** Shares of Chinese EV maker KNDI.O down ~7% at $13.45
after stock-and-warrants offering
** KNDI sells ~8.85 mln units at $11.30 each directly to
institutional investors for $100 mln raise urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNXc2VkKP
** Each unit comprises one share of common stock and 0.4
warrants to purchase a share of common stock
** Company says it will use proceeds from offering for R&D
of EV sports cars models and ensure its electric vehicle models
comply with requisites to enter the U.S. market
** KNDI has 72.9 mln shares outstanding and a market cap of
~$1 bln, as of last close, per Refinitiv data
** Company has 58.4 mln shares in free float
** Up to Thursday's close, stock had tripled YTD
(Reporting by Chavi Mehta)