May 8 (Reuters) - ECN Capital Corp ECN.TO :
* ECN CAPITAL REPORTS US$0.05 IN ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE IN Q1-2019
* Q1 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.05
* ORIGINATIONS FOR THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2019 WERE $419.2 MILLION VERSUS $463.1 MILLION IN PREVIOUS THREE-MONTH PERIOD
* TOTAL EARNING ASSETS MANAGED AND ADVISED AS AT MARCH 31, 2019 WERE $31.9 BILLION, VERSUS $31.1 BILLION IN PREVIOUS THREE-MONTH PERIOD
* STEVEN HUDSON, CEO, HAS AGREED TO EXTEND HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT TO 2023
* RETIREMENT OF JIM NIKOPOULOS AS PRESIDENT EFFECTIVE TODAY, MAY 8, 2019
* RAISING RANGE OF EXPECTED EPS IN 2019 FROM $0.23 - $0.25 TO $0.25 - $0.28