KnowBe4 Announces Partial Early Lock-up
KnowBe4 (NASDAQ: KNBE) announced a partial early release of lock-up restrictions on its Class A common stock, effective August 9, 2021. This release will allow 15% of the shares, amounting to approximately 17.6 million shares, to become eligible for trading, subject to various conditions. Of these, it's estimated that around 13.5 million shares will be held by affiliates. The remaining shares will continue to be under lock-up. The company emphasizes that forward-looking statements contain several risks and uncertainties, including impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and rapid growth challenges.
- Partial early lock-up release allows 17.6 million shares to become eligible for sale.
- Increased trading liquidity expected as a result of the release.
- Potential dilution of shares in the market could negatively impact stock price.
- Continued lock-up on remaining securities may create uncertainty among investors.
TAMPA BAY, Fla., Aug. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KnowBe4, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNBE), provider of the leading security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced a partial early lock-up release with respect to KnowBe4’s Class A common stock, par value
Pursuant to the terms of the lock-up agreements, the lock-up restrictions will end with respect to
The lock-up restrictions will continue to apply with respect to all remaining securities subject to the lock-up agreements.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our future financial and operating performance and our financial outlook and guidance for the year 2021. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "should," "plans," "anticipates," "going to," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern KnowBe4's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our and our customers’ business; our limited operating history; our ability to identify and effectively implement the necessary changes to address execution challenges; risks associated with managing our rapid growth; our limited experience with new product and subscription and support introductions and the risks associated with new products and subscription and support offerings, including the risk of defects, errors, or vulnerabilities; our ability to attract new and retain existing customers; the failure to timely develop and achieve market acceptance of new products as well as existing products; rapidly evolving technological developments in the market; length of sales cycles; and general market, political, economic, and business conditions.
Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect our financial results are included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth from time to time in our filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and any subsequent filings with the SEC. Copies of these filings are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request from our investor relations department. You should not rely on these forward-looking statements, as actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements, including, as a result of such risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4 is the leading provider of “new-school” security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. Our mission is to enable your employees to make smarter security decisions, every day. Through our subscription-based services, your organization will have access to the leading security awareness training platform.
Available Information
KnowBe4 announces material information to the public about KnowBe4, its products and other matters through a variety of means, including filings with the SEC, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts, its Investor Relations website, its Twitter accounts (@KnowBe4) and its blogs (including blog.knowbe4.com/) in order to achieve broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information to the public and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
Investor Relations Contact:
Ken Talanian
ir@knowbe4.com
Press Contact:
Kathy Wattman
pr@knowbe4.com
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