March 10 (Reuters) - Empire Company Ltd EMPa.TO :
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.66
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$0.60 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* QTRLY SAME-STORE SALES EXCLUDING FUEL INCREASED BY 10.7%
* QTRLY SALES $7,018.7 MILLION VERSUS $6,395.2 MILLION
* IN Q4, IT IS EXPECTED THAT CO WILL INCUR ABOUT $15 MILLION TO $20 MILLION IN SELLING & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
* Q3 REVENUE VIEW C$7.01 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA