** Shares of Sofina SOF.BR slide 4.5% after the Belgian investment firm placed 2.15 million shares via an accelerated bookbuilding process as part of its 545-million-euro ($639.67 million) rights issue
** The shares subscribed at a price of 223 euros, 13.6% lower than the last closing price of 258.2 euros
** Delivery of the new shares is expected on October 7 and will be tradable on Euronext Brussels the same day
($1 = 0.8520 euros)
(Reporting by Hugo Lhomedet)
((hugo.lhomedet@thomsonreuters.com))