** Cancer Genetics Inc's CGIX.O shares drop 20.5% to $6.83
premarket
** Co on Wednesday aftermarket entered into a deal with
several healthcare-focused institutional investors to sell ~2.7
mln shares, as it looks to raise about $17.5 mln urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX2GkYKg
** Sale price set at $6.30 per share in a registered direct
offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules
** Offering is expected to close on or about Feb. 16
** Co will use net proceeds for general corporate purposes
** CGIX has 4.09 mln shares outstanding and 2.63 mln shares
of free float - Refinitiv data
** H.C. Wainwright & Co. is the exclusive placement agent
for the offering
(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru)
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