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Definition An IPO participation rights (or initial public offering shares purchase) provision in a term sheet specifies a minimum percentage of shares that the investor may have the option to purchase in the event of an IPO. Some term sheets state that the investor must have this option if the company IPOs, while others simply require the company to do everything in its power to provide the option.*