Market Trends 2024/2025: Lock-Up Agreements

Lock-up agreements provide underwriters and placement agents with some assurance that the holder of such securities will not sell for a definitive period immediately following the proposed offering which could disrupt the trading market for the issuer's newly issued securities. Read this market trends practice note for an overview of lock-up agreement terms and a review of recent trends in lock-up agreement terms.

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• Lock-Up Agreement (IPO)
  Use this template to restrict transactions in shares of a company during the lock-up period.

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  Allow selling shareholders or other parties to be released from certain restrictions on transacting in shares of a company within the lock-up period.

• Press Release (IPO Lock-up Waiver)
  Start with this template press release when you want to publicly announce key details about a lock-up waiver.

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