REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (NYSE:SSNI) today disclosed that, in connection with the appointment of Mr. Michael Bell as its new CEO and President, Silver Spring expects that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors will grant Mr. Bell inducement awards consisting of stock options to purchase 250,000 shares of Silver Spring’s common stock with an exercise price equal to the closing price of Silver Spring’s common stock on the New York Stock Exc