April 12 (Reuters) - Shaw Communications Inc SJRb.TO :
* DATE FISCAL 2018 RESULTS
* Q2 REVENUE ROSE 12.4 PERCENT TO C$1.36 BILLION
* QTRLY LOSS PER SHARE $0.33
* Q2 RESTRUCTURING CHARGE OF $417 MILLION RELATED TO TOTAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE
* QTRLY ARPU OF $38.43 VERSUS $36.44 IN Q2 2017
* ANTICIPATED ANNUALIZED SAVINGS RELATED TO VDP, EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT $215 MILLION AND WILL BE FULLY REALIZED IN FISCAL 2020
* VDP RELATED COST REDUCTIONS IN FISCAL 2018 ARE EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $48 MILLION
* REMAINS ON TRACK TO MEET ITS FISCAL 2018 GUIDANCE
* YEAR TBT RESTRUCTURING COSTS TO EXCEED $450 MILLION
* ABOUT 1,200 EMPLOYEES WILL BE EXITING BEFORE THE END OF FISCAL 2018 AS PART OF VDP
* MONTH PERIOD