GoDaddy slips as investors seek to sell shares in secondary offering

GoDaddy Inc. shares slipped in the extended session Tuesday after the domain name company announced that several investors were selling shares in a secondary offering of its shares. GoDaddy shares declined 2.5% to $44.05 after hours, after closing up 0.5% during the regular session. GoDaddy said the offering consists of 20 million shares held by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Silver Lake Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and YAM Special Holdings Inc., which is owned by GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons. GoDaddy has about 165 million shares outstanding. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are the bookrunners for the offering. GoDaddy will not receive proceeds from the offering but the company is also offering 50,000 shares to pay for transaction expenses.

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