The Keg Royalties Income Fund Announces Quarterly Sales Results

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 7, 2009) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S. The Keg Royalties Income Fund KEG(the "Fund") and Keg Restaurants Ltd. ("KRL") today announced sales results for the 13 and 26-week periods ended June 28, 2009. Keg Restaurants Ltd.'s total system sales for the 13 weeks ended June 28, 2009 were $110.5 million compared to $112.1 million for the 13 weeks ended June 29, 2008, a decrease of $1.6 million or 1.5%. For the 26-week period ended June 28, 2009, The Keg's total system sales were $233.2 million compared to $223.8 million for the 26-week period ended June 29, 2008, an increase of $9.4 million or 4.2%. Royalty Pool sales increased by 0.1% to $107.8 million for the quarter, and by 4.3% to $228.7 million for the six-month period. These increased sales reflect the very successful new Keg restaurants which were added to the Royalty Pool on January 1, 2009. The Keg's same store sales (sales of restaurants that operated during the entire period of both the current and prior years) decreased by 6.9% in Canada and by 15.7% in the United States for the 13-week period ended June 29, 2009, and decreased by 4.2% in Canada and by 10.2% in the United States for the 26-week period ended June 29, 2008. After translating the sales of the U.S. restaurants into their Canadian dollar equivalent, consolidated same store sales decreased by 6.5% for the 13-week period and by 2.9% for the 26-week period. The average exchange rate moved from 1.01 to 1.16 in the comparable 13-week period, and from 1.01 to 1.21 in the comparable 26-week period, significantly increasing the Canadian dollar equivalent of the U.S. restaurant sales. "The impact of the recession on the casual dining industry is well documented, and The Keg has not been completely unaffected," said David Aisenstat, President and CEO of Keg Restaurants Ltd. "However, The Keg has demonstrated a long history of success in both good and bad economic times. We view the current economic climate as an opportunity to focus on what has made The Keg successful for over 37 years; we believe that by staying true to our brand, we will emerge from the recession in a stronger position relative to our competitors. For Fund unitholders, Royalty Pool sales have continued to grow and continue to provide consistent distributions, month after month." Vancouver-based Keg Restaurants Ltd. is the leading operator and franchisor of steakhouse restaurants in Canada and has a substantial presence in select regional markets in the United States. Keg Restaurants Ltd. continues to operate The Keg restaurant system and expand that system through the addition of both corporate and franchised Keg steakhouses. The Keg has been named one of the "50 Best Employers in Canada" for the past seven years by the Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine. For information on our brand, visit www.kegsteakhouse.com. This press release may contain or refer to certain "forward looking" statements reflecting the Fund's business, operations and financial condition. These forward looking statements are based on assumptions that management of the Fund believe to be reasonable. However, investors are cautioned that all forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expected or projected, including changes in the foodservice market, competitive developments, potential downturns in economic conditions generally and currency fluctuations. The foregoing list is not exhaustive and additional information on these and other potential factors that could affect the Fund's financial results are detailed in documents filed from time to time with the provincial securities commissions in Canada. The Fund undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, which may be made only by means of the prospectus, nor shall there be any sale of the Fund units in any state, province or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state, province or jurisdiction. The Keg Royalties Income Fund units have not been, and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an application for exemption from the registration requirement under U.S. securities laws. The Trustees of the Fund have approved the contents of this press release.