June 27 (Reuters) - Empire Company Ltd EMPa.TO :
* EMPIRE COMPANY FINISHES FISCAL 2019 WITH STRONG SALES AND EARNINGS; EXCEEDS SUNRISE TARGETS; ANNOUNCES 9% DIVIDEND INCREASE AND SHARE BUYBACK
* Q4 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.46
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.45
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$0.42 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* INTENT TO REPURCHASE APPROXIMATELY $100 MILLION OF NON-VOTING CLASS A SHARES
* INTENT TO REPURCHASE APPROXIMATELY $100 MILLION OF NON-VOTING CLASS A SHARES
* ANNUAL DIVIDEND PER SHARE INCREASED 9% TO $0.48
* CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL 2020 EXPECTED TO BE $600 MILLION
* QTRLY SAME-STORE SALES EXCLUDING FUEL INCREASED BY 3.8%
* QTRLY SALES $6,220.4 MILLION VERSUS $5,886.1 MILLION
* UNDER PROJECT SUNRISE, FOR FISCAL 2020, EXPECT TO ACHIEVE AT LEAST $250 MILLION OF IN-YEAR BENEFITS
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$0.42, REVENUE VIEW C$6.23 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA