April 18 (Reuters) - Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) KMI.N :
* REASES DIVIDEND BY 60 PERCENT
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.22
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.21 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* WILL PAY $0.20/SHARE DIVIDEND FOR Q1
* QTRLY REVENUE $3,418 MILLION VERSUS $3,424 MILLION
* QTRLY ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.22
* NOW FORECASTS TO INVEST $2.3 BILLION IN GROWTH PROJECTS DURING 2018
* SEES 2018 ADJUSTED EBITDA OF APPROXIMATELY $7.5 BILLION
* Q1 REVENUE VIEW $3.67 BILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* BOARD HAS APPOINTED DAVID P. MICHELS AS VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
* BOARD NAMED DAX A. SANDERS AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
* RICHARD D. KINDER WILL REMAIN EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND STEVEN J. KEAN WILL REMAIN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
* KINDER MORGAN - "EVEN WITH SUBSTANTIAL DIVIDEND INCREASE, WE STILL EXPECT TO INTERNALLY FUND ALL OF OUR GROWTH CAPITAL WITH SOME EXCESS REMAINING"
* KINDER MORGAN - FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE, EXPECT TO CONTINUE FUNDING ALL GROWTH CAPITAL THROUGH OPERATING CASH FLOWS
* Q1 REVENUE VIEW $3.67 BILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* KINDER MORGAN- GIVEN CURRENT UNCERTAIN CONDITIONS OF TRANS MOUNTAIN EXPANSION PROJECT, KML IS NOT UPDATING ITS COST, SCHEDULE ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME