** Shares of Australia's Gladiator Resources GLA.AX rise
as much as 22.2% to A$0.033, their biggest intraday pct gain
since Jan 10
** Stock at its highest level since Jan 18
** The gold and uranium explorer enters into subscription
agreements for private placement to raise A$4 mln ($2.60 mln)
** Placement at an issue price of A$0.03 cents per share,
representing a premium of 11.1% to stock's last closing
** Issue of 133.3 mln shares represent 12.2% of co's free
float of 10.9 mln shares - LSEG data
** Gladiator stock up 22.7% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.5370 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com))