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

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Pure Storage CEO Scott Dietzen (second from right) rings the NYSE Opening Bell to celebrate the company's first day as a publicly-traded company. (Photo: NYSE)

CEO Scott Dietzen, joined by members of Pure Storage’s leadership team, commemorated the company’s public debut by ringing The Opening Bell^® and visiting the trading floor to watch the stock open.

Pure Storage is a leading independent solid-state array vendor enabling the broad deployment of flash in the data center.

“The NYSE is proud to welcome Pure Storage to its growing community of technology innovators,” said NYSE President Tom Farley. “With its advanced flash storage technology and innovative business model, Pure Storage is seeking to transform businesses around the globe, by delivering speed, efficiency and cost savings to its customers. We congratulate the company on its public debut and look forward to many more milestones to come.”

Click here to view Pure Storage’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 Pure Storage:

Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) delivers data storage that transforms business through a dramatic increase in performance and reduction in complexity and costs. The company’s innovative technology replaces storage systems designed for mechanical disk with all-flash systems optimized end-to-end for solid-state memory. Pure Storage’s innovative business model replaces the traditional forklift upgrade cycle with an evergreen storage model of hardware and software upgrades and maintenance.

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