** Shares of medical device maker Acutus Medical AFIB.O
rise 2.5% to 47 cents premarket
** Co says it will cut workforce by ~65% to realign
resources to support heart device distribution business with
Medtronic MDT.N
** Acutus says post restructuring, it will become a contract
manufacturing business
** Restructuring actions are expected to be completed in Q1
2024 -AFIB
** Acutus says it has $45.5 million in cash, cash
equivalents, marketable securities, and restricted cash, as of
Sept. 30, 2023
** AFIB posted Q3 revenue of $5.2 million vs estimate of
$4.83 mln- LSEG
** Up to last close, stock down ~59% YTD
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Mariam.ESunny@thomsonreuters.com;))