	laurentian group sees higher share net laurentian group corp said it expects ings per share will show about the same proportionate increase as in last year the company had mln dlrs operating profit or cts per share up from mln dlrs or cts per share in shares outstanding increased to mln from mln the american holding company laurentian capital corp will show a substantial improvement this year chairman claude castonguay said before the annual meeting laurentian capital corp which recently acquired two small u s life insurance companies had profit of mln u s dlrs or eight cts per share compared to seven mln u s dlrs or cts per share castonguay said laurentian group corp the parent firm plans to fill out its national financial services distribution system and make further acquisitions if the right opportunity occurs the company also may expand this year in continental europe in conjunction with la victoire a french insurance company he said reuter 
