KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) today announced operating results for the
first quarter ended March 31, 2019.
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Total revenue was $164.5 million for the first quarter of 2019,
representing a 6% increase from $155.0 million for the same quarter in
2018. -
Net income available to common shareholders was $59.3 million, or
$0.79 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2019 compared
to $23.5 million, or $0.32 per diluted common share, for the same
quarter in 2018. -
Funds From Operations (FFO) (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the
first quarter of 2019 was $93.1 million, or $1.23 per diluted common
share, compared to $61.0 million, or $0.82 per diluted common share,
for the same quarter in 2018. -
FFO as adjusted (FFOAA) (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the first
quarter of 2019 was $102.6 million, or $1.36 per diluted common share,
compared to $94.0 million, or $1.26 per diluted common share, for the
same quarter in 2018, representing an 8% increase in per share results.
“We are pleased with the sustained momentum demonstrated by our first
quarter results,“ stated Company President and CEO Greg Silvers. “We
continue to source additional growth opportunities consistent with our
focus on experiential activities which play directly into the Company’s
differentiated and deep expertise. With the expected payoff of the
mortgage associated with the Schlitterbahn water parks, we are
well-positioned with additional capital for reinvestment. As we further
expand, we will adhere to our core underwriting principles as we seek
both accretive initial returns and growth in yield.”
Portfolio Update
The Company’s investment portfolio (excluding property under
development) consisted of the following at March 31, 2019:
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The Entertainment segment included investments in 157 megaplex theatre
properties, seven entertainment retail centers (which include seven
additional megaplex theatre properties) and 11 family entertainment
centers. The Company’s portfolio of owned entertainment properties
consisted of 13.7 million square feet and was 99% leased, including
megaplex theatres that were 100% leased. -
The Recreation segment included investments in 12 ski areas, 20
attractions, 34 golf entertainment complexes and 13 other recreation
facilities. The Company’s portfolio of owned recreation properties was
100% leased. -
The Education segment included investments in 56 public charter
schools, 69 early education centers and 15 private schools. The
Company’s portfolio of owned education properties consisted of 4.6
million square feet and was 98% leased. -
The Other segment consisted primarily of the land under ground lease,
property under development and land held for development related to
the Resorts World Catskills project in Sullivan County, New York.
The Company’s combined owned portfolio consisted of 22.4 million square
feet and was 99% leased. As of March 31, 2019, the Company also had a
total of $315.2 million invested in property under development.
Investment Update
The Company’s investment spending for the three months ended March 31,
2019 totaled $174.6 million, and included investments in each of its
operating segments:
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Entertainment investment spending during the three months ended
March 31, 2019 totaled $117.9 million, including spending on the
acquisition of five megaplex theatres totaling $93.3 million,
build-to-suit development and redevelopment of megaplex theatres,
entertainment retail centers and family entertainment centers. -
Recreation investment spending during the three months ended March 31,
2019 totaled $44.2 million, including spending on build-to-suit
development of golf entertainment complexes and attractions. -
Education investment spending during the three months ended March 31,
2019 totaled $12.3 million, including spending on build-to-suit
development and redevelopment of public charter schools, early
education centers and private schools. -
Other investment spending during the three months ended March 31, 2019
totaled $0.2 million, and was related to the Resorts World Catskills
project in Sullivan County, New York.
Capital Recycling
During the first quarter of 2019, pursuant to tenant purchase options,
the Company completed the sale of two public charter schools located in
Florida and North Carolina for net proceeds totaling $23.3 million. In
connection with these sales, the Company recognized a gain on sale of
$5.4 million.
During the first quarter of 2019, the Company completed the sale of one
recreation property and four education properties for net proceeds
totaling $14.4 million and recognized a net gain on sale of $0.9 million.
Disposition proceeds totaled $37.7 million for the first quarter of
2019. Additionally, the Company expects the payoff of the mortgages
associated with the Schlitterbahn waterparks of approximately $190.0
million during the second quarter.
Balance Sheet Update
Excluding prepayment penalties from earnings, the Company had a net debt
to adjusted EBITDA ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) of 5.7x at
March 31, 2019. The Company had $11.1 million of unrestricted cash on
hand and $70.0 outstanding balance under its $1.0 billion unsecured
revolving credit facility at March 31, 2019.
During the quarter, the Company issued 1,059,656 common shares under its
Direct Share Purchase Plan (DSPP) for net proceeds of $78.6 million.
Dividend Information
The Company declared regular monthly cash dividends during the first
quarter of 2019 totaling $1.125 per common share. This dividend
represents an annualized dividend of $4.50 per common share, an increase
of 4.2% over the prior year, and is the Company’s ninth consecutive year
with a significant annual dividend increase.
The Company also declared first quarter cash dividends of $0.359375 per
share on its 5.75% Series C cumulative convertible preferred shares,
$0.5625 per share on its 9.00% Series E cumulative convertible preferred
shares and $0.359375 per share on its 5.75% Series G cumulative
redeemable preferred shares.
2019 Guidance
The Company’s updated 2019 guidance for net income per diluted share is
$3.10 to $3.30. The Company is increasing its guidance for 2019 FFO as
adjusted per diluted share to a range of $5.30 to $5.50 and confirming
its 2019 investment spending guidance of a range of $600.0 million to
$800.0 million. The Company is increasing its 2019 expected disposition
proceeds to a range of $300.0 million to $400.0 million from a range of
$100.0 million to $200.0 million.
FFO as adjusted guidance for 2019 is based on FFO per diluted share of
$4.91 to $5.06 adjusted for estimated transaction costs, termination
fees related to public charter schools, deferred income tax expense and
the impact of Series C and Series E dilution. FFO per diluted share is
based on a net income per diluted share range of $3.10 to $3.30 less
estimated gain on sale of real estate of a range of $0.29 to $0.34 and
the impact of Series C and Series E dilution of $0.05, plus estimated
real estate depreciation of $2.11 and allocated share of joint venture
depreciation of $0.04 (in accordance with the NAREIT definition of FFO).
Quarterly Supplemental
The Company’s supplemental information package for the first quarter
ended March 31, 2019 is available on the Company’s website at http://investors.eprkc.com/earnings-supplementals.
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| Consolidated Statements of Income | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data) | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||
| Rental revenue | $ | 150,723 | $ | 132,924 | ||||||
| Other income | 344 | 630 | ||||||||
| Mortgage and other financing income | 13,475 | 21,414 | ||||||||
| Total revenue | 164,542 | 154,968 | ||||||||
| Property operating expense | 15,793 | 7,564 | ||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 12,130 | 12,324 | ||||||||
| Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff | — | 31,943 | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 33,826 | 34,337 | ||||||||
| Transaction costs | 5,123 | 609 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 39,743 | 37,684 | ||||||||
| Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items | 57,927 | 30,507 | ||||||||
| Equity in income from joint ventures | 489 | 51 | ||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate | 6,328 | — | ||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 64,744 | 30,558 | ||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 605 | (1,020 | ) | |||||||
| Net income | 65,349 | 29,538 | ||||||||
| Preferred dividend requirements | (6,034 | ) | (6,036 | ) | ||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties | $ | 59,315 | $ | 23,502 | ||||||
| Per share data attributable to EPR Properties common shareholders: | ||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share data: | ||||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 0.79 | $ | 0.32 | ||||||
| Diluted earnings per share data: | ||||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 0.79 | $ | 0.32 | ||||||
| Shares used for computation (in thousands): | ||||||||||
| Basic | 74,679 | 74,146 | ||||||||
| Diluted | 74,725 | 74,180 | ||||||||
| EPR Properties | |||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||||||
| (Unaudited, dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||
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March 31, 2019 |
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
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Rental properties, net of accumulated depreciation of $920,409 and $883,174 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively |
$ | 5,072,298 | $ | 5,024,057 | |||||||
| Land held for development | 28,080 | 34,177 | |||||||||
| Property under development | 315,237 | 287,546 | |||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 211,299 | — | |||||||||
| Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable | 527,627 | 517,467 | |||||||||
| Investment in direct financing leases, net | 20,616 | 20,558 | |||||||||
| Investment in joint ventures | 35,188 | 34,486 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 11,116 | 5,872 | |||||||||
| Restricted cash | 11,166 | 12,635 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 111,146 | 98,369 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 87,458 | 96,223 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 6,431,231 | $ | 6,131,390 | |||||||
| Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 117,746 | $ | 168,463 | |||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 235,612 | — | |||||||||
| Dividends payable | 34,340 | 32,799 | |||||||||
| Unearned rents and interest | 85,012 | 79,051 | |||||||||
| Debt | 3,045,742 | 2,986,054 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | 3,518,452 | 3,266,367 | |||||||||
| Total equity | $ | 2,912,779 | $ | 2,865,023 | |||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 6,431,231 | $ | 6,131,390 | |||||||
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| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures | |||||||||
| (Unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data) | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||
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FFO: (A) |
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| Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties | $ | 59,315 | $ | 23,502 | |||||
| Gain on sale of real estate | (6,328 | ) | — | ||||||
| Real estate depreciation and amortization | 39,514 | 37,464 | |||||||
| Allocated share of joint venture depreciation | 555 | 58 | |||||||
| FFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties | $ | 93,056 | $ | 61,024 | |||||
| FFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties | $ | 93,056 | $ | 61,024 | |||||
| Add: Preferred dividends for Series C preferred shares | 1,939 | — | |||||||
| Add: Preferred dividends for Series E preferred shares | 1,939 | — | |||||||
| Diluted FFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties | $ | 96,934 | $ | 61,024 | |||||
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FFOAA: (A) |
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| FFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties | $ | 93,056 | $ | 61,024 | |||||
| Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff | — | 31,943 | |||||||
| Transaction costs | 5,123 | 609 | |||||||
| Termination fee included in gain on sale | 5,001 | — | |||||||
| Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | (609 | ) | 428 | ||||||
| FFOAA available to common shareholders of EPR Properties | $ | 102,571 | $ | 94,004 | |||||
| FFOAA available to common shareholders of EPR Properties | $ | 102,571 | $ | 94,004 | |||||
| Add: Preferred dividends for Series C preferred shares | 1,939 | 1,940 | |||||||
| Add: Preferred dividends for Series E preferred shares | 1,939 | 1,939 | |||||||
| Diluted FFOAA available to common shareholders of EPR Properties | $ | 106,449 | $ | 97,883 | |||||
| FFO per common share: | |||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.25 | $ | 0.82 | |||||
| Diluted | 1.23 | 0.82 | |||||||
| FFOAA per common share: | |||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.37 | $ | 1.27 | |||||
| Diluted | 1.36 | 1.26 | |||||||
| Shares used for computation (in thousands): | |||||||||
| Basic | 74,679 | 74,146 | |||||||
| Diluted | 74,725 | 74,180 | |||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted EPS | 74,725 | 74,180 | |||||||
| Effect of dilutive Series C preferred shares | 2,145 | 2,098 | |||||||
| Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding-diluted Series C | 76,870 | 76,278 | |||||||
| Effect of dilutive Series E preferred shares | 1,622 | 1,598 | |||||||
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Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding-diluted Series C and Series E |
78,492 | 77,876 | |||||||
| Other financial information: | |||||||||
| Straight-lined rental revenue | $ | 2,414 | $ | 1,874 | |||||
| Dividends per common share | $ | 1.125 | $ | 1.080 | |||||
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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 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 is provided here as a supplemental measure to GAAP net income available to common shareholders and earnings per share. Pursuant to the definition of FFO by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, the Company calculates FFO as net income available to common shareholders, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains and losses from disposition of real estate and impairment losses on real estate, 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. The Company has calculated FFO for all periods presented in accordance with this definition. In addition to FFO, the Company presents FFO as adjusted (FFOAA). Management believes it is useful to provide FFOAA as a supplemental measure to GAAP net income available to common shareholders and earnings per share. FFOAA is FFO plus costs (gain) associated with loan refinancing or payoff, transaction costs, severance expense, litigation settlement expense, preferred share redemption costs, termination fees associated with tenants’ exercises of education properties buy-out options, impairment of direct financing lease (allowance for lease loss portion) and provision for loan losses, and by subtracting gain on early extinguishment of debt, gain on insurance recovery and deferred tax benefit (expense). FFO and FFOAA are non-GAAP financial measures. FFO and FFOAA do not represent cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP and are not indicative that cash flows are adequate to fund all cash needs and are 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 or FFOAA the same way so comparisons of each of these non-GAAP measures with other REITs may not be meaningful. |
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The conversion of the 5.75% Series C cumulative convertible preferred
shares and the 9.00% Series E cumulative convertible preferred shares
would be dilutive to FFO and FFOAA per share for the three months ended
March 31, 2019. Therefore, the additional 2.1 million common shares and
1.6 million common shares that would result from the conversion and the
corresponding add-back of the preferred dividends declared on those
shares are included in the calculation of diluted FFO per share and
diluted FFOAA per share for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
The effect of the conversion of the 5.75% Series C cumulative
convertible preferred shares and the 9.00% Series E cumulative
convertible preferred shares do not result in more dilution to per share
results and are therefore not included in the calculation of diluted FFO
per share data for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The conversion
of the 5.75% Series C cumulative convertible preferred shares and the
9.00% Series E cumulative convertible preferred shares would be dilutive
to FFOAA per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Therefore,
the additional 2.1 million and 1.6 million common shares that would
result from the conversion and the corresponding add-back of the
preferred dividends declared on those shares are included in the
calculation of diluted FFOAA per share for the three months ended March
31, 2018.
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio is a supplemental measure derived from
non-GAAP financial measures the Company uses to evaluate its capital
structure and the magnitude of its debt against its operating
performance. The Company believes that investors commonly use versions
of this ratio in a similar manner. In addition, financial institutions
use versions of this ratio in connection with debt agreements to set
pricing and covenant limitations. The Company’s method of calculating
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio may be different from methods used by
other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.
Reconciliations of debt and net income (both reported in accordance with
GAAP) to Net Debt, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA, and Net Debt to Adjusted
EBITDA Ratio (each of which is a non-GAAP financial measure) are
included in the following tables (unaudited, in thousands):
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Net Debt: (B) |
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| Debt | $ | 3,045,742 | $ | 3,131,437 | ||||||||
| Deferred financing costs, net | 32,838 | 28,558 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | (11,116 | ) | (24,514 | ) | ||||||||
| Net Debt | $ | 3,067,464 | $ | 3,135,481 | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
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EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA: |
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| Net income | $ | 65,349 | $ | 29,538 | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 33,826 | 34,337 | ||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (605 | ) | 1,020 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 39,743 | 37,684 | ||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate | (6,328 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff | — | 31,943 | ||||||||||
| Equity in income from joint ventures | (489 | ) | (51 | ) | ||||||||
| EBITDAre (for the quarter) (C) | $ | 131,496 | $ | 134,471 | ||||||||
| Transaction costs | 5,123 | 609 | ||||||||||
| Prepayment fees | (900 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (for the quarter) | $ | 135,719 | $ | 135,080 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (1) (D) | $ | 542,876 | $ | 540,320 | ||||||||
| Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Ratio | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||||||||||
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Net Debt represents debt (reported in accordance with GAAP) adjusted to exclude deferred financing costs, net and reduced for cash and cash equivalents. By excluding deferred financing costs, net and reducing debt for cash and cash equivalents on hand, the result provides an estimate of the contractual amount of borrowed capital to be repaid, net of cash available to repay it. The Company believes this calculation constitutes a beneficial supplemental non-GAAP financial disclosure to investors in understanding our financial condition. The Company’s method of calculating Net Debt may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. |
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NAREIT developed EBITDAre as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of REITs, independent of a company’s capital structure, to provide a uniform basis to measure the enterprise value of a company. Pursuant to the definition of EBITDAre by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, the Company calculates EBITDAre as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding interest expense (net), income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, gains and losses from disposition of real estate, impairment losses on real estate, costs (gain) associated with loan refinancing or payoff and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and other affiliates. |
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Management provides EBITDAre herein because it believes this information is useful to investors as a supplemental performance measure as it can help facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and with other REITs. EBITDAre does not represent cash flow 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 or cash flows or liquidity as defined by GAAP. |
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Management uses Adjusted EBITDA in its analysis of the performance of the business and operations of the Company. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it excludes various items that management believes are not indicative of operating performance, and that it is an informative measure to use in computing various financial ratios to evaluate the Company. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDAre (defined above) excluding gain on insurance recovery, severance expense, litigation settlement expense, impairment of direct financing lease (allowance for lease loss portion), the provision for loan losses, transaction costs and prepayment fees, and which is then multiplied by four to get an annual amount. |
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The Company’s method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance under GAAP, does not represent cash generated from operations as defined by GAAP and is not indicative of cash available to fund all cash needs, including distributions. This measure should not be considered as an alternative to net income for the purpose of evaluating the Company’s performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. |
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About EPR Properties
EPR Properties is a specialty real estate investment trust (REIT) that
invests in properties in select market segments which require unique
industry knowledge, while offering the potential for stable and
attractive returns. Our total investments are nearly $7.0 billion and
our primary investment segments are Entertainment, Recreation and
Education. We adhere to rigorous underwriting and investing criteria
centered on key industry and property level cash flow standards. We
believe our focused niche approach provides a competitive advantage, and
the potential for higher growth and better yields.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
With the exception of historical information, certain statements
contained or incorporated by reference herein may contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of 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”), such as those pertaining to our acquisition or
disposition of properties, our capital resources, future expenditures
for development projects, expected dividend payments, and our results of
operations and financial condition. Forward-looking statements
involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely on them
as predictions of actual events. There is no assurance the events
or circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur.
You can identify forward-looking statements by use of words such as
“will be,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “may,” “expect,” “hope,”
“anticipate,” “goal,” “forecast,” “pipeline,” “estimates,” “offers,”
“plans,” “would” or other similar expressions or other comparable terms
or discussions of strategy, plans or intentions contained or
incorporated by reference herein. While references to commitments
for investment spending are based on present commitments and agreements
of the Company, we cannot provide assurance that these transactions will
be completed on satisfactory terms. In addition, references to
our budgeted amounts and guidance are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements necessarily are dependent on assumptions, data or methods
that may be incorrect or imprecise. 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.
Contacts
EPR Properties
Brian Moriarty, 888-EPR-REIT
www.eprkc.com
