Aug 14 (Reuters) - Metro Inc MRU.TO :
* METRO REPORTS 2019 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
* Q3 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.90
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.86
* Q3 SALES C$5.229 BILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF C$5.28 BILLION
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$0.92 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* QTRLY FOOD SAME-STORE SALES UP 3.1%
* QTRLY PHARMACY SAME-STORE SALES UP 3.4%
* BOARD QTRLY DIVIDEND OF $0.20 PER COMMON SHARE, AN INCREASE OF 11.1% OVER THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR