03:54 PM EST - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund : reports its third-quarter net earnings increased to $2.698 million from $2.694 million posted in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, earnings were $0.324, compared with $0.323 last year. Royalty income increased by 2.9% to $5.4 million from $5.3 million in the same quarter of 2008, due to the same store sales growth and the addition of new restaurants to the Royalty Pool. Same store sales recorded a growth of 0.3% for the third quarter. Year-to-date, the company reported net earnings of $7.61 million or $0.91 per share, versus $7.88 million or $0.94 per share last year. Royalty income increased to $14.90 million from $14.32 million for the same period last year. A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund
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