** Shares of drug developer Lipocine LPCN.O fall 12.1% to
$4.26
** Co says board has approved reverse stock split of
1-for-17 of its common stock
** Co's shares will begin trading on split-adjusted basis on
Nasdaq on May 12
** Co has 88.51 mln shares outstanding- Refinitiv
** Co posts wider Q1 adj. loss of 4 cents per share vs
analysts' estimates of 2 cents loss per share
** Including session's losses, stock has fallen 37.15% YTD
(Reporting by Sruthi Narasimha Chari in Bengaluru)
((Sruthinarasimha.chari@thomsonreuters.com))