** Shares of real estate investment trust Strawberry Fields
REIT STRW.A fall 5% to $12.02 premarket
** STRW commences public offering of common stock; size not
disclosed
** Co plans on using the proceeds for acquisitions, repaying
debt, and for general corporate purposes
** Janney Montgomery Scott is the lead book-running manager
for the proposed offering
** STRW has 7.5 mln outstanding shares for $94.7 mln market
capitalization- LSEG data
** Co's portfolio includes 115 healthcare facilities
comprising 104 skilled nursing facilities, nine assisted living
facilities, and two long-term acute care hospitals
** As of last close, STRW shares were up 64.1% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))