** Space and defense technology company Sidus Space's SIDU.O shares slide 43.6% to $1.14 premarket
** SIDU late Sunday announced pricing of public offering of 7.1 million shares at $1.05 per share for gross proceeds of about $7.5 million
** Offering priced at 48% discount to the last close
** Proceeds will be used for working capital and general purposes
** ThinkEquity was the sole placement agent for the offering
** SIDU had 18.2 million outstanding shares prior to the offering, per prospectus
** As of last close, SIDU stock down 58.8% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com))