** Shares of utility infrastructure services firm Centuri Holdings CTRI.N down 4.6% in extended trading to $21.25 after secondary offering news
** Phoenix, Arizona
-based Centuri commences 9.5 mln share offering by Southwest Gas Holdings SWX.N
** In addition, SWX to sell $22 mln worth of CTRI shares to investment entities affiliated with Carl Icahn in concurrent private placement
** Following the transactions, SWX would cut its stake from ~66% to ~54%, or ~48 mln shares, per the SEC prospectus
** CTRI has ~88.6 mln shares outstanding for about $2 bln market cap
** JP Morgan and Wells Fargo leading the secondary offering
** Last month, SWX reduced its stake in 9 mln share secondary offering priced at $17.50 and concurrent private placement
** CTRI was spun out of SWX and went public in Apr 2024 IPO priced at $21
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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