** Shares of Australia's Adalta 1AD.AX fall as much as
8.7% to A$0.021, their lowest since Oct. 10
** Drug discovery co said on Friday it will raise A$1.2 mln
($778,320.00) via placement at A$0.02 per share
** Offer price represents a 13% discount on co's last close
on Thursday
** Shares had been on a trading halt on Friday and Monday
** Stock posts its biggest intraday percentage fall since
Sept. 25
** Stock down 43.9% YTD, based on last close
($1 = 1.5418 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))