03:51 PM EST - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. : announced adjusted net earnings for its second quarter of $167.6 million, up $53.3 million or 46.6%, which equals $0.90 per share on a diluted basis, an increase of $0.28 per share or 45.2% over the second quarter of fiscal 2012 adjusted net earnings per share. Actual net earnings of $175.2 million ($0.94 per share on a diluted basis) have been adjusted to exclude certain pre-tax non-recurring items, mainly in relation with the acquisition of Statoil Fuel & Retail, namely a $10.6 million gain on foreign exchange forward contracts, a $0.7 million foreign exchange gain on NOK cash held by the Corporation's U.S. subsidiaries and acquisition costs of $0.9 million. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
shares T.ATD.A are trading down $0.62 at $46.60.
