March 12 (Reuters) - Pollard Banknote Ltd PBL.TO :
* POLLARD BANKNOTE ANNOUNCES 4TH QUARTER AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS
* QTRLY SALES $79.6 MILLION VERSUS $65.7 MILLION LAST YEAR
* QTRLY NET INCOME $ 4.3 MILLION VERSUS $3.8 MILLION
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.18
* EXCLUDING TWO RECENT ACQUISITIONS, BUDGETED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR 2018 EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO EXPENDITURES IN 2017