IPO Lock-Up

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IPO Lock-Up

A practice in a publicly-traded company that forbids management and large stockholders from selling their shares for a period of time following an initial public offering. Depending on the company, the IPO lock-up usually lasts 90 to 180 days. It exists to ensure that the market is not flooded with shares in the company at any given time, which would increase supply and cause a drop in price. Large shareholders selling their shares may also be seen as equating to a lack of confidence in the company, triggering a panic sell.

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No references found			The shares that were underlying the Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock will remain subject to the IPO lock-up agreements, even upon the registration statement being declared effective. CardioNet, Inc. Files Resale Registration Statement by Business Wire As a result of this automatic extension, no shares subject to the IPO lock-up agreement may be traded prior to Saturday, May 31, 2008, the first trading day after its expiration, unless such lock-up restriction is waived in writing by the underwriters for the ARYx Therapeutics IPO. ARYx Therapeutics Schedules First Quarter 2008 Results and Earnings ... by Business Wire Results to Be Released on Thursday, May 8, 2008, After the Market Close; IPO Lock-Up Period Extended SAN MATEO, Calif. SuccessFactors Announces Timing of Its First Quarter Fiscal 2008 ... by Business Wire			Investor fallout Investor Relations Investor's Equity Investors service bureau Invisible Balance Invisible Hand Invisible Supply Invisible Trade Invoice Invoice Billing Invoice Date Invoice Price involuntary alienation Involuntary Bankruptcy involuntary conversion involuntary lien Involuntary liquidation preference Involuntary Unemployment IO IOC Order IOM IOSCO Iperinflazione IPL IPO IPO Lock-Up IPO Spinning Ipoteca a tasso variabile Ipoteca ad annualita inversa Ipoteca aeronautica Ipoteca aperta Ipoteca di pagamento flessibile Ipoteca limitada Ipoteca multipla IQ IQD IR IRA IRA Adoption Agreement and Plan Document IRA Rollover IRA Transfer IRA/Keogh accounts Iraimbilanja Iranian Rial Iraqi Dinar IRB Iridium Irish Budget 2010 Irish Pound Irish Stock Exchange Iron Butterfly			IPNN IPNNI IPNO Ipnofil Ipnofil IPNP IPNRC IPNRN IPNRS IPNS IPNSM IPNSO IPNT IPNTA IPNU IPNV IPNVG IPNW IPNY IPO IPO IPO IPO IPO IPO IPO filings IPO filings IPO filings IPO Lock Up IPO Lock Ups IPO Lock-Up IPO Lock-Ups IPO Spinning IPO Spinning IPO Spinning IPO Spinning IPO Spinning IPO-B IPO-D IPO-MOM IPo1553 IPOA IPOA-IUU IPOA-MIB IPOA-S IPOANS IPOBC IPOC IPOCC Ipocol Ipocras IPod IPod IPod IPod IPod IPod (6G) Ipod 6G iPod adapter IPod amplifier IPod amplifier

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