** Shares of Luckin Coffee Inc LK.O down 40.3% at $1.79 in
early morning trade
** China-based coffee chain announces withdrawal of request
for hearing on Nasdaq de-listing notice
** Says Nasdaq notified it that its shares would be
suspended at the open on Monday
** Co had received two de-listing notices from Nasdaq, the
second announced earlier this week, after it failed to produce
its annual report
** Says notified Nasdaq on Wednesday of its decision to
withdraw request for hearing and not to seek to reverse or stay
the exchange operator's decision to de-list the stock
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** Including session's decline, shares have lost more than
95% of their value this year
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru)
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