Dec 9 (Reuters) - Laurentian Bank of Canada LB.TO :
* Reports its 2015 results
* Q4 loss per share C$0.73
* Q4 earnings per share view C$1.46 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Q4 adjusted earnings per share C$1.44
* Net interest income increased by $10.5 million or 8% to $150.7 million for
the fourth quarter of 2015
* Provision for loan losses decreased by 10% to $9.4 million for the fourth
quarter of 2015
* Recorded a charge of $72.2 million following strategic review of retail
activities completed during Q4 2015
* Bank's book value per common share appreciated to $46.33 as at October 31,
2015 from $45.89 as at October 31, 2014
* Impairment charge is result of a combination of factors, including the
continued pressure on net interest margins stemming
* Impairment charge does not affect the bank's operations or its liquidity
* Transformation plan "to be implemented over the next 7 years"
* Source text for Eikon
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