March 19 (Reuters) - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc ATDb.TO :
* ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD ANNOUNCES RECORD EARNINGS IN THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2019
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.08 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* QTRLY TOTAL MERCHANDISE AND SERVICE REVENUES OF $4.2 BILLION, AN INCREASE OF 8.8%
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.08
* ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD - REVENUES WERE $16.5 BILLION FOR Q3 FISCAL 2019, UP 4.6 PERCENT COMPARED WITH CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF FISCAL 2018
* ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD-TO IMPLEMENT NEW SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM WHICH WOULD ALLOW IT TO REPURCHASE UP TO 4.0% OF CLASS B SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $1.17, REVENUE VIEW $17.28 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* 25.0% INCREASE OF QUARTERLY DIVIDEND, FROM CA 10.0¢ TO CA 12.5¢