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IPOs in 2005

Ranked by percentage gain in share price from initial public stock offering to March 31, 2006.
CompanyIndustryIPO dateIPO pricePrice on 3/31/06Change since offering
VistaPrint Ltd. Manufacturing/
industrial
Sept. 29 $12.00 $29.85 148.8%
Hittite Microwave Corp. Manufacturing/
industrial
July 21 $17.00 $33.71 98.3%
Combinatorx Biotechnology Nov. 9 $7.00 $11.89 69.9%
Legacy Bancorp Banking Oct. 26 $10.00 $15.00 50.0%
NxStage Medical Biotechnology Oct. 28 $10.00 $12.83 28.3%
Cynosure Biotechnology Dec. 8 $15.00 $18.50 23.3%
United Financial Bancorp Banking July 13 $10.00 $12.03 20.3%
Unica Corp. Technology Aug. 2 $10.00 $11.59 15.9%
iRobot Corp. Technology Nov. 8 $24.00 $27.80 15.8%
Newkirk Realty Trust Real estate Nov. 1 $16.00 $18.09 13.1%
Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology Dec. 21 $10.00 $10.38 3.8%
Global Partners Manufacturing/
industrial
Sept. 28 $22.00 $21.25 -3.4%
Coley Pharmaceutical Group Biotechnology Aug. 9 $16.00 $15.15 -5.3%
Dover Saddlery Retail Nov. 17 $10.00 $7.90 -21.0%
ViaCell Biotechnology Jan. 20 $7.00 $5.51 -21.3%
Xerium Technologies Biotechnology May 16 $12.00 $9.39 -21.8%
SOURCE: Bloomberg News
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