FelCor Reports Second Quarter Operating Results

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Tue Aug 5, 2008 7:03pm EDT

IRVING, Texas--(Business Wire)--
FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH) today reported
operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30,
2008.

   Highlights:

   --  Met our Adjusted FFO and EBITDA guidance for the quarter.

   --  RevPAR increased 8.7 percent for our 53 hotels where
        renovations were completed in 2007. RevPAR increased
        4.7 percent for our 85 consolidated hotels, compared to 1.2
        percent for the United States average.

   --  Hotel EBITDA margin increased 215 basis points compared to
        prior year.

   --  Market share increased approximately seven percent for our 53
        hotels where renovations were completed in 2007, attaining our
        targeted return on renovations. Market share increased
        approximately four percent for our 85 consolidated hotels.

   --  Completed renovations at three additional hotels. We now have
        completed renovations at 78 hotels (comprising approximately
        94 percent of our portfolio).

   Second Quarter Operating Results:

   Revenue per available room ("RevPAR") for our 85 consolidated
hotels increased 4.7 percent to $105.76, which was driven by increases
in both average daily rate ("ADR") of 1.6 percent and occupancy of
3.0 percent, compared to the same period in 2007. At our 53 hotels
where we completed renovations in 2007, RevPAR increased 8.7 percent
and ADR increased 2.7 percent compared to the prior year.

   "Despite softening industry-wide demand, our hotels are benefiting
from our comprehensive renovation program and continue to increase
RevPAR well above the industry. More importantly, our portfolio gained
significant market share from its competitive sets, and we remain on
track to earn our targeted returns from completed renovations," said
Richard A. Smith, FelCor's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We
will continue to focus on driving market share and still anticipate
that RevPAR for our portfolio will increase significantly higher than
the industry average for the remainder of the year and into 2009."

   Our Same-Store Adjusted Funds from Operations ("FFO") increased to
$49.5 million, or $0.76 per share, compared to $37.5 million, or $0.59
per share, for the same period in 2007. Our Adjusted FFO was
$49.5 million, compared to $54.7 million for the same period in 2007
(including sold hotels). Adjusted FFO per share met the low-end of our
expectations.

   Our Hotel EBITDA increased to $97.4 million, compared to
$86.8 million in the same period in 2007, an increase of 12.2 percent.
Hotel EBITDA margin was 31.9 percent and represented a 215 basis point
increase compared to the same period in 2007, which was at the
high-end of our expectations.

   Our Same-Store Adjusted EBITDA increased to $87.2 million,
compared to $77.6 million for the same period in 2007, an increase of
12.3 percent. Our Adjusted EBITDA was $87.2 million in the second
quarter, compared to $91.7 million for the same period in 2007
(including sold hotels).

   Net income applicable to common stockholders was $13.6 million, or
$0.22 per share, compared to $45.5 million, or $0.73 per share, for
the same period in 2007. Net income for the second quarter of 2007
included $40.7 million from gains on sale of condominiums, gains on
sale of hotels, and operating income from hotels sold in 2007.

   EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA margin, FFO,
and Adjusted FFO are all non-GAAP financial measures. See our
discussion of "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" beginning on page 13 for a
reconciliation of each of these measures to our net income and for
information regarding the use, limitations and importance of these
non-GAAP financial measures.

   Renovations and Development Projects:

   During the second quarter, we completed renovations at three
hotels. Since we began our renovation program, we have completed 78
hotels, which comprise approximately 94 percent of our portfolio. For
the remainder of 2008, we expect the majority of the disruption to be
at San Francisco Union Square. The redevelopment of this hotel to a
Marriott remains on schedule to be completed in early 2009.

   Overall, our renovated hotels continue to earn the expected
returns on the capital expenditures. For the 53 hotels where we
completed renovations during 2007, market share increased
approximately seven percent relative to their competitive sets. RevPAR
at these hotels increased 8.7 percent for the second quarter and Hotel
EBITDA grew 17.6 percent compared to the prior year.

   We spent $34.6 million on renovations and redevelopment projects
at our hotels for the three months ended June 30, 2008, including our
pro rata share of joint venture expenditures.

   Capital Structure:

   At June 30, 2008, we had $1.5 billion of consolidated debt
outstanding with a weighted average life of four years and a weighted
average interest rate of 6.3 percent. Our cash and cash equivalents
totaled $70.9 million at June 30, 2008. In July, we repaid a
$15.5 million single property mortgage loan and exercised the first of
three, one-year extension options on our $250 million CMBS loan that
was initially scheduled to mature November 2008. We have no scheduled
debt maturities for the remainder of 2008.

   2008 Dividend and Guidance:

   We intend to reduce our quarterly common dividend, effective the
third quarter of 2008, based on our revised forecast for the second
half of the year and limited visibility for 2009. Given this limited
visibility and our focus on liquidity and leverage, we are taking a
more conservative approach by setting the new dividend to more closely
reflect our taxable net income distribution requirement, and will
adjust it accordingly to meet our targeted payout ratio. Therefore, we
intend to set the dividend at $0.15 per share. Our revised dividend
represents a yield in excess of seven percent, based on today's
closing price. The dividend reduction would equate to annual cash flow
savings of approximately $50 million.

   "We are very pleased with what we accomplished during the second
quarter, including gains in market share and managing flow-through by
reducing costs across the portfolio. We expect that we will continue
to outperform the industry in both RevPAR and margin growth," said
Andrew J. Welch, FelCor's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. "There is no denying the current economic trends and
potential for further deterioration in demand. Demand is being
impacted by reductions in airline capacity, higher fuel costs,
moderating GDP and negative sentiment towards the economy. As a
result, we have revised our outlook for the remainder of the year and
have taken a more conservative stance regarding our dividend
distribution."

   RevPAR at our 85 consolidated hotels is expected to increase
between 4.0 and 5.0 percent in 2008, compared to the prior year, which
reflects our expectation that RevPAR for our markets will be between
negative one percent and flat compared to 2007. Therefore, we continue
to expect that RevPAR for our portfolio will increase significantly
more than our markets. RevPAR at our 85 consolidated hotels increased
5.0 percent in July 2008, compared to the same period in 2007. The
benefits of our renovation program, including achieving the expected
returns from our capital investment, are driving our relatively high
increase in RevPAR. The moderation in RevPAR growth is impacting our
annual net income, FFO and EBITDA guidance. The upward shift in the
forward interest-rate curve is further impacting net income and FFO.

   We currently anticipate:

   --  Portfolio RevPAR growth to be between 4.0 and 5.0 percent for
        the full year, and 4.5 and 6.0 percent for the third quarter;

   --  Adjusted EBITDA to be between $283 million and $289 million
        for the full year, and $64 million and $67 million for the
        third quarter;

   --  Adjusted FFO per share to be between $2.08 and $2.18 for the
        full year, and $0.43 and $0.47 for the third quarter;

   --  Net Income to be between $5 million and $11 million for the
        full year, and net loss of $1 million and net income of
        $2 million for the third quarter;

   --  Hotel EBITDA margins to increase approximately 40 basis points
        for the full year; and

   --  Capital expenditures, including redevelopment projects, of
        approximately $150 million for the full year.

   FelCor, a real estate investment trust, is the nation's largest
owner of upper-upscale, all-suite hotels. FelCor's portfolio is
comprised of 85 consolidated hotels and resorts, located in 23 states
and Canada. FelCor's portfolio consists primarily of upper-upscale
hotels, which are flagged under global brands such as Embassy Suites
Hotels(R), Doubletree(R), Hilton(R), Renaissance(R), Sheraton(R),
Westin(R) and Holiday Inn(R). Additional information can be found on
the Company's Web site at www.felcor.com.

   We invite you to listen to our second quarter earnings Conference
Call on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time). The
conference call will be Web cast simultaneously via the Internet on
FelCor's Web site at www.felcor.com. Interested investors and other
parties who wish to access the call should go to FelCor's Web site and
click on the conference call microphone icon on either the "Investor
Relations" or "News" pages. The conference call replay will be
archived on the Company's Web site. A telephonic replay will be
available from 12:00 p.m. (Central Time), Wednesday, August 6, 2008
through 5:00 p.m. (Central Time), Friday, August 8, 2008, by dialing
(800) 642-1687 (conference ID #56198060).

   With the exception of historical information, the matters
discussed in this news release include "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These
forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and
phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate,"
"expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should"
"will," "continue" and other similar terms and phrases, including
references to assumptions and forecasts of future results.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.
Numerous risks and uncertainties, and the occurrence of future events,
may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated
at the time the forward-looking statements are made. An economic
slowdown and its impact on the lodging industry, operating risks
associated with the hotel business, relationships with our property
managers, risks associated with our level of indebtedness and our
ability to meet debt covenants in our debt agreements, our ability to
complete acquisitions and dispositions, the availability of capital,
the impact on the travel industry from increased fuel prices and
security precautions, our ability to continue to qualify as a Real
Estate Investment Trust for federal income tax purposes and numerous
other factors may affect future results, performance and achievements.
Certain of these risks and uncertainties are described in greater
detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Although we believe our current expectations to be based upon
reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations
will be attained or that actual results will not differ materially. We
undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to
conform the statement to actual results or changes in our
expectations.

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                       SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION


                             INTRODUCTION

The following information is presented in order to help our investors
  understand the financial position of the Company for the three and
                six month periods ended June 30, 2008.


                          TABLE OF CONTENTS

Consolidated Statements of Operations
Discontinued Operations
Capital Expenditures
Selected Balance Sheet Data
Supplemental Financial Data
Debt Summary
Hotel Portfolio Composition
Detailed Operating Statistics by Brand
Detailed Operating Statistics for FelCor's Top Markets
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
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                Consolidated Statements of Operations
                (in thousands, except per share data)

                               Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                    June 30,            June 30,
                               ------------------- -------------------
                                 2008      2007      2008      2007
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Revenues:
   Hotel operating revenue:
     Room                      $239,689  $216,813  $469,821  $421,135
     Food and beverage           49,010    35,212    95,518    66,985
     Other operating
      departments                16,538    13,504    31,445    25,948
   Other revenue                    931       715     1,259       845
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
       Total revenues           306,168   266,244   598,043   514,913
                               --------  --------  --------  --------

Expenses:
   Hotel departmental
    expenses:
     Room                        56,871    53,058   111,522   101,841
     Food and beverage           36,096    26,655    71,542    51,190
     Other operating
      departments                 7,170     5,835    14,199    10,782
   Other property related
    costs                        76,574    68,584   153,699   137,142
   Management and franchise
    fees                         15,973    13,943    31,875    27,066
   Taxes, insurance and lease
    expense                      28,862    31,422    58,166    60,651
   Corporate expenses             4,864     5,255    11,691    12,041
   Depreciation and
    amortization                 35,072    27,155    68,840    52,205
   Impairment loss                    -         -    17,131         -
   Other expenses                   900       393     1,833       415
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
Total operating expenses        262,382   232,300   540,498   453,333
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
Operating income                 43,786    33,944    57,545    61,580
   Interest expense, net        (24,769)  (23,207)  (50,772)  (46,079)
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
Income before equity in income
 from unconsolidated entities,
 minority
interests and gain on sale of
 assets                          19,017    10,737     6,773    15,501
   Equity in income from
    unconsolidated entities       2,331     3,710     1,709    16,480
   Minority interests            (1,181)       79      (775)      116
   Gain on involuntary
    conversion                    3,095         -     3,095         -
   Gain on sale of
    condominiums                      -    14,858         -    18,139
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
Income from continuing
 operations                      23,262    29,384    10,802    50,236
   Discontinued operations            -    25,792       (13)   34,099
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
Net income                       23,262    55,176    10,789    84,335
   Preferred dividends           (9,678)   (9,678)  (19,356)  (19,356)
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
Net income (loss) applicable
 to common stockholders        $ 13,584  $ 45,498  $ (8,567) $ 64,979
                               ========  ========  ========  ========

Basic per common share data:
   Net income (loss) from
    continuing operations      $   0.22  $   0.32  $  (0.14) $   0.50
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
   Net income (loss)           $   0.22  $   0.74  $  (0.14) $   1.06
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
   Basic weighted average
    common shares outstanding    61,822    61,587    61,819    61,511
                               ========  ========  ========  ========

Diluted per common share data:
   Net income (loss) from
    continuing operations      $   0.22      0.32  $  (0.14) $   0.50
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
   Net income (loss)           $   0.22      0.73  $  (0.14) $   1.05
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
   Diluted weighted average
    common shares
outstanding                      61,968    62,032    61,819    61,899
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
Cash dividends declared on
 common stock                  $   0.35  $   0.30  $   0.70  $   0.55
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
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                       Discontinued Operations
                            (in thousands)

Discontinued operations include the results of operations of 11 hotels
 sold in 2007. Condensed financial information for the hotels included
 in discontinued operations is as follows:

                                   Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
                                        June 30,          June 30,
                                   ------------------ ----------------
                                     2008     2007     2008    2007
                                   -------- --------- ------ ---------
   Operating revenue                    $-  $ 10,949  $   -  $ 26,447
   Operating expenses                    -    (6,215)   (13)  (18,094)
                                   -------  --------  -----  --------
      Operating income (loss)            -     4,734    (13)    8,353
   Interest income (expense), net        -         6      -       (19)
   Gain on sale of hotels, net of
    income tax                           -    22,457      -    28,488
   Loss on early extinguishment of
    debt                                 -         -      -      (901)
   Minority interests                    -    (1,405)     -    (1,822)
                                   -------  --------  -----  --------
Income (loss) from discontinued
 operations                              -    25,792    (13)   34,099
   Depreciation and amortization,
    net of minority interests            -        14      -        14
   Minority interest in FelCor LP        -       559      -       740
   Interest expense, net of
    minority interests                   -         -      -        27
                                   -------  --------  -----  --------
EBITDA from discontinued operations      -    26,365    (13)   34,880
   Gain on sale of hotels, net of
    income tax and minority
    interests                            -   (21,799)     -   (27,830)
   Charges related to early
    extinguishment of debt, net of
    minority interests                   -         -      -       811
                                   -------  --------  -----  --------
Adjusted EBITDA from discontinued
 operations                             $-  $  4,566  $ (13) $  7,861
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                         Capital Expenditures
                            (in thousands)

                                 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                      June 30,           June 30,
                                 ------------------ ------------------
                                   2008      2007     2008     2007
                                 --------- -------- -------- ---------
Improvements and additions to
 consolidated hotels              $31,251  $68,027  $73,625  $137,129
Consolidated joint venture
 partners' prorata share of
 additions to hotels                 (962)    (842)  (2,218)   (2,081)
Prorata share of unconsolidated
 additions to hotels                4,335    5,815   11,306     9,508
                                 --------  -------  -------  --------
   Total additions to hotels(a)   $34,624  $73,000  $82,713  $144,556
                                 ========  =======  =======  ========
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   (a) Includes capitalized interest, property taxes, ground leases
and certain employee costs.

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                     Selected Balance Sheet Data
                            (in thousands)

                                             June 30,    December 31,
                                               2008          2007
                                           ------------- -------------
Investment in hotels                       $  3,134,715  $  3,094,521
Accumulated depreciation                      (755,654)      (694,464)
                                           ------------  ------------
Investments in hotels, net of accumulated
 depreciation                              $  2,379,061  $  2,400,057
                                           ============  ============

Cash and cash equivalents                  $     70,862  $     57,609
                                           ============  ============
Total assets                               $  2,663,038  $  2,683,835
                                           ============  ============
Total debt                                 $  1,510,535  $  1,475,607
                                           ============  ============
Total stockholders' equity                 $    955,454  $  1,006,914
                                           ============  ============
Total stockholders' equity less preferred
 equity                                    $    476,679  $    528,140
                                           ============  ============
Book value per common share outstanding    $       7.55  $       8.42
                                           ============  ============
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   At June 30, 2008, we had an aggregate of 63,168,272 shares of
FelCor common stock and 1,353,771 limited partnership units of FelCor
Lodging Limited Partnership outstanding.

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                     Supplemental Financial Data
 (in thousands, except per share information, ratios and percentages)

                                              June 30,   December 31,
Total Enterprise Value                          2008         2007
------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------
Common shares outstanding                        63,168        62,707
Units outstanding                                 1,354         1,354
                                            -----------  ------------
Combined shares and units outstanding            64,522        64,061
Common stock price at end of period         $     10.50  $      15.59
                                            -----------  ------------
Common equity capitalization                $   677,481  $    998,711
Series A preferred stock                        309,362       309,362
Series C preferred stock                        169,412       169,412
Consolidated debt                             1,510,535     1,475,607
Minority interest of consolidated debt           (4,129)       (7,305)
Pro rata share of unconsolidated debt           113,376        94,181
Cash and cash equivalents                       (70,862)      (57,609)
                                            -----------  ------------
     Total enterprise value (TEV)           $ 2,705,175  $  2,982,359
                                            ===========  ============

Dividends Per Share
-------------------------------------------
   Dividends declared (year-to-date):
     Common stock                           $      0.70  $       1.20
     Series A preferred stock               $     0.975  $       1.95
     Series C preferred stock (depositary
      shares)                               $      1.00  $       2.00
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                             Debt Summary
                        (dollars in thousands)

                          Interest Rate
               Encumbered  at June 30,      Maturity      Consolidated
                 Hotels        2008           Date            Debt
               ---------- ------------- ----------------- ------------
Line of
 credit(a)           none   L + 0.80       August 2011    $     45,000
Senior term
 notes               none       8.50(b)     June 2011          299,288
Senior term
 notes               none  L + 1.875      December 2011        215,000
Other                none   L + 0.40      July 2008(c)           4,554
                          ----------                      ------------
   Total line
    of credit
    and senior
    debt(d)                     6.71                           563,842
                          ----------                      ------------

Mortgage debt   12 hotels   L + 0.93(e) November 2009(f)       250,000
Mortgage debt    7 hotels       6.57     June 2009-2014         88,144
Mortgage debt    7 hotels       7.32       March 2009          119,013
Mortgage debt    8 hotels       8.70        May 2010           164,157
Mortgage debt    6 hotels       8.73        May 2010           117,962
Mortgage debt    2 hotels   L + 1.55(g)    May 2009(h)         176,124
Mortgage debt     1 hotel   L + 2.85     August 2008(c)         15,500
Mortgage debt     1 hotel       5.81        July 2016           12,326
Other             1 hotel    various         various             3,467
               ---------- ----------                      ------------
   Total
    mortgage
    debt(d)     45 hotels       5.98                           946,693
               ========== ----------                      ------------

     Total                     6.25%                      $  1,510,535
                          ==========                      ============
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   (a) We have $250 million of borrowing capacity under our line of
credit. The interest rate can range from 80 to 150 basis points over
LIBOR, based on our leverage ratio as defined in our line of credit
agreement.

   (b) If the credit rating on our senior debt is downgraded by
Moody's to B1 and Standard & Poor's rating remains below BB-, the
interest rate on these senior notes will increase to 9.0%.

   (c) This loan was repaid in full in July 2008.

   (d) Interest rates are calculated based on the weighted average
debt outstanding at June 30, 2008.

   (e) We have purchased an interest rate cap at 7.8% for this
notional amount that expires in November 2009.

   (f) This loan provides us three one-year extension options that
permit, in our sole discretion, the maturity to be extended to 2011.
In July 2008, we exercised our first one-year option to extend the
maturity to November 2009.

   (g) We have purchased interest rate caps of 6.25% for $177 million
aggregate notional amounts, which expire in May 2009.

   (h) These loans provide us three one-year extension options that
permit, in our sole discretion, the maturity to be extended to 2012.

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Weighted average interest                                        6.25%
Fixed interest rate debt to total debt                           53.2%
Weighted average maturity of debt                              4 years
Mortgage debt to total assets                                    35.5%
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   Hotel Portfolio Composition

   The following tables set forth, as of June 30, 2008, for 85
Consolidated Hotels distribution by brand, by our top markets, by type
of location, and by market segment.

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                                                            % of 2007
                                                  % of       Hotel
Brand                         Hotels   Rooms   Total Rooms  EBITDA(a)
----------------------------- ------- -------- ----------- -----------
Embassy Suites Hotels              47   12,129          49       58
Holiday Inn                        17    6,306          25       19
Sheraton and Westin                 9    3,217          13       14
Doubletree                          7    1,472           6        7
Renaissance and Hotel 480           3    1,324           5        -(b)
Hilton                              2      559           2        2

Top Markets
-----------------------------
South Florida                       5    1,436           6        7
Atlanta                             5    1,462           6        7
Los Angeles area                    4      899           4        6
San Francisco area                  6    2,141           8        6
Orlando                             5    1,690           7        5
Dallas                              4    1,333           5        4
Minneapolis                         3      736           3        4
Phoenix                             3      798           3        4
Northern New Jersey                 3      756           3        4
San Diego                           1      600           2        3
Washington, D.C.                    1      443           2        3
Chicago                             3      795           3        3
San Antonio                         3      874           4        3
Philadelphia                        2      729           3        3
Boston                              2      532           2        2

Location
-----------------------------
Suburban                           33    8,360          33       36
Airport                            20    6,206          26       26
Urban                              20    6,362          25       25
Resort                             12    4,079          16       13

Segment
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Upper-upscale                      68   18,701          75       81
Full service                       17    6,306          25       19
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   (a) Hotel EBITDA is more fully described on page 20.

   (b) We acquired the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa and the
Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in December 2007. They did not
make a significant contribution to our 2007 Hotel EBITDA.

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                Detailed Operating Statistics by Brand
                       (85 consolidated hotels)

                                        Occupancy (%)
                       -----------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended June Six Months Ended June
                                 30,                     30,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                        2008   2007  %Variance  2008   2007  %Variance
                       ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ ---------
Embassy Suites Hotels    78.2  75.3       3.8   75.6    73.9      2.3
Holiday Inn              78.0  73.6       6.0   74.0    68.5      8.0
Sheraton and Westin      70.1  71.6      (2.1)  68.1    70.2     (3.0)
Doubletree               79.9  71.2      12.1   77.7    71.4      8.8
Renaissance and Hotel
 480(a)                  68.2  78.0     (12.7)  69.4    75.8     (8.4)
Hilton                   70.4  74.0      (4.9)  61.3    56.5      8.5

   Total hotels          76.5  74.3       3.0   73.7    71.6      2.9



                                           ADR ($)
                       -----------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended June Six Months Ended June
                                 30,                     30,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                        2008   2007  %Variance  2008   2007  %Variance
                       ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ ---------
Embassy Suites Hotels  142.90 140.99      1.4  147.40 144.62      1.9
Holiday Inn            123.67 117.03      5.7  120.94 115.10      5.1
Sheraton and Westin    128.04 127.65      0.3  129.06 129.62     (0.4)
Doubletree             145.53 146.22     (0.5) 149.64 147.88      1.2
Renaissance and Hotel
 480(a)                187.26 186.65      0.3  199.33 197.09      1.1
Hilton                 139.77 139.10      0.5  125.53 127.86     (1.8)

   Total hotels        138.22 136.00      1.6  140.62 138.28      1.7



                                         RevPAR ($)
                       -----------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended June Six Months Ended June
                                 30,                     30,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                        2008   2007  %Variance  2008   2007  %Variance
                       ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ ---------
Embassy Suites Hotels  111.71 106.18      5.2  111.40 106.86      4.2
Holiday Inn             96.44  86.11     12.0   89.47  78.87     13.4
Sheraton and Westin     89.76  91.38     (1.8)  87.91  90.97     (3.4)
Doubletree             116.21 104.15     11.6  116.32 105.65     10.1
Renaissance and Hotel
 480(a)                127.64 145.67    (12.4) 138.36 149.36     (7.4)
Hilton                  98.38 102.93     (4.4)  77.00  72.28      6.5

   Total hotels        105.76 100.99      4.7  103.66  99.04      4.7
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   (a) Decreases in occupancy and RevPAR are principally related to
renovation-related disruption at Hotel 480 Union Square. We have
included historical room statistics for the two Renaissance hotels
acquired in December 2007 for periods prior to our ownership of these
hotels for comparison purposes.

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        Detailed Operating Statistics for FelCor's Top Markets
                       (85 consolidated hotels)

                                        Occupancy (%)
                       -----------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended June Six Months Ended June
                                 30,                     30,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                         2008   2007 %Variance   2008   2007 %Variance
                       ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ ---------
South Florida            78.3   72.4      8.2    82.7   79.5      4.0
Atlanta                  75.9   78.1     (2.8)   76.1   76.3     (0.3)
Los Angeles area         78.1   79.1     (1.2)   75.8   78.3     (3.2)
San Francisco area       79.7   78.9      1.0    75.3   72.9      3.4
Orlando                  80.8   80.6      0.3    81.4   79.9      1.9
Dallas                   68.6   65.9      4.2    69.2   68.1      1.6
Minneapolis              76.1   78.5     (3.1)   71.5   73.9     (3.2)
Phoenix                  66.8   68.0     (1.7)   71.4   74.9     (4.8)
Northern New Jersey      75.6   76.7     (1.3)   71.0   68.3      4.0
San Diego                83.0   73.9     12.3    81.8   76.2      7.3
Washington, D.C.         70.6   73.8     (4.3)   57.2   68.2    (16.1)
Chicago                  81.7   73.7     10.8    73.3   66.9      9.6
San Antonio              83.1   83.3     (0.2)   80.1   77.6      3.2
Philadelphia             82.0   72.4     13.3    72.3   64.2     12.6
Boston                   85.3   70.2     21.6    77.2   61.1     26.3
                                           ADR ($)
                       -----------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended June Six Months Ended June
                                 30,                     30,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                         2008   2007 %Variance   2008   2007 %Variance
                       ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ ---------
South Florida          137.88 136.12      1.3  170.13 169.74      0.2
Atlanta                120.70 121.00     (0.3) 123.89 123.11      0.6
Los Angeles area       158.73 158.32      0.3  157.87 154.54      2.2
San Francisco area     142.66 138.57      3.0  139.64 135.16      3.3
Orlando                104.66 103.44      1.2  114.67 112.94      1.5
Dallas                 124.23 122.26      1.6  127.23 126.57      0.5
Minneapolis            141.76 142.94     (0.8) 143.28 141.12      1.5
Phoenix                134.74 136.17     (1.0) 162.11 160.24      1.2
Northern New Jersey    165.94 157.64      5.3  164.09 155.21      5.7
San Diego              169.35 156.12      8.5  161.20 154.28      4.5
Washington, D.C.       162.52 169.09     (3.9) 162.57 170.86     (4.9)
Chicago                132.15 136.50     (3.2) 127.09 130.22     (2.4)
San Antonio            115.80 111.04      4.3  114.83 110.33      4.1
Philadelphia           158.99 145.77      9.1  149.20 135.85      9.8
Boston                 167.10 157.89      5.8  153.37 150.49      1.9
                                         RevPAR ($)
                       -----------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended June Six Months Ended June
                                 30,                     30,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                         2008   2007 %Variance   2008   2007 %Variance
                       ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ ---------
South Florida          107.99  98.50      9.6  140.68 135.02      4.2
Atlanta                 91.61  94.51     (3.1)  94.25  93.92      0.4
Los Angeles area       123.99 125.21     (1.0) 119.72 121.04     (1.1)
San Francisco area     113.70 109.33      4.0  105.19  98.48      6.8
Orlando                 84.56  83.32      1.5   93.31  90.21      3.4
Dallas                  85.22  80.52      5.8   88.09  86.23      2.2
Minneapolis            107.82 112.26     (4.0) 102.48 104.23     (1.7)
Phoenix                 90.01  92.55     (2.7) 115.68 120.05     (3.6)
Northern New Jersey    125.50 120.84      3.8  116.49 105.98      9.9
San Diego              140.60 115.43     21.8  131.81 117.54     12.1
Washington, D.C.       114.67 124.72     (8.1)  93.06 116.59    (20.2)
Chicago                107.90 100.61      7.2   93.22  87.11      7.0
San Antonio             96.25  92.51      4.0   92.00  85.65      7.4
Philadelphia           130.44 105.59     23.5  107.80  87.19     23.6
Boston                 142.60 110.77     28.7  118.35  91.92     28.8
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   Non-GAAP Financial Measures

   We refer in this release to certain "non-GAAP financial measures."
These measures, including FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA,
Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin, are measures of our financial
performance that are not calculated and presented in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The following
tables reconcile each of these non-GAAP measures to the most
comparable GAAP financial measure. Immediately following the
reconciliations, we include a discussion of why we believe these
measures are useful supplemental measures of our performance and the
limitations of such measures.

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  Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO, Adjusted FFO and Same-Store
                             Adjusted FFO
            (in thousands, except per share and unit data)

                                Three Months Ended June 30,
                      ------------------------------------------------
                               2008                     2007
                      ----------------------- ------------------------
                                       Per                      Per
                                       Share                    Share
                      Dollars  Shares  Amount  Dollars  Shares  Amount
                      -------- ------ ------- --------- ------ -------
Net income            $23,262                 $ 55,176
Preferred dividends    (9,678)                  (9,678)
                      -------                 --------
Net income applicable
 to common
 stockholders          13,584  61,968 $ 0.22    45,498  62,032 $ 0.73
Depreciation and
 amortization          35,072       -   0.57    27,155       -   0.44
Depreciation,
 unconsolidated
 entities and
 discontinued
 operations             3,583       -   0.06     2,848       -   0.05
Gain on involuntary
 conversion            (3,095)      -  (0.05)        -       -      -
Gain on sale of
 hotels                     -       -      -   (21,799)      -  (0.35)
Minority interest in
 FelCor LP                291   1,354  (0.02)      985   1,355  (0.01)
                      -------  ------ ------  --------  ------ ------
FFO                    49,435  63,322   0.78    54,687  63,387   0.86
Conversion costs(a)       103       -      -         -       -      -
                      -------  ------ ------  --------  ------ ------
Adjusted FFO           49,538  63,322   0.78    54,687  63,387   0.86
Preferred dividends
 on Series A
 Preferred Stock        6,279   9,985  (0.02)    6,279   9,985  (0.03)
                      -------  ------ ------  --------  ------ ------
Adjusted FFO assuming
 conversion of Series
 A Preferred Stock
 for per share
 computation(b)       $55,817  73,307 $ 0.76  $ 60,966  73,372 $ 0.83
                      =======  ====== ======  ========  ====== ======

Adjusted FFO          $49,538  63,322 $ 0.78  $ 54,687  63,387 $ 0.86
FFO from discontinued
 operations                 -       -      -    (4,566)      -  (0.07)
FFO from acquired
 hotels(c)                  -       -      -     2,246       -   0.04
Gain on sale of
 condominiums               -       -      -   (14,858)      -  (0.24)
                      -------  ------ ------  --------  ------ ------
Same-Store Adjusted
 FFO                  $49,538  63,322 $ 0.78  $ 37,509  63,387 $ 0.59
                                              ========  ====== ======
Preferred dividends
 on Series A
 Preferred Stock        6,279   9,985  (0.02)
                      -------  ------ ------
Same-Store Adjusted
 FFO assuming
 conversion of Series
 A Preferred Stock
 for per share
 computation(b)       $55,817  73,307 $ 0.76
                      =======  ====== ======
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   (a) These costs relate to the conversion of our Hotel 480 Union
Square in San Francisco to a Marriott. The conversion is expected to
be completed by early 2009.

   (b) For calculation of Adjusted FFO per share and Same-Store
Adjusted FFO per share it is more dilutive to assume the conversion of
our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into common stock when our
quarterly Adjusted FFO or Same-Store Adjusted FFO per share
calculation exceeds $0.63.

   (c) We have included amounts for two Renaissance hotels acquired
in December 2007, prior to our ownership of these hotels, for
comparison purposes.

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  Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO, Adjusted FFO and Same-Store
                             Adjusted FFO
            (in thousands, except per share and unit data)

                                 Six Months Ended June 30,
                     -------------------------------------------------
                               2008                     2007
                     ------------------------ ------------------------
                                       Per                      Per
                                       Share                    Share
                      Dollars  Shares  Amount  Dollars  Shares  Amount
                     --------- ------ ------- --------- ------ -------
Net income           $ 10,789                 $ 84,335
 Preferred dividends  (19,356)                 (19,356)
                     --------                 --------
Net income (loss)
 applicable to
 common stockholders   (8,567) 61,819 $(0.14)   64,979  61,899 $ 1.05
 Depreciation and
  amortization         68,840       -   1.11    52,205       -   0.85
  Depreciation,
   unconsolidated
   entities and
   discontinued
   operations           7,133       -   0.12     5,711       -   0.09
  Gain on
   involuntary
   conversion          (3,095)      -  (0.05)        -       -      -
  Gain on sale of
   hotels                   -       -      -   (27,830)      -  (0.45)
  Gain on sale of
   hotels in
   unconsolidated
   entities                 -       -      -   (11,182)      -  (0.18)
  Minority interest
   in FelCor LP          (186)  1,354  (0.03)    1,412   1,355  (0.01)
  Conversion of
   options and
   unvested
   restricted stock         -     120      -         -       -      -
                     --------  ------ ------  --------  ------ ------
FFO                    64,125  63,293   1.01    85,295  63,254   1.35
  Abandoned projects        -       -      -        22       -      -
  Charges related to
   early
   extinguishment of
   debt, net of
   minority
   interests                -       -      -       811       -   0.01
  Impairment loss      17,131       -   0.27         -       -      -
  Conversion
   costs(a)               362       -   0.01         -       -      -
                     --------  ------ ------  --------  ------ ------
Adjusted FFO           81,618  63,293   1.29    86,128  63,254   1.36
  Preferred
   dividends on
   Series A
   Preferred Stock     12,558   9,985      -    12,558   9,985  (0.01)
                     --------  ------ ------  --------  ------ ------
Adjusted FFO
 assuming conversion
 of Series A
 Preferred Stock for
 per share
 computation(b)      $ 94,176  73,278 $ 1.29  $ 98,686  73,239 $ 1.35
                     ========  ====== ======  ========  ====== ======

Adjusted FFO         $ 81,618  63,293 $ 1.29  $ 86,128  63,254 $ 1.36
FFO from
 discontinued
 operations                13       -      -    (7,835)      -  (0.12)
FFO from acquired
 hotels(c)                  -       -      -     5,630       -   0.09
Gain on sale of
 condominiums               -       -      -   (18,139)      -  (0.29)
                     --------  ------ ------  --------  ------ ------
Same-Store Adjusted
 FFO                 $ 81,631  63,293 $ 1.29  $ 65,784  63,254 $ 1.04
                                              ========  ====== ======
  Preferred
   dividends on
   Series A
   Preferred Stock     12,558   9,985      -
                     -------- ------- ------
Same-Store Adjusted
 FFO assuming
 conversion of
 Series A Preferred
 Stock for per share
 computation(b)      $ 94,189  73,278 $ 1.29
                     ========  ====== ======
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   (a) These costs relate to the conversion of our Hotel 480 Union
Square in San Francisco to a Marriott. The conversion is expected to
be completed by early 2009.

   (b) For calculation of Adjusted FFO per share and Same-Store
Adjusted FFO per share it is more dilutive to assume the conversion of
our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into common stock when our
Adjusted FFO per share or Same-Store Adjusted FFO per share for six
months exceeds $1.26.

   (c) We have included amounts for two Renaissance hotels acquired
in December 2007, prior to our ownership of these hotels, for
comparison purposes.

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Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Same-Store
                            Adjusted EBITDA
                            (in thousands)

                                Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                     June 30,           June 30,
                                ------------------ -------------------
                                  2008     2007      2008      2007
                                -------- --------- --------- ---------
Net income                      $23,262  $ 55,176  $ 10,789  $ 84,335
 Depreciation and amortization   35,072    27,155    68,840    52,205
 Depreciation, unconsolidated
  entities and discontinued
  operations                      3,583     2,848     7,133     5,711
 Interest expense                25,196    24,627    51,745    48,746
 Interest expense,
  unconsolidated entities and
  discontinued operations         1,327     1,489     2,923     3,063
 Amortization of stock
  compensation                    1,457     1,207     2,722     2,614
 Minority interest in FelCor
  Lodging LP                        291       985      (186)    1,412
                                -------  --------  --------  --------
EBITDA                           90,188   113,487   143,966   198,086
 Gain on sale of hotels               -   (21,799)        -   (27,830)
 Gain on sale of hotels in
  unconsolidated entities             -         -         -   (11,182)
 Gain on involuntary conversion  (3,095)        -    (3,095)        -
 Abandoned projects                   -         -         -        22
 Charges related to early
  extinguishment of debt, net
  of minority interests               -         -         -       811
 Impairment loss                      -         -    17,131         -
 Conversion costs (a)               103         -       362         -
                                -------  --------  --------  --------
 Adjusted EBITDA                 87,196    91,688   158,364   159,907
 Adjusted EBITDA from
  discontinued operations             -    (4,566)       13    (7,861)
 EBITDA from acquired hotels(b)       -     5,366         -    11,871
 Gain on sale of condominiums         -   (14,858)        -   (18,139)
                                -------  --------  --------  --------
 Same-Store Adjusted EBITDA     $87,196  $ 77,630  $158,377  $145,778
                                =======  ========  ========  ========
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   (a) These costs relate to the conversion of our Hotel 480 Union
Square in San Francisco to a Marriott. The conversion is expected to
be completed by early 2009.

   (b) We have included amounts for two Renaissance hotels acquired
in December 2007, prior to our ownership of these hotels, for
comparison purposes.

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     Reconciliation of Same-Store Adjusted EBITDA to Hotel EBITDA
                            (in thousands)

                                Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                     June 30,           June 30,
                                ------------------ -------------------
                                  2008      2007     2008      2007
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------
Same-Store Adjusted EBITDA       $87,196  $77,630  $158,377  $145,778
 Other revenue                      (931)    (715)   (1,259)     (845)
 Equity in income from
  unconsolidated subsidiaries
 (excluding interest and
  depreciation expense)           (7,831)  (8,439)  (12,854)  (14,847)
 Minority interest in other
  partnerships
 (excluding interest and
  depreciation expense)            1,481      (98)    2,050        28
 Consolidated hotel lease
  expense                         15,737   17,267    27,933    31,525
 Unconsolidated taxes,
  insurance and lease expense     (2,075)  (1,896)   (4,197)   (3,599)
 Interest income                    (428)  (1,421)     (973)   (2,667)
 Other expenses (excluding
  abandoned projects and
  conversion costs)                  797      393     1,471       393
 Corporate expenses (excluding
  amortization expense of stock
  compensation)                    3,407    4,048     8,969     9,427
                                --------  -------  --------  --------
Hotel EBITDA                     $97,353  $86,769  $179,517  $165,193
                                ========  =======  ========  ========
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             Reconciliation of Net Income to Hotel EBITDA
                            (in thousands)

                                Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                     June 30,           June 30,
                                ------------------ -------------------
                                  2008     2007      2008      2007
                                -------- --------- --------- ---------
Net income                      $23,262  $ 55,176  $ 10,789  $ 84,335
   Discontinued operations            -   (25,792)       13   (34,099)
   EBITDA from acquired
    hotels(a)                         -     5,366         -    11,871
   Equity in income from
    unconsolidated entities      (2,331)   (3,710)   (1,709)  (16,480)
   Minority interests             1,181       (79)      775      (116)
   Consolidated hotel lease
    expense                      15,737    17,267    27,933    31,525
   Unconsolidated taxes,
    insurance and lease expense  (2,075)   (1,896)   (4,197)   (3,599)
   Interest expense, net         24,769    23,207    50,772    46,079
   Corporate expenses             4,864     5,255    11,691    12,041
   Depreciation                  35,072    27,155    68,840    52,205
   Impairment loss                    -         -    17,131         -
   Other expenses                   900       393     1,833       415
   Gain on involuntary
    conversion                   (3,095)        -    (3,095)        -
   Gain on sale of condominiums       -   (14,858)        -   (18,139)
   Other revenue                   (931)     (715)   (1,259)     (845)
                                -------  --------  --------  --------
Hotel EBITDA                    $97,353  $ 86,769  $179,517  $165,193
                                =======  ========  ========  ========
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   (a) We have included amounts for two Renaissance hotels acquired
in December 2007, prior to our ownership of these hotels, for
comparison purposes.

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                 Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA Margin
                        (dollars in thousands)

                               Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                    June 30,            June 30,
                               ------------------- -------------------
                                 2008      2007      2008      2007
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total revenues                 $306,168  $266,244  $598,043  $514,913
Other revenue                      (931)     (715)   (1,259)     (845)
Revenue from acquired
 hotels(a)                            -    26,186         -    54,171
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
Same-Store hotel operating
 revenue                        305,237   291,715   596,784   568,239
Same-Store hotel operating
 expenses                       207,884   204,946   417,267   403,046
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
Hotel EBITDA                   $ 97,353  $ 86,769  $179,517  $165,193
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
Hotel EBITDA margin(b)            31.9%     29.7%     30.1%     29.1%
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   (a) We have included amounts for two Renaissance hotels acquired
in December 2007, prior to our ownership of these hotels, for
comparison purposes.

   (b) Hotel EBITDA as a percentage of hotel operating revenue.

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Reconciliation of Ratio of Operating Income to Total Revenues to Hotel
                             EBITDA Margin

                                          Three Months   Six Months
                                              Ended          Ended
                                            June 30,       June 30,
                                          ------------- --------------
                                           2008   2007    2008   2007
                                          ------ ------ -------- -----
Ratio of operating income to total
 revenues                                  14.3% 11.6%      9.6% 10.8%
   Other revenue                           (0.3) (0.2)     (0.2) (0.1)
   Revenue from acquired hotels(a)            -   9.0         -   9.5
   Unconsolidated taxes, insurance and
    lease expense                          (0.7) (0.7)     (0.7) (0.6)
   Consolidated hotel lease expense         5.2   5.9       4.7   5.5
   Other expenses                           0.3   0.1       0.3   0.1
   Corporate expenses                       1.6   1.8       2.0   2.1
   Depreciation and amortization           11.5   9.3      11.5   9.2
   Impairment loss                            -     -       2.9     -
   Expenses from acquired hotels(a)           -  (7.1)        -  (7.4)
                                          ------ ------ -------- -----
Hotel EBITDA margin                        31.9% 29.7%     30.1% 29.1%
                                          ====== ====== ======== =====
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   (a) We have included amounts for two Renaissance hotels acquired
in December 2007, prior to our ownership of these hotels, for
comparison purposes.

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  Reconciliation of Forecasted Net Income (Loss) to Forecasted FFO,
               Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
            (in millions, except per share and unit data)

                                       Third Quarter 2008 Guidance
                                   -----------------------------------
                                     Low Guidance      High Guidance
                                   ----------------- -----------------
                                           Per Share         Per Share
                                   Dollars   Amount  Dollars   Amount
                                   ------- --------- ------- ---------
Net income (loss)                  $   (1)           $    2
  Preferred dividends                 (10)              (10)
                                   ------            ------
Net income (loss) applicable to
 common stockholders                  (11) $(0.17)       (8) $(0.13)
  Depreciation                         38                38
                                   ------            ------
FFO and Adjusted FFO               $   27  $ 0.43(a) $   30  $ 0.47(a)
                                   ======            ======
Net income (loss)                  $   (1)           $    2
  Depreciation                         38                38
  Interest expense                     26                26
  Amortization expense                  1                 1
                                   ------            ------
Adjusted EBITDA                    $   64            $   67
                                   ======            ======
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   (a) Weighted average shares and units are 63.3 million.

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                                         Full Year 2008 Guidance
                                   -----------------------------------
                                     Low Guidance      High Guidance
                                   ----------------- -----------------
                                           Per Share         Per Share
                                   Dollars   Amount  Dollars   Amount
                                   ------- --------- ------- ---------
Net income                         $    5            $   11
  Preferred dividends                 (39)              (39)
                                   ------            ------
Net income (loss) applicable to
 common stockholders                  (34) $(0.55)      (28) $(0.45)
  Depreciation                        152               152
  Impairment charge                    17                17
  Gain from involuntary conversion     (3)               (3)
                                   ------            ------
Adjusted FFO                       $  132  $ 2.08(a) $  138  $ 2.18(a)
                                   ======            ======

Net income                         $    5            $   11
  Depreciation                        152               152
  Impairment charge                    17                17
  Gain from involuntary conversion     (3)               (3)
  Interest expense                    106               106
  Amortization expense                  6                 6
                                   ------            ------
Adjusted EBITDA                    $  283            $  289
                                   ======            ======
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   (a) Weighted average shares and units are 63.3 million.

   Substantially all of our non-current assets consist of real
estate. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly
assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably
over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or
fallen with market conditions, most industry investors consider
supplemental measures of performance, which are not measures of
operating performance under GAAP, to be helpful in evaluating a real
estate company's operations. These supplemental measures, including
FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA and Hotel
EBITDA margin, are not measures of operating performance under GAAP.
However, we consider these non-GAAP measures to be supplemental
measures of a hotel REIT's performance and should be considered along
with, but not as an alternative to, net income as a measure of our
operating performance.

   FFO and EBITDA

   The White Paper on Funds From Operations approved by the Board of
Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
("NAREIT"), defines FFO as net income or loss (computed in accordance
with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales of property, plus
depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to
reflect FFO on the same basis. We compute FFO in accordance with
standards established by NAREIT. This may not be comparable to FFO
reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with
the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT
definition differently than we do.

   EBITDA is a commonly used measure of performance in many
industries. We define EBITDA as net income or loss (computed in
accordance with GAAP) plus interest expenses, income taxes,
depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to
reflect EBITDA on the same basis.

   Adjustments to FFO and EBITDA

   We adjust FFO and EBITDA when evaluating our performance because
management believes that the exclusion of certain additional recurring
and non-recurring items such as those described below provides useful
supplemental information to investors regarding our ongoing operating
performance and that the presentation of Adjusted FFO and Adjusted
EBITDA, when combined with GAAP net income, EBITDA and FFO, is
beneficial to an investor's better understanding of our operating
performance.

   --  Gains and losses related to early extinguishment of debt and
        interest rate swaps - We exclude gains and losses related to
        early extinguishment of debt and interest rate swaps from FFO
        and EBITDA because we believe that it is not indicative of
        ongoing operating performance of our hotel assets. This also
        represents an acceleration of interest expense or a reduction
        of interest expense, and interest expense is excluded from
        EBITDA.

   --  Impairment losses - We exclude the effect of impairment losses
        and gains or losses on disposition of assets in computing
        Adjusted FFO and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe that
        including these is not consistent with reflecting the ongoing
        performance of our remaining assets. Additionally, we believe
        that impairment charges and gains or losses on disposition of
        assets represent accelerated depreciation, or excess
        depreciation, and depreciation is excluded from FFO by the
        NAREIT definition and from EBITDA.

   --  Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle -
        Infrequently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
        promulgates new accounting standards that require the
        consolidated statements of operations to reflect the
        cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. We
        exclude these one-time adjustments in computing Adjusted FFO
        and Adjusted EBITDA because they do not reflect our actual
        performance for that period.

   In addition, to derive Adjusted EBITDA, we exclude gains or losses
on the sale of assets because we believe that including them in EBITDA
is not consistent with reflecting the ongoing performance of our
remaining assets. Additionally, the gain or loss on sale of
depreciable assets represents either accelerated depreciation or
excess depreciation in previous periods, and depreciation is excluded
from EBITDA.

   To derive same-store comparisons, we have adjusted Adjusted FFO
and Adjusted EBITDA to remove discontinued operations and gains on
sales of condominium units; and have added the historical results of
operations from the two Renaissance hotels acquired in December 2007.

   Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA Margin

   Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin are commonly used measures of
performance in the industry and give investors a more complete
understanding of the operating results over which our individual
hotels and operating managers have direct control. We believe that
Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin are useful to investors by
providing greater transparency with respect to two significant
measures used by us in our financial and operational decision-making.
Additionally, these measures facilitate comparisons with other hotel
REITs and hotel owners. We present Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA
margin by eliminating from continuing operations all revenues and
expenses not directly associated with hotel operations including
corporate-level expenses, depreciation and expenses related to our
capital structure. We eliminate corporate-level costs and expenses
because we believe property-level results provide investors with
supplemental information with respect to the ongoing operating
performance of our hotels and the effectiveness of management on a
property-level basis. We eliminate depreciation and amortization, even
though they are property-level expenses, because we do not believe
that these non-cash expenses, which are based on historical cost
accounting for real estate assets and implicitly assume that the value
of real estate assets diminish predictably over time, accurately
reflect an adjustment in the value of our assets. We also eliminate
consolidated percentage rent paid to unconsolidated entities, which is
effectively eliminated by minority interest expense and equity in
income from unconsolidated subsidiaries, and include the cost of
unconsolidated taxes, insurance and lease expense, to reflect the
entire operating costs applicable to our hotels. Hotel EBITDA and
Hotel EBITDA margins are presented on a same-store basis including the
historical results of operations from the two Renaissance hotels
acquired in December 2007.

   Limitations of Non-GAAP Measures

   Our management and Board of Directors use FFO, EBITDA, Hotel
EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin to evaluate the performance of our
hotels and to facilitate comparisons between us and lodging REITs,
hotel owners who are not REITs and other capital intensive companies.
We use Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin in evaluating hotel-level
performance and the operating efficiency of our hotel managers.

   The use of these non-GAAP financial measures has certain
limitations. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA
and Hotel EBITDA margin, as presented by us, may not be comparable to
FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA and Hotel
EBITDA margin as calculated by other real estate companies. These
measures do not reflect certain expenses that we incurred and will
incur, such as depreciation and interest or capital expenditures.
Management compensates for these limitations by separately considering
the impact of these excluded items to the extent they are material to
operating decisions or assessments of our operating performance. Our
reconciliations to the GAAP financial measures, and our consolidated
statements of operations and cash flows, include interest expense,
capital expenditures, and other excluded items, all of which should be
considered when evaluating our performance, as well as the usefulness
of our non-GAAP financial measures.

   These non-GAAP financial measures are used in addition to and in
conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. They
should not be considered as alternatives to operating profit, cash
flow from operations, or any other operating performance measure
prescribed by GAAP. Neither should FFO, Adjusted FFO, Adjusted FFO per
share, EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA be considered as measures of our
liquidity or indicative of funds available for our cash needs,
including our ability to make cash distributions. Adjusted FFO per
share should not be used as a measure of amounts that accrue directly
to the benefit of stockholders. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted
EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin reflect additional ways
of viewing our operations that we believe when viewed with our GAAP
results and the reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial
measures provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends
affecting our business than could be obtained absent this disclosure.
Management strongly encourages investors to review our financial
information in its entirety and not to rely on any single financial
measure.

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated
Stephen A. Schafer, 972-444-4912
Vice President Strategic Planning & Investor Relations
sschafer@felcor.com

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