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Freehold Royalties Ltd. Announces 2012 Fourth Quarter Results and Year-end Reserves

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                    Royalty Interest               Working Interest                 -----------------------------------------------------------                  Developed Undeveloped      Developed        Undeveloped                 -----------------------------------------------------------                   Gross (1)   Gross (1) Gross (1)     Net Gross (1)     Net----------------------------------------------------------------------------Alberta           1,537,959     380,780   111,672   16,793   26,695    5,480Saskatchewan        294,474     199,025    16,703    5,062    7,427    4,417Ontario              88,858     184,834         -        -        -        -British Columbia     84,996      26,571    19,247    1,265    6,131      101Manitoba              6,257       1,584       159       37        -        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total             2,012,544     792,794   147,781   23,157   40,253    9,998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      Total Acreage                 -----------------------------------------------------------                                                   Developed    Undeveloped                 -----------------------------------------------------------                                                    Gross (1)      Gross (1)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Alberta                                            1,649,631        407,475Saskatchewan                                         311,177        206,452Ontario                                               88,858        184,834British Columbia                                     104,243         32,702Manitoba                                               6,416          1,584----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total                                              2,160,325        833,047--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Gross acres are the total number of acres in which we have an interest.(2) The royalties received from the sale of oil, natural gas and potash    produced from the leased mineral title lands are determined by the    individual lease agreements. All but approximately 107,000 gross acres    of our mineral title lands are currently leased to third parties.(3) Mineral title properties owned by a number of third party oil and gas    companies in respect of which gross overriding royalties, varying from    4.7% to 6.5%, have been reserved to Freehold.(4) Title lands are held in perpetuity.(5) Gross overriding royalty lands consist of properties leased by a number    of third party oil and gas companies in respect of which contractual    royalties or net profits interests have been reserved to Freehold.Quarterly Review                                                  2012                            ------------------------------------------------                                     Q4          Q3          Q2          Q1                            ------------------------------------------------FINANCIAL ($000s, except as noted)Revenue, net of royalty expense                         43,832      40,294      34,498      43,036Dividends declared               27,787      27,616      27,399      26,766  Per share ($) (1)                0.42        0.42        0.42        0.42Net income (2)                   13,431      11,975       7,862      13,060  Per share, basic and   diluted ($) (2)                 0.20        0.18        0.12        0.21Cash flow from operating activities                      38,183      36,212      27,402      36,335  Per share ($)                    0.58        0.55        0.42        0.58Funds from operations (3)        31,475      26,272      20,522      25,613  Per share ($) (3)                0.48        0.40        0.31        0.41Dividends paid in shares (DRIP)                           6,672       7,013       6,940       6,789  Average DRIP participation   rate (%) (4)                      24          25          25          26Property and royalty acquisitions (net)                 243      10,789         (99)     49,919Capital expenditures              7,743       9,160       6,598      13,245Long-term debt                   18,000      25,000      23,000      18,000Shares outstanding  Weighted average, basic   (000s)                        66,091      65,677      65,159      62,571  At quarter end (000s)          66,270      65,879      65,440      64,993----------------------------------------------------------------------------OPERATING ($/boe, except as noted)Daily production (boe/d) (5)      9,510       8,654       8,501       8,733  Royalty interest   production (%)                    66          68          76          74Average selling price             51.55       51.71       45.74       54.80Operating netback (3)             44.59       45.59       40.64       49.48Operating expenses                 5.51        5.02        3.96        4.68  Working interest   properties                     16.36       15.47       16.47       17.86Net general and administrative expenses (6)       2.25        1.88        2.13        3.31----------------------------------------------------------------------------BENCHMARK PRICESWTI crude oil (US$/bbl)           88.18       92.22       93.49      102.93Exchange rate (Cdn$/US$)           1.01        1.01        0.99        1.00Edmonton Par crude oil (Cdn$)                           83.99       84.33       83.95       92.18Western Canada Select (WCS) (Cdn$/bbl)                       69.43       69.99       71.29       81.61WTI/Edmonton Par differential ($/bbl)             (4.19)      (7.89)      (9.54)     (10.75)Edmonton Par/WCS differential (Cdn$/bbl)         (14.56)     (14.34)     (12.66)     (10.57)AECO natural gas (Cdn$/Mcf)        3.00        2.19        1.83        2.52----------------------------------------------------------------------------SHARE TRADING PERFORMANCEHigh ($)                          22.45       20.34       19.67       21.59Low ($)                           19.62       17.83       17.25       19.16Close ($)                         22.40       19.76       18.44       19.59Volume (000s)                     7,435       5,656       7,483       8,076--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                  2011                            ------------------------------------------------                                     Q4          Q3          Q2          Q1                            ------------------------------------------------FINANCIAL ($000s, except as noted)Revenue, net of royalty expense                         44,217      34,614      39,560      35,322Dividends declared               25,585      25,322      25,111      24,950  Per share ($) (1)                0.42        0.42        0.42        0.42Net income (2)                   16,033      11,290      16,717      11,219  Per share, basic and   diluted ($) (2)                 0.26        0.19        0.28        0.19Cash flow from operating activities                      32,595      30,255      31,424      24,096  Per share ($)                    0.54        0.50        0.53        0.41Funds from operations (3)        38,245      28,772      33,891      27,322  Per share ($) (3)                0.63        0.48        0.57        0.46Dividends paid in shares (DRIP)                          10,232       8,765       7,798       6,695  Average DRIP participation   rate (%) (4)                      40          35          31          27Property and royalty acquisitions (net)                (195)      7,297          44         321Capital expenditures             10,910       5,537       4,537       4,665Long-term debt                   48,000      51,000      54,000      61,000Shares outstanding  Weighted average, basic   (000s)                        60,811      60,198      59,716      59,343  At quarter end (000s)          61,141      60,492      59,954      59,536----------------------------------------------------------------------------OPERATING ($/boe, except as noted)Daily production (boe/d) (5)      7,773       7,195       7,445       7,490  Royalty interest   production (%)                    74          72          77          76Average selling price             61.90       52.80       57.61       52.51Operating netback (3)             56.56       46.86       53.82       48.96Operating expenses                 5.28        5.43        4.57        3.44  Working interest   properties                     19.91       19.47       19.73       14.32Net general and administrative expenses (6)       2.05        2.16        2.36        3.75----------------------------------------------------------------------------BENCHMARK PRICESWTI crude oil (US$/bbl)           94.06       89.75      102.56       94.02Exchange rate (Cdn$/US$)           0.98        1.02        1.03        1.01Edmonton Par crude oil (Cdn$)                           97.35       91.74      103.07       87.97Western Canada Select (WCS) (Cdn$/bbl)                       85.48       70.63       82.09       70.19WTI/Edmonton Par differential ($/bbl)              3.29        1.99        0.51       (6.05)Edmonton Par/WCS differential (Cdn$/bbl)         (11.87)     (21.11)     (20.98)     (17.78)AECO natural gas (Cdn$/Mcf)        3.47        3.72        3.74        3.77----------------------------------------------------------------------------SHARE TRADING PERFORMANCEHigh ($)                          19.75       21.58       23.28       22.93Low ($)                           14.51       16.04       19.37       19.86Close ($)                         19.41       16.36       19.64       22.75Volume (000s)                     7,114       7,780       5,317       7,921--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Based on the number of shares issued and outstanding at each record    date.(2) Net income and net income per share for the three months ended March 31,    2011 have been restated for revisions made to deferred tax.(3) See Non-GAAP Financial Measures.(4) Average participation in Freehold's DRIP ranged between 24% and 40% over    the past eight quarters and is subject to change at the participants'    discretion.(5) Reported production for a period may include minor adjustments from    previous production periods.(6) Excludes share based and other compensation.Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                 December 31    December 31($000s) (unaudited)                                     2012           2011--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AssetsCurrent assets: Cash                                                  $ 102          $ 164 Accounts receivable                                  23,225         34,763----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      23,327         34,927Deposit on acquisition                                     -          5,000Exploration and evaluation assets                     25,905         25,045Petroleum and natural gas interests                  399,005        363,967----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                   $ 448,237      $ 428,939--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Liabilities and Shareholders' EquityCurrent liabilities: Dividends payable                                   $ 9,278        $ 8,560 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities             12,743         14,883 Current taxes payable                                23,095              - Current portion of share based and other  compensation payable                                 2,108          3,876----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      47,224         27,319Asset retirement obligation                           16,714         14,282Share based and other compensation payable             1,290          1,289Long-term debt                                        18,000         48,000Deferred income tax liability                         49,194         59,163Shareholders' equity: Shareholders' capital                               422,728        323,115 Contributed surplus                                   2,036          1,480 Deficit                                            (108,949)       (45,709)----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                     315,815        278,886----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                   $ 448,237      $ 428,939--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income                                 Three Months Ended              Year ended(unaudited)                             December 31             December 31($000s, except per share and weighted average data)            2012        2011        2012        2011----------------------------------------------------------------------------Revenue:  Royalty income and working   interest sales              $ 45,794    $ 45,304   $ 168,134   $ 157,910  Royalty expense                (1,962)     (1,087)     (6,474)     (4,197)----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                 43,832      44,217     161,660     153,713----------------------------------------------------------------------------Expenses:  Operating                       4,820       3,772      15,598      12,782  General and administrative      1,972       1,468       7,746       7,029  Share based and other   compensation                     999       1,268       2,371       2,190  Interest and financing            421         610       2,235       2,907  Depletion and depreciation     16,372      13,603      64,576      49,251  Accretion of asset   retirement obligation            107          83         381         344  Management fee                  1,072         857       3,808       3,401----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                 25,763      21,661      96,715      77,904----------------------------------------------------------------------------Income before taxes              18,069      22,556      64,945      75,809Income tax:  Current expense                 5,063          80      27,792          80  Deferred expense   (recovery)                      (425)      6,443      (9,175)     20,470----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                  4,638       6,523      18,617      20,550----------------------------------------------------------------------------Net income and comprehensive income                        $ 13,431    $ 16,033    $ 46,328    $ 55,259----------------------------------------------------------------------------Net income per share, basic and diluted                     $ 0.20      $ 0.26      $ 0.71      $ 0.92----------------------------------------------------------------------------Weighted average number of shares:  Basic                      66,090,969  60,811,300  64,880,038  60,021,736  Diluted                    66,194,503  60,886,218  64,979,074  60,093,840----------------------------------------------------------------------------Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                 Three Months Ended              Year ended                                        December 31             December 31($000s) (unaudited)                2012        2011        2012        2011----------------------------------------------------------------------------Operating:  Net income                   $ 13,431    $ 16,033    $ 46,328    $ 55,259  Items not involving cash:    Depletion and     depreciation                16,372      13,603      64,576      49,251    Share based and other     compensation                   999       1,268       2,371       2,190    Deferred income tax     expense (recovery)            (425)      6,443      (9,175)     20,470    Accretion of asset     retirement obligation          107          83         381         344    Shares issued in lieu of     management fee               1,072         857       3,808       3,401  Expenditures on share   based and other   compensation                       -           -      (3,883)     (2,440)  Expenditures on   reclamation                      (81)        (42)       (524)       (245)  Changes in non-cash   working capital                6,708      (5,650)     34,250      (9,860)----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                 38,183      32,595     138,132     118,370Financing:  Issuance of shares, net of   issue costs                        -           -      67,597           -  Long-term debt                 (7,000)     (3,000)    (30,000)    (17,000)  Dividends paid                (21,060)    (15,262)    (81,436)    (67,204)----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                (28,060)    (18,262)    (43,839)    (84,204)Investing:  Deposit on acquisition              -      (5,000)      5,000      (5,000)  Property and royalty   acquisitions                    (243)        195     (60,852)     (7,467)  Capital expenditures           (7,743)    (10,910)    (36,746)    (25,649)  Change in reclamation fund          -           -           -       2,725  Changes in non-cash   working capital               (2,149)      1,358      (1,757)        980----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                (10,135)    (14,357)    (94,355)    (34,411)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Decrease in cash                    (12)        (24)        (62)       (245)Cash, beginning of period           114         188         164         409----------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash, end of period               $ 102       $ 164       $ 102       $ 164----------------------------------------------------------------------------Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity                                                          Year ended                                                         December 31($000s) (unaudited)                                       2012         2011----------------------------------------------------------------------------Shareholders' capital:  Balance, beginning of year                         $ 323,115    $ 286,224  Shares issued for dividend reinvestment plan          27,414       33,490  Shares issued in lieu of management fee                3,808        3,401  Shares issued for equity offering                     70,725            -  Issue costs, net of tax effect                        (2,334)           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------  Balance, end of year                                 422,728      323,115----------------------------------------------------------------------------Contributed surplus:  Balance, beginning of year                             1,480        1,084  Share based compensation expense                         556          396----------------------------------------------------------------------------  Balance, end of year                                   2,036        1,480----------------------------------------------------------------------------Deficit:  Balance, beginning of year                           (45,709)           -  Net income and comprehensive income                   46,328       55,259  Dividends declared                                  (109,568)    (100,968)----------------------------------------------------------------------------  Balance, end of year                                (108,949)     (45,709)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total shareholders' equity                           $ 315,815    $ 278,886----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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