** Shares of Little Green Pharma LGP.AX rise as much as 16.7% to A$0.14, their highest level since December 23
** Medical cannabis company heading for best day since December 17, if gains hold
** Co to acquire Australian medicinal cannabis products manufacturer and distributor Cannatrek
** Under deal, each Cannatrek shareholder will get 1.835806 new LGP shares and 0.727502 new contingent value shares for every Cannatrek share
** Existing LGP shareholders will hold ~39.5% and Cannatrek shareholders will hold~60.5% of in LGP at completion of merger
** About 1.1 mln shares change hand, 4.7x their 30-day average, in their busiest day since December 15
** Stock largely unchanged in 2025; up 8% so far this year
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru)
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