** Self-defense equipment maker's shares BYRN.O down 1.85%
at $21.17 before the bell
** Co launches an underwritten public offering of 2.25 mln
common shares urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPn8xBk2ba
** The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to
337,500 additional shares of common stock in the public offering
** BYRN intends to use the net proceeds from the offering
for working capital and other general corporate purposes
** Offer size represents ~16.8% of co's free float -
Refinitiv data
** Stock has risen ~71% in the last 12 months
(Reporting by Sahil Shaw in Bengaluru)
((sahil.shaw@thomsonreuters.com))