** Shares of Pathkey.AI PKY.AX fall as much as 12.5% to A$0.014, on track for their worst session since November 3

** Artificial intelligence company completes A$2.5 million ($1.63 million) placement

** Issue price of A$0.12 per share represents a discount of 25% to the stock's previous close

** Proceeds will be used to accelerate commercial scaling of TrialKey and support adjacent AI-sector acquisition opportunities

** About 2.3 million shares change hands, 1.9 times the 30-day avg

** Stock is down 21.1% YTD, including the session's moves

($1 = 1.5319 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)

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