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Public Limited Company - Advantages and Disadvantages
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Definition A public limited company (PLC) is a business that is able to float its shares on the stock exchange. This type of company can be registered by having a PLC or a INC at the end of their chosen name. Basis As the same as the LTD Company, the PLC must register with the registrar of companies and also submit a Memorandum of Association; Articles of Association and a Statutory Declaration. Once the registrar has checked them and if all the documents are fine, a certificate of incorporation is issued. As ownership is more divided and because it is divorced from control, the law, through the Companies Acts, places even more detailed controls on the way a PLC must run on the matters that must be reported to a shareholder. Examples are; highly capitalised industries; multinationals and high-risk developments. At this point and LTD may begin trading,...
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