Tableau Software launches on the NYSE

Tableau Software Celebrates Public Debut as “DATA” on the New York Stock Exchange

Tableau Software, Inc., a provider of business analytics software, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “DATA” after its initial public offering. The company’s stock opened on the NYSE at $47, up 52% from its $31 offer price.

GETCO Securities is the Designated Market Maker for Tableau’s stock.

CEO and Co-founder Christian Chabot, accompanied by employees and members of Tableau Software’s leadership team, celebrated the company’s first day of trading by ringing the exchanges opening bell and visiting the trading floor to observe the stock opening.

“We believe making it easy for people to see and understand data represents one of the great opportunities in computing this century,” said Christian Chabot, CEO and co-founder of Tableau Software. “We’re thrilled to partner with NYSE Euronext to advance our company.”

“We are excited to welcome Tableau Software, a pioneer in helping people see and understand data, to our community of innovative technology companies,” said Scott Cutler, Executive Vice President, Head of Global Listings, NYSE Euronext.

“Businesses and organizations around the globe depend on Tableau’s breakthrough technologies to quickly analyze data, making the data visually interesting and easy to understand and utilize. We congratulate Tableau on its IPO and are proud to partner with the company as it embarks on its journey as a publicly-traded company.”

In a statement the company said that their software helps “people see and understand data” and to “quickly analyze, visualize and share information”.

“More than 10,000 organizations get rapid results with Tableau in the office and on-the-go. And tens of thousands of people use Tableau Public to share data in their blogs and websites”.

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