Entertainment Properties Trust Announces Common and Preferred Shares Dividends

Entertainment Properties Trust

today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share for its common shares for the fourth quarter of 2011. The dividend is payable January 16, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 30, 2011. This dividend represents an annualized dividend of $2.80 per common share. The Company also declared dividends on its three outstanding issues of preferred stock: * 5.75% Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred (NYSE:EPRprC) dividend of $0.359375 per share payable January 16, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 30, 2011 * 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred (NYSE:EPRprD) dividend of $0.4609375 per share payable January 16, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 30, 2011 * 9.00% Series E Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares (NYSE:EPRprE) dividend of $0.5625 per share payable January 16, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 30, 2011