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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Peterson Mark Alan   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EPR PROPERTIES [EPR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 909 WALNUT, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/21/2013 (Street) KANSAS CITY, MO 64106 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 02/21/2013   J(1)   0 (1) A $ 0 (1) 45,526 (1) I Jill J Peterson and Mark A Peterson TTEES, Jill J Peterson Rev Trust U/T/A dtd 03/01/06 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 02/21/2013   A(2)   8,571 (2) A $ 47.21 (2) 34,718 D   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 02/21/2013   A(3)   14,245 (3) A $ 47.21 (3) 48,963 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

$ 47.21

02/21/2013

A(4)

4,449 (4)

01/01/2014

01/01/2024

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

4,449 (4)

$ 47.21

56,062

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Peterson Mark Alan 909 WALNUT SUITE 200 KANSAS CITY, MO 64106			SVP and CFO

Signatures

/s/ Mark A. Peterson		02/22/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares were already reported and do not reflect any change.
(2)	At the election of the Reporting Person, the Common Shares of Beneficial Interest were issued in lieu of a cash bonus and vest in three annual installments, beginning January 1, 2014.
(3)	The Common Shares of Beneficial Interest were granted to the Reporting Person as long-term compensation and vest in four annual installments, beginning January 1, 2014.
(4)	Options vest and become exercisable in four annual installments beginning January 1, 2014.

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