SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2002 ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST ------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland 1-13561 43-1790877 -------------------- ------------------------ --------------------- (State of Formation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number) 30 W. Pershing Road, Suite 201 Kansas City, Missouri 64108 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (816) 472-1700 --------------------------------------------------------- (Registrants' telephone number, including area code) Not applicable -------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits Exhibit 99.1 Article issued May 17, 2002 ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated into this Item 9 by reference, is an article issued by Dow Jones on Entertainment Properties Trust ("EPR") dated May 17, 2002. The information supplied by the Company to the author of the article has been previously disclosed by the Company under Regulation FD of the Securities and Exchange Commission. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST By /s/ Gregory K. Silvers ---------------------------------------- Gregory K. Silvers, Esq., Vice President and Secretary May 17, 2002 2 EXHIBIT 99.1 ARTICLE ISSUED MAY 17, 2002