** U.S.-listed shares of Allot Ltd ALLT.O down 9.1% after hours to $8.74 on planned equity raise
** Israeli network intelligence and security solutions providerlaunches stock offering
** Co expects to use net offering proceeds to repay $31.41 mln of outstanding convertible note with face value of $40 mln issued to its largest shareholder, Lynrock Lake Master Fund
** Balance of proceeds for general purposes, co says
** TD Cowen and William Blair jt bookrunners for offering
** Allot has ~39.7 mln shares outstanding for roughly $380 mln market cap, and Lynrock owns about 9 mln shares for 22% stake, per LSEG data
** ALLT shares on Tues closed up 2.7% at $9.61
** Stock has risen 68% this qtr. A year ago, it closed at $2.22
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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