Jan 10 (Reuters) - Passage Bio Inc :
* PASSAGE BIO INC: ON JAN 8, BOARD APPROVED, AND MANAGEMENT BEGAN IMPLEMENTING, RESTRUCTURING PLAN
* PASSAGE BIO INC: TO CEASE ITS LAB OPERATIONS AT ITS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 FEET OF LEASED LABORATORY SPACE IN HOPEWELL, NEW JERSEY
* PASSAGE BIO : TO REDUCE OPERATING COSTS AND BETTER ALIGN ITS WORKFORCE WITH NEEDS OF ITS STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
* PASSAGE BIO INC: UNDER RESTRUCTURING PLAN, COMPANY IS REDUCING ITS OVERALL WORKFORCE BY ABOUT 55%
* PASSAGE BIO INC: EXPECTS RESTRUCTURING PLAN WILL DECREASE ITS ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS BY ABOUT $9.0 MILLION TO $11.0 MILLION
* PASSAGE BIO INC: PURSUING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUBLEASE SPACE AT LABORATORY LEASE TO OFFSET PORTIONS OF ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
Source text: Further company coverage:
((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))