Feb 27 (Reuters) - Maple Leaf Foods Inc MFI.TO :
* MAPLE LEAF FOODS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2019 FINANCIAL RESULTS
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.14
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$0.17 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* Q4 SALES C$1.016 BILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF C$986.5 MILLION
* WILL INCREASE ITS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND BY $0.015 PER SHARE OR 10.3% TO $0.16 PER SHARE
* IN PLANT PROTEIN GROUP, COMPANY EXPECTS 30.0% TOP-LINE GROWTH IN 2020
* EXPECTING HIGHER SALES AND EXPANDING GROSS MARGIN IN MEAT PROTEIN GROUP IN 2020