** Shares of Loyalty Ventures Inc LYLT.O down 46.3% at
$0.31 before the bell
** Says co and some of its units have filed for bankruptcy
protection
** Says unit LoyaltyOne Co has sought protection under the
Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada)
** Separately, Bank of Montreal BMO.TO announced that it
would buy LoyaltyOne's AIR MILES Reward Program business
** LYLT plans to voluntarily delist its stock from Nasdaq
** Says previously announced sale of BrandLoyalty business
remains on track to close by Q2 2023
** Shares of LYLT fell ~92% in 2022
(Reporting by Vansh Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Vansh.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com;))