** Shares of connectivity infrastructure provider for
broadband networks JCS.O down ~4% at $2.20 in extended trade
** Shareholder Gamco Investors intends to vote against
Communications Systems' proposed merger with Pineapple Energy,
according to a regulatory filing urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2TS183
** Gamco said it, along with its associates, owns 14.8% in
JCS
** In March last year, JCS announced its deal with
Pineapple, a U.S. operator and consolidator of residential
solar, battery storage and grid services solutions urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw8xJsp0a
** Shares of JCS had fallen ~47% last year
(Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru)
((AnanyaMariam.Rajesh@thomsonreuters.com))