** Sidus Space's SIDU.O shares plunge 19.4% to $4.32
** The space and defense technology company late on Sunday announced the pricing of its registered direct offering of ~13.5 million shares/pre-funded warrants at $4.35 apiece for gross proceeds of $58.5 million
** Direct stock deal priced at 18.7% discount to stock's last close
** SIDU plans to use proceeds for working capital and general purposes
** ThinkEquity acted as sole placement agent for offering
** SIDU had 66.5 million outstanding shares as of March 31, per 10-K
** Lone analyst covering SIDU rates the stock "buy", with $10 PT - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, SIDU stock up 70.4% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
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