** Shares of electric vehicle maker FUV.O tumbles 12.8% to
$13.95
** Company enters agreements with investors to sell ~1.1 mln
common shares at $13.25 a piece, which implies a discount of
~17% to stock's last close urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw9b6Nsfa
** Offer size represents ~5% of co's free float, according
to Refinitiv data
** Gross proceeds from the offering will be about $15 mln
** FUV intends to use proceeds to speed up manufacturing of
finished goods for delivery against pre-orders and to address
higher customer demand
** Shares have surged ~800% YTD
(Reporting by Sohini Podder in Bengaluru)
((Sohini.Podder@thomsonreuters.com;))