Brief: Western New England Bancorp Q4 Earnings Per Share $0.14

Western New England Bancorp

29/01/2019 23:28

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Western New England Bancorp Inc  WNEB.O :
    * WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC. REPORTS YEAR END 2018
RESULTS
    * Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.14
    * Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.14 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
    * BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARED AN INCREASE OF $0.01, OR 25%,
IN
QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND TO $0.05 PER SHARE
    * AUTHORIZED A STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN; COMPANY MAY REPURCHASE
UP TO
2.8 MILLION SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK
    * 2019 PLAN WILL COMMENCE UPON COMPLETION OF COMPANY'S
EXISTING
REPURCHASE PROGRAM.
    * NET INTEREST INCOME INCREASED 1.5%, TO $14.8 MILLION FOR
QUARTER
ENDED DEC 31, 2018 FROM $14.6 MILLION FOR QUARTER ENDED SEPT 30,
2018

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