impacting results follow:


(dollars in millions, except per      Three Months Ended September 30,
share amounts)

                                      2010                  2009

                                      Amount    FFO/share   Amount    FFO/share

Impairment charge (1)               $ -       $ -         $ 35.8    $ 1.01

Provision for loan losses             -         -           65.8      1.86

Total charges                         -         -           101.6     2.87

FFO                                   40.7      0.87        (71.2 )   (2.01 )

Add total charges                     -         -           101.6     2.87

FFO as adjusted                     $ 40.7    $ 0.87      $ 30.4    $ 0.86

Dividends declared per common share           $ 0.65                $ 0.65

FFO payout ratio, as adjusted                   75    %               76    %

                                      Nine Months Ended September 30,

                                      2010                  2009

                                      Amount    FFO/share   Amount    FFO/share

Costs associated with loan          $ 15.6      0.35      $ 0.1     $ -
refinancing (2)

Transaction costs                     7.6       0.16        0.2       0.01

Impairment charge (1)                 -         -           35.8      1.03

Provision for loan losses             0.7       0.02        65.8      1.88

Total charges                         23.9      0.53        101.9     2.92

Gain on acquisition                   (8.5  )   (0.19 )     -         -

Net adjustments                       15.4      0.34        101.9     2.92

FFO                                   96.2      2.14        (12.1 )   (0.35 )

Add net adjustments                   15.4      0.34        101.9     2.92

FFO as adjusted                     $ 111.6   $ 2.48      $ 89.8    $ 2.57

Dividends declared per common share           $ 1.95                $ 1.95

FFO payout ratio, as adjusted                   79    %               76    %

(1) The impairment charge is related to City Center in White Plains, New York,
and is included in discontinued
operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. The Company
no longer has any interest in
City Center.

(2) Includes $0.4 million of costs associated with loan refinancing included in
discontinued operations for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010.




Portfolio Highlights

As of September 30, 2010, the Company's real estate portfolio consisted of 107 megaplex theatres (including two joint venture properties) totaling approximately 8.7 million square feet, and restaurant, retail and other destination recreation and specialty properties totaling 4.4 million square feet. The Company also owned 27 public charter schools, and seven vineyards totaling approximately 1,580 acres and nine wineries totaling approximately 840 thousand square feet. In addition, as of September 30, 2010, the Company's real estate mortgage loan portfolio had a carrying value of $305.0 million and included financing provided for entertainment, retail and recreational properties, including ten metropolitan ski areas covering approximately 6,100 acres in six states. At September 30, 2010, the Company's megaplex theatres and public charter schools were 100% occupied, and its overall real estate portfolio was 98% occupied.

Public Charter Schools

The Company is pleased to report that 2010-2011 preliminary enrollments have been submitted. Overall student enrollment stands at 16,689 students, an 8% increase from last year. Additionally, overall capacity increased by 5% with expansions at four schools. Utilization rates have increased from 86% to 89%.

Investment Update

The Company's investment spending in the third quarter totaled $9.6 million bringing the total for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to approximately $320.0 million. The Company's investment activity in the third quarter included the funding of $7.6 million for expansions at three of its existing public charter schools. The expansion properties are located in Florida and Ohio. The public charter school properties are leased under a long-term triple-net master lease and accounted for as a direct financing lease.

Balance Sheet Update

The Company's balance sheet remains strong with a debt to gross assets ratio (i.e. total long-term debt to total assets plus accumulated depreciation) of 37% at September 30, 2010 and no debt maturities through September 2012. Combined unrestricted cash and credit line capacity total $185 million allowing for future growth.

Dividend Information

On September 15, 2010, the Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per common share, which was paid on October 15, 2010 to common shareholders of record on September 30, 2010. This dividend represents an annualized dividend of $2.60 per common share. The Company also declared and paid third quarter cash dividends of $0.4844 per share on the 7.75% Series B Preferred Shares, $0.3594 per share on the 5.75% Series C Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.4609 per share on the 7.375% Series D Preferred Shares and $0.5625 per share on the 9.00% Series E Convertible Preferred Shares.

Guidance Update

The Company is confirming its 2010 guidance of approximately $350 million in investment spending and FFO as adjusted per diluted share of $3.30 to $3.40. Including charges of $0.34 per diluted share related to the Company's unsecured bond offering in the second quarter of 2010, the guidance for FFO per diluted share is $2.96 to $3.06.

The Company is introducing 2011 guidance for FFO per diluted share of $3.40 - $3.60 and 2011 investment spending guidance of approximately $300 million.

Quarterly Supplemental

The Company's supplemental information package for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 is available on the Company's website at www.eprkc.com.


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Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

                 Three Months Ended September   Nine Months Ended September 30,
                 30,

                 2010        2009               2010         2009

Rental revenue   $ 60,960    $ 49,210           $ 174,005    $ 145,339

Tenant             6,489       4,067              18,002       11,478
reimbursements

Other income       235         441                516          2,310

Mortgage and
other              13,300      11,650             38,905       33,392
financing
income

Total revenue      80,984      65,368             231,428      192,519

Property
operating          9,622       5,423              25,736       15,586
expense

Other expense      384         587                864          2,059

General and
administrative     4,076       3,511              13,797       11,796
expense

Interest           19,274      17,595             55,504       49,046
expense, net

Costs
associated         -           -                  15,247       117
with loan
refinancing

Transaction        11          40                 7,646        156
costs

Provision for      -           65,757             700          65,757
loan losses

Depreciation
and                13,464      10,868             38,165       31,596
amortization

Income (loss)
before equity
in income from
joint
ventures, gain     34,153      (38,413 )          73,769       16,406
from
acquisition
and
discontinued
operations

Equity in
income from        706         229                1,362        673
joint ventures

Gain on            -           -                  8,468        -
acquisition

Income (loss)
from             $ 34,859    $ (38,184 )        $ 83,599     $ 17,079
continuing
operations

Discontinued
operations:

Loss from
discontinued       (14    )    (37,178 )          (3,982  )    (42,350 )
operations

Gain (loss) on
sale of real       198         -                  (736    )    -
estate

Net income         35,043      (75,362 )          78,881       (25,271 )
(loss)

Net loss
(income)
attributable       (34    )    16,071             1,791        19,014
to
noncontrolling
interests

Net income
(loss)
attributable
to                 35,009      (59,291 )          80,672       (6,257  )
Entertainment
Properties
Trust

Preferred
dividend           (7,552 )    (7,552  )          (22,655 )    (22,655 )
requirements

Net income
(loss)
available to
common
shareholders     $ 27,457    $ (66,843 )        $ 58,017     $ (28,912 )
of
Entertainment
Properties
Trust

Per share data
attributable
to
Entertainment
Properties
Trust
common
shareholders:

Basic earnings
per share
data:

Income (loss)
from
continuing
operations       $ 0.59      $ (1.29   )        $ 1.36       $ (0.17   )
available
to common
shareholders

Income (loss)
from               -           (0.60   )          (0.06   )    (0.66   )
discontinued
operations

Net income
(loss)
available to     $ 0.59      $ (1.89   )        $ 1.30       $ (0.83   )
common
shareholders

Diluted
earnings per
share data:

Income (loss)
from
continuing
operations       $ 0.58      $ (1.29   )        $ 1.35       $ (0.17   )
available
to common
shareholders

Loss from
discontinued       -           (0.60   )          (0.06   )    (0.66   )
operations

Net income
(loss)
available to     $ 0.58      $ (1.89   )        $ 1.29       $ (0.83   )
common
shareholders

Shares used
for
computation
(in
thousands):

Basic              46,511      35,445             44,757       34,937

Diluted            46,809      35,445             45,037       34,937






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Reconciliation of Net Income Available to Common Shareholders

to Funds From Operations (FFO) (A)

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)

                  Three Months Ended September    Nine Months Ended September
                  30,                             30,

                  2010       2009                 2010       2009

Net income
(loss)
available to
common
shareholders    $ 27,457   $ (66,843 )         $  58,017   $ (28,912 )
of
Entertainment
Properties
Trust

Loss (gain) on
sale of real      (198   )   -                    736        -
estate

Real estate
depreciation      13,334     11,728               39,135     35,804
and
amortization

Allocated
share of joint    81         66                   218        197
venture
depreciation

Noncontrolling    -          (16,118 )            (1,905 )   (19,188 )
interest

FFO available
to common
shareholders
of              $ 40,674   $ (71,167 )         $  96,201   $ (12,099 )
Entertainment
Properties
Trust

FFO per common
share
attributable
to
Entertainment
Properties
Trust:

Basic           $ 0.87     $ (2.01   )         $  2.15     $ (0.35   )

Diluted           0.87       (2.01   )            2.14       (0.35   )

Shares used
for
computation
(in
thousands):

Basic             46,511     35,445               44,757     34,937

Diluted           46,809     35,445               45,037     34,937

Other
financial
information:

Straight-line   $ 426      $ 569               $  1,138    $ 1,568
rental revenue

Dividends per   $ 0.65     $ 0.65              $  1.95     $ 1.95
common share



(A) The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and management provides FFO herein because it believes this information is useful to investors in this regard. FFO is a widely used measure of the operating performance of real estate companies and management believes it is useful to provide it here as a supplemental measure to GAAP net income available to common shareholders and earnings per share. FFO, as defined under the NAREIT definition and presented by us, is net income available to common shareholders, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains and losses from sales of depreciable operating properties, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and other affiliates. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and other affiliates are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure. FFO does not represent cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP and is not indicative that cash flows are adequate to fund all cash needs and is not to be considered an alternative to net income or any other GAAP measure as a measurement of the results of the Company's operations, cash flows or liquidity as defined by GAAP. It should also be noted that not all REITs calculate FFO the same way so comparisons with other REITs may not be meaningful. In addition to FFO, we present FFO as adjusted. Management believes it is useful to provide it here as a supplemental measure to GAAP net income available to common shareholders and earnings per share. FFO as adjusted is FFO plus charges for loan losses, costs associated with loan refinancing, impairments and transaction costs, less gain on acquisitions. FFO as adjusted is a non-GAAP financial measure. FFO as adjusted does not represent cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP and is not indicative that cash flows are adequate to fund all cash needs and is not to be considered an alternative to net income or any other GAAP measure as a measurement of the results of the Company's operations, cash flows or liquidity as defined by GAAP.

The additional 1.9 million common shares that would result from the conversion of the Company's 5.75% Series C cumulative convertible preferred shares and the additional 1.6 million common shares that would result from the conversion of the Company's 9.00% Series E cumulative convertible preferred shares and the corresponding add-back of the preferred dividends declared on those shares are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share and FFO per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 because the effect is anti-dilutive.


ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)

                                          As of                As of

                                          September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009

                                          (unaudited)

Assets

Rental properties, net of accumulated     $ 2,020,424          $ 1,854,629
depreciation of $286,392

and $258,638 at September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009,

respectively;

Land held for development                   184,457              4,457

Property under development                  7,671                8,272

Mortgage notes and related accrued          304,955              522,880
interest receivable, net

Investment in a direct financing lease,     225,187              169,850
net

Investment in joint ventures                19,334               4,080

Cash and cash equivalents                   14,860               23,138

Restricted cash                             21,253               12,857

Intangible assets, net                      35,642               6,727

Deferred financing costs, net               21,379               12,136

Accounts receivable, net                    36,364               30,727

Notes and related accrued interest          5,152                7,898
receivable, net

Other assets                                25,573               23,081

Total assets                              $ 2,922,251          $ 2,680,732

Liabilities and Equity

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $ 44,673             $ 28,411

Dividends payable                           37,800               35,432

Unearned rents and interest                 13,148               7,509

Long-term debt                              1,202,180            1,141,423

Total liabilities                           1,297,801            1,212,775

Entertainment Properties Trust              1,596,403            1,472,862
shareholders' equity

Noncontrolling interests                    28,047               (4,905    )

Equity                                      1,624,450            1,467,957

Total liabilities and equity              $ 2,922,251          $ 2,680,732



About Entertainment Properties Trust

Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE:EPR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that develops, owns, leases, and finances properties for consumer-preferred, high-quality businesses. EPR's investments are guided by a focus on inflection opportunities that are associated with or support enduring uses, excellent executions, attractive economics, and an advantageous market position. The Company's total assets exceed $2.9 billion and include megaplex movie theatres and entertainment retail centers, as well as other destination recreational and specialty investments. Further information is available at www.eprkc.com or from Jon Weis at 888-EPR-REIT or info@eprkc.com.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

With the exception of historical information, certain statements contained or incorporated by reference herein constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The forward-looking statements may refer to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, acquisition or disposition of properties, future expenditures for development projects, capital resources, future financial performance and business. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our future results, financial condition and business may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as "will be," "continue," "hope," "goal," "forecast," "approximates," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "would," "may" or other similar expressions contained or incorporated by reference herein. In addition, references to our budgeted amounts and guidance are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Many of the factors that will determine these items are beyond our ability to control or predict. For further discussion of these factors see "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and, to the extent applicable, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof or the date of any document incorporated by reference herein. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.


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