June 28 (Reuters) - Shaw Communications Inc SJRb.TO :
* SHAW ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE FISCAL 2018 RESULTS
* Q3 REVENUE ROSE 6.9 PERCENT TO C$1.3 BILLION
* CONFIRMS THAT IT REMAINS ON TRACK TO MEET ITS FISCAL 2018 GUIDANCE
* QTRLY BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE C$0.18
* QTRLY ARPU OF $39.84 AS COMPARED TO $37.05 IN Q3 2017
* SEES FISCAL 2018 OPERATING INCOME BEFORE RESTRUCTURING COSTS AND AMORTIZATION GROWING TO APPROXIMATELY $2.1 BILLION
* SEES FISCAL 2018 CAPITAL INVESTMENTS OF APPROXIMATELY $1.38 BILLION
* SEES FY 2018 FREE CASH FLOW OF APPROXIMATELY $375 MILLION
* IN Q3, ABOUT 850 EMPLOYEES EXITED COMPANY WHICH LED TO OPERATING COST REDUCTIONS OF APPROXIMATELY $16 MILLION
* RELATED TO TBT ACTIVITIES, INCURRED ADDITIONAL RESTRUCTURING CHARGE OF $13 MILLION IN Q3 FOR TOTAL OF $430 MILLION IN 2018
* COMPANY DOES NOT ANTICIPATE FULL-YEAR TBT RESTRUCTURING COSTS TO EXCEED $450 MILLION
* Q3 REVENUE VIEW C$1.31 BILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S