** Shares in La Française des Jeux (FDJ) FDJ.PA drop 4.9%
after Credit Agricole Assurances (CAA) announced sale of 4.07
mln shares of the French gaming group via an accelerated
bookbuilding process
** Deal was priced at 36.60 euros per share, a 7% discount
to FDJ stock's Tuesday close of 39.34 euro
** Following the placement, CAA will own about 3.3% of FDJ's
capital
** Up to the previous session's close, shares were up 19.8%
YTD
(Reporting by Dimitri Rhodes)
((Dimitri.Rhodes@thomsonreuters.com;))