** Crescent Energy's CRGY.N shares down 4.4% at $11.48 in extended trading on planned capital raise news
** Houston, Texas-based oil and gas producer announces private offering of $400 mln 5-yr convertible bonds
** Co plans to use net offering proceeds to help redeem all of its outstanding 9.25% notes due 2028
** It also intends to use portion of proceeds to pay cost of capped calls, derivative transactions employed to help mitigate potential dilution
** With ~327.9 mln shares outstanding, co has $3.9 bln market cap
** Stock on Mon ended up 3% at $12.01, up 43% YTD
** 11 of 14 analysts rate the stock "strong buy" or "buy", rest "hold"; median PT $13, LSEG data reflects
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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