Xanadu shares set for key test as most lockups expire Sept. 22
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Xanadu approaches a major lockup expiry on Sep 22, releasing most shares into free float versus only ~13M previously tradable. With the stock already retracing materially from its peak, the supply overhang and potential early-investor monetization (notably OMERS' large unrealized gains) heighten near-term liquidity and distribution risk, a typical headwind for post-IPO names.
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Toronto-based quantum computing company Xanadu is approaching a major supply event six months after going public. On Sept. 22, lockup restrictions on the vast majority of its shares are scheduled to expire, sharply increasing the free float from the roughly 13 million shares that have been tradable so far.
The stock has been sliding from its peak and closed last Friday at $7.42. Early backers such as OMERS are sitting on substantial paper gains: at the high, its stake was valued at about $1.6 billion versus an initial investment of less than $30 million.
