Feb 15 (Reuters) - Mercer International Inc MERCU.TO :
* . ANNOUNCES RECORD 2017 FOURTH QUARTER AND NEAR RECORD YEAR END RESULTS AND QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.125
* QTRLY TOTAL REVENUES $337.7 MILLION VERSUS $221.7 MILLION
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.64
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.53 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S