lockup

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At some point, likely after a lockup period, either the shares or their value are expected to be distributed to SPV investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

As an insider, you would be subject to a lockup period of, typically, six months, during which you, other insiders and employees cannot sell shares.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

In the days after the deadly explosion, detectives and bomb technicians, using search warrants, combed a yacht and a storage lockup in Marina del Rey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Pershing Square itself planned to invest $150 million in the offering and subject itself to a 25-year lockup agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

It made my alibi sound a wee bit suspicious, and that’s how I got thrown in the lockup.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood