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Boston Pizza International Files Notice of Intention to Sell Up to 1,311,859 Units of Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund

February 09, 2006

For Immediate Release                                                                           Toronto Stock Exchange: BPF.UN

BOSTON PIZZA INTERNATIONAL FILES NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL UP TO 1,311,859 UNITS OF BOSTON PIZZA ROYALTIES INCOME FUND

VANCOUVER, BC, (February 9, 2006) - Boston Pizza International Inc. ("BPI") announced today that it has filed with securities regulatory authorities a notice of intention to sell up to 1,311,859 units of Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (TSX:  BPF.UN) (the “Fund”).  BPI may commence selling these units on or about February 17, 2006.

BPI currently holds securities convertible into 4,061,034 units of the Fund, or 29.54% of the outstanding units of the Fund on a fully diluted basis. Upon completion of the proposed sale there will be 10,996,700 outstanding public Fund units and 13,745,875 outstanding units on a fully diluted basis.  BPI will hold securities convertible into 2,749,175 units of the Fund, or a 20% interest in the Fund.  BPI has agreed to retain a minimum 20% interest in the Fund until such time as there are 275 Boston Pizza restaurants open and included in the restaurant royalty pool.   

The Fund is a limited purpose, open-ended trust established under the laws of British Columbia to acquire indirectly certain trade marks and trade names used by BPI in its Boston Pizza restaurants in Canada.  The trade marks are licensed to BPI for 99 years for which BPI pays the Fund 4% of franchise revenues of royalty pooled restaurants.  In 2005 there were 195 restaurants in the royalty pool.  Effective January 1, 2006, there are 226 royalty pool restaurants. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund
Jordan Holm - Vice President of Investor Relations
Tel: 604-303-6083

www.bpincomefund.com

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