NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silver Spring Networks, a leading networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “SSNI” after its initial public offering. Chairman, President and CEO Scott Lang, joined by members of the Silver Spring Networks team, celebrated the company’s first day of trading by visiting the NYSE trading floor for the stock opening and by ringing The Opening BellSM.
“Today we would like to thank our employees, our customers, our partners and our investors who have worked extremely hard to get to this significant milestone, but this really is just the beginning,” said Scott Lang, Chairman, President and CEO of Silver Spring Networks. “We look forward to continued partnership with our utility customers to modernize their power grid to enable greater energy efficiency, improved grid reliability and increased consumer empowerment. Today, we have the privilege of joining the growing number of technology industry pioneers listed on the NYSE.”
"We are delighted to welcome Silver Spring Networks to the NYSE’s listed company community," said Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext (NYX). “Silver Spring Networks is a leader in providing innovative networking solutions that enable utilities to modernize their power grid with technology and to best serve its customers. We look forward to a long-standing partnership with the company and its shareholders.”
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About Silver Spring Networks (NYSE: SSNI)
Silver Spring Networks is a leading networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks. Our pioneering IPv6 networking platform, with 15.8 million Silver Spring enabled devices delivered, is connecting utilities to homes and business throughout the world with the goal of achieving greater energy efficiency for the planet. Silver Spring’s innovative solutions enable utilities to gain operational efficiencies, improve grid reliability, and empower consumers to monitor and manage energy consumption. Silver Spring Networks is used by major utilities around the globe including Baltimore Gas & Electric, CitiPower & Powercor, Commonwealth Edison, CPS Energy, Florida Power & Light, Jemena Electricity Networks Limited, Pacific Gas & Electric, Pepco Holdings, Inc., and Progress Energy, among others. For more information please visit www.silverspringnet.com.
About NYSE Euronext
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