For Immediate Release Toronto Stock Exchange: BPF.UN
BOSTON PIZZA INTERNATIONAL INC. DECLARES DIVIDENDS
VANCOUVER, B.C. December 13,
2012 – Boston Pizza International Inc. (“BPI”) announced today that it has declared and
paid dividends in the aggregate amount of $22.8 million to its shareholders of
record. These dividends were paid out of
BPI’s available working capital. BPI is
a privately held company and licensee of the Boston Pizza trade marks from the
Boston Pizza Royalties Limited Partnership (“BPRLP”).
These dividends declared and paid
by BPI are separate and distinct from any distributions declared by Boston
Pizza Royalties Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX:BPF.UN) to unitholders of the
Fund. BPI currently holds an 11.2% interest in the Fund on a fully diluted
basis indirectly through its interest in BPRLP.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund
Jordan Holm - Vice President of Investor Relations
Tel: 604-303-6083
investorrelations(at)bostonpizza.com
www.bpincomefund.com
® Boston Pizza Royalties Limited Partnership. All Boston Pizza registered Canadian trade-marks and unregistered Canadian trade-marks containing the words "Boston", "BP", and/or "Pizza" are trade-marks owned by the Boston Pizza Royalties Limited Partnership and licensed by the Boston Pizza Royalties Limited Partnership to Boston Pizza International Inc.
© Boston Pizza International Inc. 2012