** Shares of metabolic health solutions co ReShape
Lifesciences RSLS.O rise 9% to 22 cents
** Co announces definitive merger agreement to combine with
Vyome Therapeutics in an all-stock merger
** Under the terms of the deal, existing ReShape
stockholders will own about 11.1% of the combined company,
following the closing of the merger
** At the closing of the merger, ReShape will be renamed
Vyome Holdings Inc. and expects to trade under the Nasdaq ticker
symbol "HIND"
** Co also entered into an asset purchase agreement with
med-tech co Biorad Medisys to sell its assets for $5.16 million
in cash
** Including session moves, stock down 6.6% YTD
(Reporting by Sneha S K)
((Sneha.SK@thomsonreuters.com;))