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

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Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) rings the NYSE Opening Bell to celebrate its first day of trading on the NYSE. (Photo: NYSE)

Adam Elsesser, Chairman, CEO and President, joined by members of Penumbra’s leadership team, commemorated the company’s public debut by inviting a stroke survivor to ring the NYSE Opening Bell^®. They also visited the trading floor to watch the stock open.

Penumbra is a global interventional therapies company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets innovative medical devices. The company has a broad portfolio of products that address challenging medical conditions and significant clinical need across two major markets, neuro and peripheral vascular. The conditions that the company’s products address include ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke and various peripheral vascular conditions that can be treated through thrombectomy and embolization procedures.

“We’re pleased to welcome Penumbra to the NYSE’s community of the world’s leading companies,” said Garvis Toler, NYSE Head of Global Capital Markets. “Penumbra is an innovative, global company, developing and manufacturing medical devices which help save the lives of patients with serious conditions, including stroke. We congratulate the Penumbra team on its IPO and look forward to many more milestones with the company as part of the NYSE family of listed companies.”

“Penumbra is honored to have a patient who survived an acute ischemic stroke ring the NYSE Opening Bell to remind us of how our new technologies, such as the Penumbra System, save lives,” said Penumbra Chairman and CEO Adam Elsesser. “Patient stories such as this remind us why we work so hard every day to make impactful products and that’s what this is all about for us.”

Click here to view Penumbra’s bell ringing on the NYSE. Broadcast quality footage is available via the NYSE Broadcast Center at 212.656.5483 or nysetv@nyx.com.

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About Penumbra:

Penumbra, Inc. is a global interventional therapies company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets innovative medical devices. The company has a broad portfolio of products that address challenging medical conditions and significant clinical need across two major markets, neuro and peripheral vascular. Penumbra has approximately 1,000 employees and sells its products to hospitals primarily through its direct sales organization in the U.S., most of Europe, Canada and Australia, and through distributors in select international markets.

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