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There are lockup periods that prevent them selling.

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answer/12/ipo-lockup-period...

>For example, Facebook's IPO lock up prevented the sale of 271 million shares during the company's first three months of public ownership. FB hit an all-time low of $19.69 the day its first lock-up period ended, a price about 50% lower than the share price on the day the company went public. Further restrictions prevented the sale of another 1.66 billion shares through mid-2013. Facebook's unusual lock-up policy released insider shares at five different dates.



All the more reason to quit just before the IPO! (assuming they own the shares)




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