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	Hanson plc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hanson and White were willing to make any measures necessary to reform a business, including mass redundancies, and therefore attracted some opposition and accusations that they were "asset strippers", but they also had a successful record as long term owners, who developed highly successful businesses.
		In the 1970s and 1980s Hanson plc purchased assets ranging from chemical factories in the United States to electricity suppliers in the United Kingdom to gold mines in Australia.
		Hanson's two largest markets are the United Kingdom and the United States, and it is also active in many other countries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hanson_plc (440 words)

	Hanson plc -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hanson plc is a (The people of Great Britain) British based international building materials company, headquartered in (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London.
		Before a series of demergers in the 1990s Hanson was a (A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization) conglomerate with a diverse range of subsidiaries, and one of the very largest British companies.
		Hanson two largest markets are the United Kingdom and the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States, and it is also active in many other countries.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/hanson_plc.htm (546 words)

	Hanson PLC, Hanson Building Materials PLC: No Action, Interpretive and/or Exemptive Letter of October 9, 2003
		Hanson shareholders and holders of Hanson ADSs will not be charged fees by Hanson, HBM or the depositary in connection with the issuance of HBM ordinary shares or HBM ADSs pursuant to the Reorganization.
		We request confirmation that HBM may consider the status of Hanson prior to the consummation of the Reorganization in determining whether the requirements for the use of Forms F-3, F-4 and S-8 under the Securities Act are met by HBM as a successor registrant.
		Hanson will deliver written notification of the foregoing requirement to such applicable persons who have filed, as of the date of the Reorganization, Schedules 13D or 13G or to those persons authorized to receive notices and communications on their behalf.
	www.sec.gov /divisions/corpfin/cf-noaction/hanson100903.htm (2761 words)

	James Edward Hanson Joins USC Board of Trustees
		Hanson built Hanson PLC into one of the largest British-owned conglomerates through a partnership with the late Lord Gordon White, who died in 1995.
		In 1995, Hanson PLC consolidated 34 of its companies in the United States, and the new company was named U.S. Industries Inc. Together with its subsidiaries, the corporation manufactured and marketed bath and plumbing products in North America under brand names such as Jacuzzi, Sundance Spas and Rainbow.
		Hanson founded the Hanson Fellowship of Surgery at Oxford University and is a member of the Court of Patrons of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
	www.usc.edu /uscnews/stories/8178.html (439 words)

	Hanson PLC Trading Statement (Hanson PLC) - Pressi.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In line with Hanson's previously announced provisioning policy and reflecting the fact that trends remain as anticipated, $20 million (approximately $12 million net of exceptional tax credit) will be added for the second half to the group's asbestos provision via a non-operating exceptional charge.
		Hanson remains supportive, but cautious, with regard to attempts at a Federal level to reform what is widely acknowledged to be a broken asbestos legislative system.
		Hanson is the largest producer of aggregates and concrete pipe and products in the world and is the third largest producer of ready-mixed concrete.
	www.pressi.com /int/release/82306.html (1326 words)

	• Hanson PLC Trading Statement
		Hanson, the international building materials company, is issuing this update in advance of its preliminary results (for the 12 months ending December 31, 2001) which will be announced on February 21, 2002.
		Hanson expects to report 2001 pre-tax, pre-exceptional profit that is both slightly ahead of current market consensus and above the £318.2 million reported in 2000.
		Hanson is experiencing a reasonably strong finish to 2001 due largely to mild U.S. weather.
	rockproducts.com /news/rock_hanson_plc_trading/index.html (277 words)

	Hanson PLC trading update and statement on asbestos claims (Hanson PLC) - Pressi.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hanson PLC, the international building materials company, has brought forward its December trading update in order to be able to respond in a timely way to investor questions regarding current trading conditions, particularly following the recent publication of third quarter results by its US competitors.
		Hanson Australia's performance remains strong and trading profit is anticipated to be significantly ahead of 2001.
		Hanson does not believe that adequate information currently exists to allow it to estimate reasonably the amount of liability associated with asbestos claims that its US subsidiaries expect to resolve after 2010.
	www.pressi.com /gb/release/55605.html (1794 words)

	Hanson plc - Company Profile - Computer Business Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hanson Building Products North America is divided into two sub-groups: pipe and products, producing concrete pipes, related drainage products and pre-cast concrete products; and brick and tile, producing clay bricks for the US and Canadian markets.
		Hanson operates 246 concrete plants, 68 quarries, 53 asphalt plants and 4 cement plants in all states and territories throughout metropolitan and rural Australia and in Greater China, Malaysia and Singapore.
		Hanson Continental Europe has crushed rock and sand and gravel quarries, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt operations in Spain, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and Israel.
	www.cbronline.com /companyprofile.asp?guid=6C859741-54CE-49CA-B35B-4A95EFA11CC4 (1262 words)

	MSN Money - HAN Key Developments: Investing
		Hanson PLC announced that it has completed four acquisitions in the USA for a total cost of approximately 100 million.
		Hanson PLC announced that it has acquired Thermalite, the UK manufacturer and supplier of aircrete lightweight concrete blocks, from Etex Group S.A. for a cash consideration of 120 million.
		Hanson PLC announced that Legal and General Group PLC and/or its subsidiaries have a notifiable interest in 36,911,180 ordinary shares, representing 5.01% of the issued share capital, excluding shares held in treasury, of the Company.
	news.moneycentral.msn.com /ticker/sigdev.asp?Symbol=HAN (304 words)

	Hanson PLC Trading Statement (Hanson PLC) - Pressi.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Resolutions during the period have fallen to approximately 5,000 (from 17,000 in the second half of 2002), reflecting the absence of significant settlements or dismissals of mass claims during the period.
		Based on recent trends and on Hanson's expectations for the balance of this year, and ignoring the potential for Federal tort reform, the group therefore believes that it is prudent to revise its provision for the estimated cost of resolving current and probable future asbestos related claims over the next 8 years.
		Hanson is the largest producer of aggregates and concrete pipe & products in the world and is the third largest producer of ready-mixed concrete.
	www.pressi.com /gb/release/68523.html (1296 words)

	Hanson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mark Hanson (1946–), Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
		Hanson, census-designated place in the town of Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
		John Hanson myths, myths and tales surrounding John Hanson (U.S. Continental Congress)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hanson (282 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)

	Hanson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hanson PLC went on to become one of the world’s biggest companies with annual profits of more than £1.5 billion and a strategy of growth through acquisition.
		Hanson’s strategy was to change from a diversified industrial conglomerate into a focused heavy building materials business.
		Hanson continued to review its operations with the principal objective of streamlining administration, reducing overheads and improving customer service by creating a more integrated building materials business.
	www.cashsure.com /ftse_100_companies/Hanson.htm (526 words)

	SurfWax: Company News and Articles On Hanson PLC
		Hanson Brick & Tile is part of Hanson PLC (NYSE: -), an international heavy building materials company, with more than 27,000 employees and operations in 14 countries.
		Hanson PLC is the world's largest producer of aggregates, and one of the largest producers of concrete products, clay bricks and ready-mixed concrete.
		Hanson Plc, which has $480 million set aside to cover asbestos liabilities, gained after U.S. lawmakers moved closer to considering a fund for asbestos-exposure victims.
	www.inqit.com /files/Hanson_PLC.html (1387 words)

	Hanson PLC Interim Results 2002 (Hanson PLC) - Pressi.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hanson's encouraging first half performance principally reflects improved trading profit in the UK and Australia, together with the benefit of lower net interest expense.
		As highlighted in the recent trading statement, Hanson Building Materials America, which contributed 57.1% of trading profit (pre-goodwill), was affected by reduced aggregates demand and reserve depletion in northern California.
		Hanson has signed a contract to purchase its joint-venture partner's 50% share of the Malaysian ready-mixed concrete operation.
	www.pressi.com /int/release/50926.html (1069 words)

	home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hanson is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of heavy building materials.
		The division incorporates Hanson Construction Projects, a national contracting business specialising in road surfacing and infrastructure work, Hanson Bath and Portland Stone, which produces traditional building stone, and Hanson Aggregates Marine, Europe’s largest marine dredging business, delivering to 20 wharves around the UK and in Holland, Belgium and France.
		Hanson Building Products is the UK's second largest brick manufacturer and a leading manufacturer of concrete blocks and specialist precast concrete structures and flooring systems.
	www.hanson.co.uk (163 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Business giant Lord Hanson dies
		As James Hanson, he built Hanson into one of the most powerful industrial conglomerates in the country through a series of fierce takeover battles.
		Lord Hanson was born in Huddersfield in 1922; his family owned a large haulage firm which was nationalised in 1948.
		Hanson is now a building materials group with about 30,000 employees around the world.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/3973543.stm (673 words)

	American Metal Market: Hanson offers $4.8B to acquire Cons Gold - Consolidated Gold Fields PLC
		LONDON--Hanson Plc, the British-based conglomerate, made a 14.30 pounds ($22.17) per share bid yesterday for Consolidated Gold Fields Plc, which recently emerged victorious from a hostile takeover battle with Minorco SA of Luxembourg.
		Another analyst noted that there already is speculation in the market that Consolidated Gold Fields and Hanson have struck a deal that would result in a slightly higher Hanson bid.
		Analysts said they believe Hanson is after the same thing in Consolidated Gold Fields that piqued Minorco's interest, the profitable ARC unit that is the largest British aggregates company and the fifth-largest aggregates company in the United States.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_n122_v97/ai_7711045 (603 words)

	Public limited company Article, Publiclimitedcompany Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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)

	HANSON PLC - HAN Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K) EXHIBIT INDEX
		Hanson PLC, the international building materials company, announces that Jim Leng has been appointed a Non-executive Director with effect from June 1, 2004.
		Half of the conditional awards of shares vested under the LTIP and half of the conditional options granted under the Option Plan were dependent on Hanson's total shareholder return ("TSR") over a three year performance period, compared to the members of an international peer group of 21 companies.
		Hanson's TSR for this performance period exceeded 12 members of the comparator group.
	sec.edgar-online.com /2004/06/01/0001191638-04-001003/section2.asp (769 words)

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	CFO: Magazine for Senior Financial Executives: Rock Solid? - Hanson PLC - Statistical Data Included
		Instead of buying-underperforming assets with an eye to boosting their sagging price-earnings ratios, the key to success in an earlier era, managers claim this time to be after the real thing: building the business for the long term.
		Hanson's Murray points to increasingly cumbersome planning and environmental regulations, which pose a bigger hurdle for small operators than for larger ones.
		Murray says he is tracking this closely, watching the industry's most sensitive forecasts by county and state, and claims that his operations, which are now running at peak capacity, can reduce their output cost effectively to accommodate declining demand.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3870/is_8_16/ai_63091467 (1393 words)

	Hanson PLC - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		Its Hanson Building Products and Hanson Aggregates operations in the US and the UK produce aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, bricks, and concrete pipe and building products.
		Hanson also has operations in Europe, Asia and Australia, but the US and the UK account for most sales.
		The company is what's left of the Hanson Group -- a huge industrial conglomerate that was broken into four publicly traded enterprises involving tobacco, coal, chemicals, and building materials.
	www.hoovers.com /hanson/--ID__41784--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (334 words)

	Hanson PLC Tax Basis Worksheet
		Back in 1995, Hanson began several corporate actions which included spin-offs, mergers, and stock reissues, all of which greatly impacted the cost basis of an investors original and subsequent investment.
		On October 1, 1996, Hanson distributed shares of Millennium Chemical (1 share for every 70 shares) and Imperial Tobacco (10 shares for every 100 shares) to its shareholders.
		On February 24, 1997, Hanson merged its opertions with The Energy Group and then reissued shares of the new Hanson PLC.
	www.smkinfo.com /DTC%20Pages/Tax%20Basis%20Pages/hanson.htm (196 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Lord Hanson: a swashbuckling risk-taker
		It was Lord Hanson's way of saying that the Darwinian approach he favoured for rival businesses applied equally to Hanson plc itself.
		Lord Hanson's analysis of Britain's economic problems was delightfully uncomplicated: the business sector had been allowed to ossify; boardroom dynamism had been replaced by complacency; defeatism had suffocated entrepreneurial flair.
		Thereafter Hanson, the company, went into gentle decline until 1996, when Hanson announced he was breaking it up into four parts: building materials, tobacco, energy and chemicals.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/3974063.stm (810 words)

	ARI News - Mike Welton to become Chairman of Hanson PLC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Christopher Collins, Chairman, will retire from the Board of Hanson PLC after the AGM on April 20, 2005 and Mike Welton will then become Chairman.
		Christopher Collins said: “I joined Hanson in 1989 and will have been Chairman for seven years by the next AGM.
		Hanson is one of the world's leading heavy building materials companies.
	www.aggregateresearch.com /article.asp?id=5452 (281 words)

	Boral to acquire interest in Thai quarry - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Hanson ready-mixed concrete business is the third largest concrete and quarry operator in Thailand.
		Hanson chief executive Alan Murray said the sale of the Thai assets were in line with the group's objective of focusing predominantly on aggregates while retaining ready-mix concrete operations where there is strategic benefit as a fixed outlet for aggregates.
		"Hanson's presence in Thailand consisted mainly of ready-mix concrete operations," Mr Murray said.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/19/1090089092271.html (406 words)

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