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 Encyclopedia: List of British companies
BAA plc is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world.
GUS can refer to several things: Gravis Ultrasound, and sound card for PCs GUS plc, the owners of Argos, Homebase and Burberry This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, which is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-British-companies   (3550 words)

  
 Public limited company
The initials plc after a British company name indicate that it is a public limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public.
The designation plc or PLC (either form is acceptable) was introduced by the Companies Act 1980.
While it is not compulsory for a PLC to "float" its shares (some PLCs retain ownership of all their shares, maintaining the PLC designation for the extra financial status) many do and their shares are usually traded on either the London Stock Exchange or the Alternative Investments Market (AIM).
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/pu/public_limited_company.html   (220 words)

  
 Public limited company Article, Publiclimitedcompany Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The initials plc after a British company name indicatethat it is a public limited company whose shares may be offered for saleto the public.
When forming (or creating) a PLC there must be at least £50,000 worth of share capital of which at least 25% must have beenpaid for.
While it is not compulsory for a PLC to "float" its shares (some PLCs retain ownership of all their shares, maintainingthe PLC designation for the extra financial status) many do and their shares are usually traded on either the London Stock Exchange or the Alternative Investments Market(AIM).
www.anoca.org /plc/group/public_limited_company.html   (196 words)

  
 homebase garden furniture
U.K. April 14 (Bloomberg) -- GUS Plc, Britain's second-largest retailer by market value, said sales growth at its U.K. Argos chain stalled in the fiscal second half as consumer demand waned.
U.K. April 14 (Bloomberg) -- GUS Plc, Britain's second-largest retailer by market value, said quarterly sales at its Argos chain fell for the first time in six years as consumer demand waned.
LONDON (AFX) - The extent of the downturn in UK consumer spending was today starkly illustrated by Argos, GUS PLC's high street catalogue business, which reported its first decline in underlying quarterly sales for six years.
www.garden-furniture-guide.com /homebase-garden-furniture   (656 words)

  
 2004 Conference Participants - Forum 21
Director of Dow Jones & Company, Korea First Bank, and GUS plc (UK).
Deputy pro-Chancellor and Vice Chairman of Council at City University, London; Chairman of WSP Group, plc, global consultants in the natural and built environment.
Formerly: Chief Executive of Barclays Property Holdings Ltd and a Divisional Director of Barclays Bank plc.
www.forum-21.com /2004Participants.asp   (6418 words)

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