April 29 (Reuters) - Lakeland Bancorp Inc LBAI.O :
* LAKELAND BANCORP ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER RESULTS AND
INCREASES
CASH DIVIDEND 9%
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.31
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.30 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
* INCREASED ANNUAL CASH DIVIDEND FROM $0.46 TO $0.50 PER
SHARE
* INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND BY 9 PERCENT TO
$0.125PER
SHARE
* QTRLY NET INTEREST INCOME INCREASED TO $48.6 MILLION
VERSUS
$42.2 MILLION
* NET INTEREST INCOME INCREASED TO $48.6 MILLION FOR Q1 OF
2019
COMPARED TO $42.2 MILLION FOR Q1 OF 2018
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.35 EXCLUDING ITEMS
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