Dec 9 (Reuters) - Dollarama Inc DOL.TO :
* DOLLARAMA REPORTS FISCAL 2021 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS; ANNOUNCES GRATITUDE BONUS FOR STORE EMPLOYEES CANADA-WIDE
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.52
* Q3 SALES C$1.064 BILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF C$994.9 MILLION
* Q3 SAME STORE SALES ROSE 7.1 PERCENT
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$0.44 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* HAS NOT PROVIDED GUIDANCE FOR FISCAL 2021
* 19 NET NEW DOLLARAMA STORES OPENED IN QUARTER
* QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND INCREASED BY 6.8% TO $0.047 PER COMMON SHARE
* ANNOUNCED A BONUS PAYMENT FOR ITS OVER 26,000 STORE EMPLOYEES ACROSS CANADA
* ALL ACTIVE STORE EMPLOYEES AS OF DECEMBER 9, 2020 WILL RECEIVE THIS ONE-TIME GRATITUDE BONUS PAYMENT
* AS AT SEPTEMBER 30, ALL OF DOLLARCITY'S STORES WERE OPEN COMPARED TO 2 TEMPORARILY CLOSED STORES AT JUNE 30 DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC