** Shares of industrial machinery manufacturer CIRCOR
International Inc CIR.N up 7.1% at $27.42
** CIR posts Q4 profit per share of 27 cents compared with
year-ago loss of $1.40
** Co posts Q4 revenue of $214.5 mln vs $204.9 mln a year
earlier
** Additionally, CIR appoints president and CEO Tony Najjar
to company's board effective March 20
** "Board is in dialogue with a number of parties that have
expressed interest in acquiring all or parts of the Company" -
CIR
** CIR stock up ~6.89% YTD
(Reporting by Anandita Mehrotra in Bengaluru)
((Anandita.Mehrotra@thomsonreuters.com))