Entertainment Properties Trust Acquires New Properties for $52 Million

Business Wire, Dec 6, 2005

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE:EPR), today announced the acquisition of four megaplex properties leased to Regal Cinemas in California, a build-to-suit project in Montana for Signature Theatres as well as the acquisition of the Mad River Ski Resort in Ohio.

The four theatres are all state-of-the-art stadium-styled cinemas and contain 46 screens and approximately 10,000 seats, collectively. The theatres are operated by Regal Entertainment Group, and are located in Fresno, Modesto, Arroyo Grande, and Auburn, California.

Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) is the largest motion picture exhibitor in the world. The Company's theatre circuit, comprising Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres and Edwards Theatres operates 6,273 screens in 558 locations in 40 states.

In addition, a build-to-suit megaplex development is underway in Kalispell, Montana, with 14 screens and 2,000 seats. It will be leased on an absolute net basis to Signature Theatres and is expected to open in 2006.

David Brain, CEO of Entertainment Properties Trust, commented: "We are pleased to extend our theatre industry dominance into new geographic markets. Each of the four Regal Cinema theatres is either number one or number two in its market, like most of the properties in our portfolio, so they are an excellent fit. The Signature property services a growing need in the Montana market, and we are confident it will be equally successful."

The company also announced the acquisition of the Mad River Ski Resort for $11 million. With more than 20 trails, a 300-foot vertical drop, a snowboarding terrain park and 100 percent snowmaking capability with the largest snowmaking system in Ohio, Mad River offers the Columbus and Dayton markets a unique regional amenity that serves the growing demand for skiing and snowboarding as an everyday recreational experience. Mad River is the number one daily destination ski resort in Ohio.

Peak Resorts, based in Wildwood, Missouri, will operate the resort under a long-term absolute net lease. Peak Resorts, a leading operator of daily destination ski resorts, operates resorts in Missouri, Ohio, New Hampshire and Indiana.

"This investment meets the fundamentals we look for in a destination property acquisition," said Brain. "This outstanding property represents a valuable addition to our portfolio of destination properties that offer a standard-setting experience for customers."

Entertainment Properties Trust is the only publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the acquisition of high-quality real estate assets leased to leading location-based entertainment and recreation operators. Since November of 1997, EPR has acquired more than $1.2 billion of properties. The Company's common shares of beneficial interest trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EPR. Entertainment Properties Trust, 30 W. Pershing Road, Suite 201, Kansas City, Missouri 64108; 888/EPR-REIT; fax: 816/472-5794. The Company Web site is www.eprkc.com.

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