NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “GDDY” after its initial public offering on the floor of the NYSE. Barclays is the Designated Market Maker for the company’s stock.

GoDaddy-powered small businesses helped ring the NYSE Opening Bell(R) in celebration of GoDaddy's IPO. (Photo: Business Wire)

GoDaddy was represented by its customers – Digital Coconut, Fang Restaurant, Metal Morphosis Designs, Santa Cruz Ale Works, The Jones Market and Recipe for Fitness – and GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving, along with representatives of GoDaddy’s customer care team. The group celebrated the company’s public debut by ringing the NYSE Opening Bell^® and visiting the trading floor to watch the stock open.

“We are delighted to welcome GoDaddy to the NYSE’s community of the world’s best companies and leading brands,” said NYSE Group President Thomas W. Farley. “GoDaddy is an innovator, providing millions of individuals and businesses around the globe with the technology platform, tools and customer support to grow and run their ventures. We congratulate the GoDaddy team on this milestone and look forward to serving the company and its shareholders.”

Building upon four consecutive years of global leadership in listings, The Exchange continues to maintain its position as the venue of choice for technology listings since 2012. Of the four total technology listings in the first quarter of 2015, GoDaddy marks NYSE’s third technology IPO of the year. Year-to-date, NYSE IPOs have raised $3.7 billion in combined proceeds, representing 57% of all proceeds raised from U.S. IPOs in 2015.

Click here for video of GoDaddy’s IPO on the NYSE. Broadcast quality footage is available via the NYSE Broadcast Center at 212.656.5483 or nysetv@nyse.com.

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