** Shares of television and film production co DLPN.O rise
4.08% to $3.61 after company opts for reverse stock-split
** Opts for 1-for-5 reverse split of its issued and
outstanding shares of common stock, which will trade on the
Nasdaq at the start of trading on Friday urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nACSWHkdXa
** The move comes as a part of the co's plan to regain
compliance with the $1 minimum bid price continued listing
requirement of the Nasdaq
** The move will reduce DLPN outstanding share count from
~32.8 mln shares to ~ 6.6 mln shares
** Stock has fallen 3.14% so far this year
(Reporting by Rithika Krishna)
((Rithika.Krishna@thomsonreuters.com;))