** Shares of Exopharm Ltd EX1.AX climb as much as 26.7% to
A$0.019, their highest since Feb 13
** The biotechnology co says it plans to raise A$1.57 mln
($1.04 mln) before costs in aggregate
** Says it has already raised total of around A$0.802 mln
before costs from subscriptions to a non-renounceable rights
issue
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since April 19
** Stock down 71.7% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5124 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Poonam Behura in Bengaluru)
((Poonam.Behura@thomsonreuters.com;))