By Joshua Kirby

Shares in Puma SE fell in early trade Tuesday after French luxury-goods conglomerate Kering sold a 5.9% stake in the company for roughly 655.6 million euros ($772.7 million).

The French company retains a 9.8% stake in Puma following the sale, which took place via an accelerated bookbuilding process.

At 0728 GMT shares in Puma traded 3.1% lower at EUR75.68, after falling 3.7% shortly after the open.

Kering sold the stake in the German sporting-goods company to investors following the bookbuilding, it said Tuesday.

Kering said it made an agreement with Puma shareholder Artemis regarding Puma shares related to the transaction. Artemis also holds a stake of just over 40% in Kering.

"Kering and Artemis have entered into a lock-up agreement relating to Puma's shares, which is expected to end after a period of 90 calendar days from the settlement date of the shares," Kering said.

Write to Joshua Kirby at joshua.kirby@dowjones.com

Corrections & Amplifications

This article was corrected at 1036 GMT because the original incorrectly said Kering sold a stake to Artemis. Kering sold the 5.9% stake in the German sporting-goods company to investors following a bookbuilding process, the company said.

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