Category Archives: IPO Lockup Dates

A legally binding contract between the underwriters and insiders of the company undergoing an initial public offering (IPO). The contract prevents them from selling any shares of stock for a specified period of time. When lock-ups expire, restricted people are permitted to sell their stock. This sometimes results in a drastic drop in share price.

IPO Lockup Dates (June 5 – 8)

The IPO lockup period is a legally binding contract between the underwriters and the company undergoing the initial public offering that probits company insiders from selling their shares.  The expiration of the lockup period can be very important because it can result in downward pressure share price as insiders cash out a portion of or all of their position.

The following is a list of companies with expiring IPO lockup periods for the coming week:

Note: An * indicates those tracked by SelfInvestors in the new IPO Tracker database.. a database of only the best IPO’s coming to market.

6/5/2007: Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) *, Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT) *, Heely’s (HLYS) *

6/6/2007: Sourcefire (FIRE) *

6/8/2007: Fortress Investment Group (FIG) *

IPO Lockup Dates (May 13 – 19)

The IPO lockup period is a legally binding contract between the underwriters and the company undergoing the initial public offering that probits company insiders from selling their shares.  The expiration of the lockup period can be very important because it can result in downward pressure share price as insiders cash out a portion of or all of their position.

The following is a list of companies with expiring IPO lockup periods for the coming week:

Note: An * indicates those tracked by SelfInvestors in the new IPO Tracker database.. a database of only the best IPO’s coming to market

5/14/2007: Allot Communications (ALLT) *, Hansen Medical (HNSN), Hertz Global (HTZ)

5/15/2007: First Solar (FSLR) *, Nymex  (NMX) *, Venoco (VQ)

5/19/2007: AerCap Holdings (AER) *, Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) *, Willdan Group (WLDN)

IPO Lockup Dates (May 6 – 12)

The IPO lockup period is a legally binding contract between the underwriters and the company undergoing the initial public offering that probits company insiders from selling their shares.  The expiration of the lockup period can be very important because it can result in a declining share price as insiders cash out a portion of or all of their position.

The following is a list of companies with expiring IPO lockup periods for the coming week:

5/6/2007: Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners (CPRX)

5/7/2007: Canadian Solar (CSIQ), KBW (KBW), OneBeacon Insurance (OB), Physicians Formula (FACE)

5/8/2007: ACA Capital (ACA), Capella Education Company (CPLA), Metabolix (MBLX), Thermage (THRM)