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Revision as of 18:27, 3 September 2017
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Public limited company.
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The term 'public company' is also used informally to refer to a company whose shares are already listed on an exchange and held by members of the public.
More strictly however, such a company is a 'listed company' and the use of the term 'public company' in this sense should be eschewed.