** Biopharma co's shares CBLI.O slide 23.6% to $7.29
** Co to sell 2 mln shares of its common stock at $7 per
share in a registered direct offering; representing a 26.7%
discount to last close urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nACSCsDSPa
** Gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be ~$14
million
** The closing of the offering is expected around Feb. 23
**H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement
agent for the offering
** Up to last close, stock nearly doubled YTD
(Reporting by Rithika Krishna in Bengaluru)
((Rithika.Krishna@thomsonreuters.com;))