** Shares of shipping co OceanPal Inc OP.O down 41.5% at
~69 cents premarket after co priced a $11.9 mln public share
offering at a discount
** OP priced the sale of 15.57 mln units, composed of one
common share and one Class A warrant, at 77 cents per share
** Offering is at a discount of ~35% to OP's Thursday close
of $1.18
** Existing shareholders are offering an additional 628,571
shares in the offering, proceeds from which will no go to the co
** Proceeds from the offering will be used for general
corporate purposes, including the purchase of vessels in the
future
** Offering is expected to close on or around Jan. 25
** As of last close, OP down 41.9% YTD
(Reporting by Sohini Podder in Bengaluru)
((sohini.podder@thomsonreuters.com))