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Every two weeks, Stockhead takes a look at the small cap companies that are releasing shares that have been locked away in escrow.

Escrow refers to shares that are held by early investors or directions restrained from selling for a year or two. The release of escrowed shares can have a big impact on stock price, because a sudden influx of stock onto the market can depress the shares you own.

Calidus Resources (ASX:CAI) has 35 per cent of its issued stock coming out, as it drops 570m shares onto the market.

The owner of 475m of these shares is Keras Resources, the company that sold Calidus the Warrawoona Gold Project. Calidus managing director David Reeves is the major shareholder and a director of Keras, which may mitigate the selling pressure.

It isn’t the only one diluting any on-market buyers, as ElSight’s (ASX:ELS) shares on issue are about to increase by a still sizeable but less impressive 51 per cent, as 48.5m currently unlisted shares are released onto the market this week.

The other notable releaser is Golden Mile Resources (ASX:G88) which will increase its public stock base by 28.5 per cent once those share come out at the end of June.

ASX code Company Date released Escrowed shares
AD8 Audinate June 30 3.9M
G88 Golden Mile Resources June 19 16.5M
CPH Creso Pharma June 20 2.4M
FIJ Fiji Kava June 14 8.5M
HMD HeraMed June 6 30,000
HMD HeraMed June 13 21,000
ARN Aldoro Resources June 12 958,999
ARN Aldoro Resources June 12 373,999
YPB YPB June 12 1M
QEM QEM June 15 5M
CAI Calidus Resources June 22 570M
SVY Stavely Minerals June 12 972,951
SPT Splitit June 8 355,539
ELS ElSight June 8 48.5M
AHX Apiam Animal Health June 10 920,622
VN8 Vonex June 7 228,000
EX1 Exopharm June 8 285,000
PRZ Parazero June 13 345,613
CRS Caprice Resources June 6 1.1M
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