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  • But after 180 days, they get the green light, known as the "lock-up expiration."

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  • The "lock-up" period for Pandora's shares expired Monday, opening the door to share sales by employees and certain investors previously barred from selling.

    Bears Hungry for More Tech Shares Chris Dieterich 2011

  • He previously had a bet in place to short Pandora's shares before the lock-up expired, closing the position as his opinion of the company's profitability improved.

    Bears Hungry for More Tech Shares Chris Dieterich 2011

  • I'll be in the budget lock-up on Tuesday, so I'll provide an early report on its contents.

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  • He says he is waiting for Groupon's lock-up to expire—and the costs of borrowing shares to come down—before boosting his short position.

    Bears Hungry for More Tech Shares Chris Dieterich 2011

  • The Pension Trust's 10% stake sale — the first major sale since the lock-up expired in January — effectively ended the share supply shortage, flooding the market and sending the shares sharply lower.

    Ocado Shares Tumble Kathy Gordon 2011

  • The fund manager rolled out hedge-fund products with longer lock-up periods for investors last year.

    Och-Ziff Loss Narrows Amy Or 2011

  • After a secondary offering of 8.75 million shares Nov. 17 and the expiration of its lock-up on Nov. 21, the cost to borrow fell to 6.9% as of Thursday.

    Bears Hungry for More Tech Shares Chris Dieterich 2011

  • The fund manager rolled out hedge-fund products with longer lock-up periods for investors last year.

    Financial Briefing Book: Feb. 11 2011

  • Ken Sena , an analyst at Evercore Partners, held an "underweight" stock-recommendation rating on LinkedIn headed into the lock-up expiration but raised his rating to "equalweight" after the sharp stock drop.

    Bears Hungry for More Tech Shares Chris Dieterich 2011

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