** Shares of security technology company Identiv INVE.O
down 18.4% at $6.9
** INVE to sell its physical security, access card and
identity reader operations and assets to Vitaprotech, a security
solutions provider
** Co CEO Steven Humphreys and other executives will join
Vitaprotech, at which time incoming President Kirsten Newquist
will assume the role of Identiv CEO
** INVE will receive a cash payment of $145 mln upon closing
of the transaction and will remain a publicly traded company
** Including session's losses, stock down 15.7% YTD
(Reporting by Atharva Singh in Bengaluru)
((Atharva.singh@thomsonreuters.com))