March 22 (Reuters) - Conagra Brands Inc:
* CONAGRA BRANDS REPORTS NET SALES AND EPS GROWTH IN THIRD QUARTER
* SEES FISCAL 2018 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $2.03 TO $2.05 FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
* QTRLY NET SALES $1,994.5 MILLION VERSUS $1,981.2 MILLION
* DILUTED EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS GREW FROM $0.41 TO $0.87 IN QUARTER
* QTRLY ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS GREW 27.1% TO $0.61
* NET SALES FOR REFRIGERATED & FROZEN SEGMENT INCREASED 3% TO $689 MILLION IN QUARTER
* TAX IMPACT CHANGES RESULTED IN A ONE-TIME ESTIMATED INCOME TAX BENEFIT OF $236.7 MILLION IN QUARTER
* NET SALES FOR GROCERY & SNACKS SEGMENT DECREASED 1% TO $838 MILLION IN QUARTER
* SEES 2018 REPORTED NET SALES GROWTH ABOUT 150 BASIS POINTS HIGHER THAN ORGANIC NET SALES GROWTH RATE
* REITERATED FISCAL 2018 OUTLOOK FOR ORGANIC NET SALES GROWTH Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: