** Shares of medical equipment maker Penumbra PEN.N rise
9.1% to $184.16
** PEN authorizes repurchase of shares worth $200 mln in
common stock
** New approval to include $100 mln accelerated share
repurchase (ASR) agreement with JPMorgan Chase
** Says Penumbra is funding the share repurchase under
the ASR with cash on hand
** Repurchases may be made in open market or privately
negotiated transactions - PEN
** PEN has 38.84 mln outstanding shares - LSEG
** Including session gains, stock down ~27% YTD
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Mariam.ESunny@thomsonreuters.com;))