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View All SourcesWill Facebook Stock Tank Again When the First Lockout Period Expires on Thursday?
Facebook's sagging stock will face another test on Thursday when the first of the company's lockout periods to sell the stock will expire, freeing up some 271 million shares.
Some insiders who hold stock in the company including COO Sheryl Sandberg and CFO David Ebersman, will be free to sell the stock on Aug. 16. It's unclear how many will take the option; the company's stock was down more than 46% from its IPO price Wednesday morning, when it was trading for $20.38. However, the expiration of a lockout period usually drags a company's stock price down further. When LinkedIn's and Groupon's first lockout periods ended, the companies' stock prices fell 7% and 10%, respectively.
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