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{{Infobox Index
|name = FTSE 100 Index
|logo =
|image = [[File:FTSE 100 index chart since 1984.png|200px]]
|caption = FTSE 100 Index performance between 1984 and 2012
|foundation = 1984<ref name=factsheet>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftse.com/Indices/UK_Indices/Downloads/UKX.pdf|title=FTSE 100 Index Factsheet|accessdate=30 October 2012|publisher=FTSE Group}}</ref>
|operator = [[FTSE Group]]<ref name=factsheet/>
|exchanges = [[London Stock Exchange]]<ref name=factsheet/>
|constituents = 101<ref name=factsheet/>
|cap_level = Large cap
|mcap = £1,549 billion (''as at 30 April 2012'')<ref name=factsheet/>
|weighting = [[Capitalization-weighted index|Capitalization-weighted]]<ref name=factsheet/>
|related = {{Collapsible list|
[[FTSE 250 Index]] [[FTSE 350 Index]] [[FTSE SmallCap Index]] [[FTSE All-Share Index]] [[FTSE Fledgling Index]] [[FTSE AIM UK 50 Index]]}}
|homepage = [http://www.ftse.com/Indices/UK_Indices/index.jsp FTSE UK Index Series]
}}
The '''FTSE 100 Index''', also called '''FTSE 100''', '''FTSE''', or, informally, the '''"footsie"'''<nowiki></nowiki> {{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ʊ|t|s|iː}}, is a [[Stock market index|share index]] of the 100 [[company|companies]] listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] with the highest [[market capitalization]]. It is one of the most widely used stock indices and is seen as a gauge of business prosperity for business regulated by [[UK company law]]. The index is maintained by the [[FTSE Group]], a subsidiary of the [[London Stock Exchange Group]].

The index began on 3 January 1984 at the base level of 1000; the highest value reached to date is 6950.6, on 30 December 1999. After falling during the [[financial crisis of 2007-2010]] to below 3500 in March 2009, the index recovered to a peak of 6091.33 on 8 February 2011, [[August 2011 stock markets fall|fell]] under the 5000 mark on the morning of 23 September 2011, but reached 6,840.27 (its highest since September 2000) on 22 May 2013.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/10069407/FTSE-100-closes-at-highest-level-since-September-2000.html FTSE 100 closes at highest level since September 2000]</ref>

== Overview ==

The index is maintained by the FTSE Group, a now wholly owned subsidiary of the [[London Stock Exchange]] which originated as a joint venture between the ''[[Financial Times]]'' and the London Stock Exchange. It is calculated in [[Real-time computing|real time]] and published every 15 seconds when the market is open.

The FTSE 100 consists of the largest 100 qualifying UK companies by full market value.<ref>[http://www.ftse.com/Indices/UK_Indices/Downloads/uk_indexrules.pdf Ground Rules for the Management of The UK Series of the FTSE Actuaries Share Indices (section 5)]</ref> The constituents of the index are determined quarterly, on the Wednesday after the first Friday of the month in March, June, September and December. The values used to make the changes to the indices are taken at the close of business the night before the review.<ref>[http://www.ftse.co.uk/Media_Centre/Press_Packs/uk_review.jsp FTSE UK Quarterly Review]</ref>

FTSE 100 companies represent about 81% of the entire market capitalisation of the London Stock Exchange. Even though the [[FTSE All-Share Index]] is more comprehensive, the FTSE 100 is by far the most widely used UK stock market indicator. Other related indices are the [[FTSE 250 Index]] (which includes the next largest 250 companies after the FTSE 100), the [[FTSE 350 Index]] (which is the aggregation of the FTSE 100 and 250), [[FTSE SmallCap Index]] and [[FTSE Fledgling Index]]. The FTSE All-Share aggregates the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE SmallCap.

Component companies must meet a number of requirements set out by the [[FTSE Group]], including having a full listing on the London Stock Exchange with a Sterling or Euro denominated price on the Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Service, and meeting certain tests on nationality, [[public float|free float]], and liquidity.

Continuous trading on the London Stock Exchange starts at 08:00 and ends at 16:30 (when the closing auction starts), and closing values are taken at 16:35.

===Weighting===
In the FTSE indices, share prices are weighted by market capitalisation, so that the larger companies make more of a difference to the index than smaller companies. The basic formula for these indices is:<ref>[[Wikinvest: FTSE 100|FTSE Capitalisation methodology via Wikinvest]]</ref>

: <math>
\text{Index level}=\frac{\sum_i(\text{Price of stock}_i\times\text{Number of shares}_i)\times\text{Free float adjustment factor}_i}{\text{Index divisor}}
</math>

The '''Free float Adjustment factor''' represents the percentage of all issued shares that are readily available for trading. The factor is then rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5%. To find the free-float capitalisation of a company, first find its market cap (number of shares x share price) then multiply by its free-float factor. Free-float capitalisation, therefore, does not include restricted stocks, such as those held by company insiders.

==Constituents by market capitalisation as of 5 March 2013==
The following table lists the FTSE 100 companies measured by market capitalisation as of 5 March 2013.<ref>See '[http://www.stockchallenge.co.uk/ftse.php FTSE All-Share Index Ranking (unofficial guide)]'</ref><ref>See also, {{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/8371481/Top-ten-most-valuable-companies-in-the-FTSE-100-in-pictures.html|title=Top ten most valuable companies in the FTSE 100: in pictures |accessdate=16 April 2011|work=The Telegraph|date=10 March 2011}}</ref> The numbers of employees are taken from company reports, mostly dated between 2011 and 2012. The index consists of 100 companies, but there are 101 listings, as [[Royal Dutch Shell]] has both A and B class shares listed. [[Schroders]] Non Voting shares were also listed until 1 June 2012 when the FTSE's stricter rules came into force.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!|Company||Sector||[[Market cap]] (£bn)||Employees
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]]||Oil and gas||135||90,000
|-
|[[HSBC]]||Banking||129||267,000
|-
|[[BP]]||Oil and gas||85||97,700
|-
|[[Vodafone|Vodafone Group]]||Telecomms||83||86,373
|-
|[[GlaxoSmithKline]]||Pharmaceuticals||73||97,389
|-
|[[British American Tobacco]]||Tobacco||69||87,813
|-
|[[SABMiller]]||Beverages||53||70,000
|-
|[[Diageo]]||Beverages||50||25,000
|-
|[[Rio Tinto Group]]||Mining||48||67,930
|-
|[[BHP Billiton]]||Mining||44||46,370
|-
|[[Standard Chartered]]||Banking||43||86,865
|-
|[[BG Group]]||Oil and gas||49||6,625
|-
|[[AstraZeneca]]||Pharmaceuticals||38||57,200
|-
|[[Barclays]]||Banking||37||150,000
|-
|[[Lloyds Banking Group]]||Banking||36||120,449
|-
|[[Xstrata]]||Mining||35||38,561
|-
|[[Unilever]]||Consumer goods||34||171,000
|-
|[[Reckitt Benckiser]]||Consumer goods||32||32,000
|-
|[[Tesco]]||Supermarket||29||519,671
|-
|[[Glencore International]]||Mining||27||57,656
|-
|[[National Grid plc]]||Energy||26||27,000
|-
|[[Anglo American plc]]||Mining||26||100,000
|-
|[[Prudential plc]]||Finance||25||25,414
|-
|[[Imperial Tobacco Group]]||Tobacco||24||38,200
|-
|[[BT Group]]||Telecomms||20||89,000
|-
|[[Rolls-Royce Group]]||Manufacturing||19||40,000
|-
|[[Centrica]]||Energy||18||40,000
|-
|[[Royal Bank of Scotland Group]]||Banking||18||150,000
|-
|[[Compass Group]]||Food||15||471,108
|-
|[[Associated British Foods]]||Food||14||102,000
|-
|[[BSkyB]]||Media||14||22,800
|-
|[[SSE plc]]||Energy||13||20,000
|-
|[[WPP plc]]||Media||13||162,000
|-
|[[ARM Holdings]]||Engineering||13||2,000
|-
|[[BAE Systems]]||Military||11.8||107,000
|-
|[[Shire plc]]||Pharmaceuticals||11.7||4,200
|-
|[[Experian]]||Information||11.7||17,000
|-
|[[Tullow Oil]]||Oil and gas||11.2||890
|-
|[[CRH plc]]||Building materials||10.9||76,433
|-
|[[Fresnillo plc]]||Mining||10.8||2,449
|-
|[[Antofagasta PLC|Antofagasta]]||Mining||10.7||4,005
|-
|[[Aviva]]||Insurance||10.4||40,800
|-
|[[Old Mutual]]||Insurance||10.2||54,368
|-
|[[Pearson plc]]||Publishing||9.6||37,000
|-
|[[Legal & General]]||Insurance||9.5||9,324
|-
|[[Wolseley plc]]||Building materials||9.1||44,000
|-
|[[Reed Elsevier]]||Publishing||8.9||30,200
|-
|[[Standard Life]]||Fund management||8.8||10,500
|-
|[[Next plc]]||Retail clothing||6.9||58,706
|-
|[[Kingfisher plc]]||Retail homeware||6.7||80,000
|-
|[[Land Securities Group]]||Property||6.6||700
|-
|[[Morrison Supermarkets]]||Supermarket||6.5||132,000
|-
|[[J Sainsbury plc]]||Supermarket||6.5||150,000
|-
|[[Smith & Nephew]]||Medical||6.4||11,000
|-
|[[Burberry Group]]||Fashion||6.1||9,000
|-
|[[Marks & Spencer Group]]||Retailer||5.9||81,223
|-
|[[Capita]]||Support Services||5.9||46,500
|-
|[[InterContinental Hotels Group]]||Hotels||5.7||345,000
|-
|[[Intertek Group]]||Product testing||5.5||33,000
|-
|[[Schroders]]||Fund management||5.5||3,012
|-
|[[British Land Co]]||Property||5.1||177
|-
|[[Petrofac]]||Oil and gas||5.1||18,200
|-
|[[United Utilities]]||Water||5.0||5,096
|-
|[[Smiths Group]]||Engineering||5.0||23,550
|-
|[[Weir Group]]||Engineering||5.0||14,000
|-
|[[Aberdeen Asset Management]]||Fund management||4.9||1,800
|-
|[[Randgold Resources]]||Mining||4.9||6,954
|-
|[[Johnson Matthey]]||Chemicals||4.9||9,700
|-
|[[ITV plc]]||Media||4.8||4,059
|-
|[[Aggreko]]||Generator hire||4.6||4,262
|-
|[[Carnival plc]]||Leisure||4.6||86,800
|-
|[[Whitbread]]||Retail hospitality||4.5||86,800
|-
|[[International Consolidated Airlines Group SA]]||Transport air||4.5||58,476
|-
|[[GKN]]||Manufacturing||4.4||40,000
|-
|[[Eurasian Natural Resources]]||Mining||4.3||72,000
|-
|[[Bunzl]]||Industrial products||4.3||12,368
|-
|[[Sage Group]]||IT||4.3||12,300
|-
|[[RSA Insurance Group]]||Insurance||4.2||21,000
|-
|[[G4S]]||Security||4.1||657,125
|-
|[[Hargreaves Lansdown]]||Finance||4.1||650
|-
|[[Rexam]]||Packaging||4.1||19,000
|-
|[[IMI plc]]||Engineering||3.9||14,700
|-
|[[Babcock International]]||Consulting||3.9||25,000
|-
|[[Tate & Lyle]]||Food||3.9||5,616
|-
|[[Severn Trent]]||Water||3.8||8,051
|-
|[[Polymetal International]]||Mining||3.7||8,051
|-
|[[Hammerson]]||Property||3.7||277
|-
|[[Resolution Limited]]||Investment||3.7||40
|-
|[[Meggitt]]||Engineering||3.6||7,370
|-
|[[Croda International]]||Chemicals||3.5||3,200
|-
|[[TUI Travel]]||Leisure||3.5||53,000
|-
|[[Evraz]]||Mining||3.5||110,000
|-
|[[Admiral Group]]||Insurance||3.4||2,500
|-
|[[AMEC]]||Consulting||3.3||29,000
|-
|[[Melrose plc]]||Finance||3.2||10,000
|-
|[[Serco Group]]||Outsourced services||3.1||100,000
|-
|[[Vedanta Resources]]||Mining||1.2||32,000
|-
|[[Wood Group]]||Oil and gas||0.8||41,000
|-
|[[Kazakhmys]]||Mining||0.5||61,000
|-
|[[Intu Properties]]||Property services||0.3||600
|}

==Current constituents==
The current constituents following the changes of 23 December 2013 are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/114772/royal-mail-joins-ftse-100-foxtons-joins-ftse-250.aspx|title=Royal Mail joins FTSE 100; Foxtons joins FTSE 250|publisher=Morning Star|date=6 December 2013|accessdate=21 December 2013}}</ref>

{{col-start}}
{{col-break}}
* [[Aberdeen Asset Management]]
* [[Admiral Group]]
* [[Aggreko]]
* [[AMEC]]
* [[Anglo American PLC|Anglo American]]
* [[Antofagasta plc|Antofagasta]]
* [[ARM Holdings]]
* [[Ashtead Group]]
* [[Associated British Foods]]
* [[AstraZeneca]]
* [[Aviva]]
* [[Babcock International Group|Babcock International]]
* [[BAE Systems]]
* [[Barclays]]
* [[BG Group]]
* [[BHP Billiton]]
* [[BP]]
* [[British American Tobacco]]
* [[British Land|British Land Company]]
* [[British Sky Broadcasting|British Sky Broadcasting Group]]
* [[BT Group]]
* [[Bunzl]]
* [[Burberry Group]]
* [[Capita]]
* [[Carnival Corporation & plc|Carnival]]
{{col-break}}
* [[Centrica]]
* [[Coca-Cola Hellenic]]
* [[Compass Group]]
* [[CRH plc|CRH]]
* [[Diageo]]
* [[easyJet]]
* [[Experian]]
* [[Fresnillo plc|Fresnillo]]
* [[G4S]]
* [[GKN]]
* [[GlaxoSmithKline]]
* [[Glencore Xstrata]]
* [[Hammerson]]
* [[Hargreaves Lansdown]]
* [[HSBC]]
* [[IMI plc|IMI]]
* [[Imperial Tobacco]]
* [[International Consolidated Airlines Group]]
* [[InterContinental Hotels Group]]
* [[Intertek Group]]
* [[ITV plc|ITV]]
* [[Johnson Matthey]]
* [[Kingfisher plc|Kingfisher]]
* [[Land Securities|Land Securities Group]]
* [[Legal & General]]
{{col-break}}
* [[Lloyds Banking Group]]
* [[London Stock Exchange Group]]
* [[Marks & Spencer]]
* [[Meggitt]]
* [[Melrose plc|Melrose]]
* [[Mondi Group|Mondi]]
* [[Morrisons|Wm Morrison Supermarkets]]
* [[National Grid plc|National Grid]]
* [[Next plc|Next]]
* [[Old Mutual]]
* [[Pearson PLC|Pearson]]
* [[Persimmon plc|Persimmon]]
* [[Petrofac]]
* [[Prudential plc|Prudential]]
* [[Randgold Resources]]
* [[Reckitt Benckiser]]
* [[Reed Elsevier]]
* [[Resolution Limited|Resolution]]
* [[Rexam]]
* [[Rio Tinto Group]]
* [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce Group]]
* [[Royal Bank of Scotland Group]]
* [[Royal Dutch Shell]]
* [[Royal Mail]]
* [[RSA Insurance Group]]
{{col-break}}
* [[SABMiller]]
* [[Sage Group]]
* [[Sainsbury's|J Sainsbury]]
* [[Schroders]]
* [[Scottish and Southern Energy]]
* [[Severn Trent]]
* [[Shire plc|Shire]]
* [[Smith & Nephew]]
* [[Smiths Group]]
* [[Sports Direct]]
* [[Standard Chartered Bank]]
* [[Standard Life]]
* [[Tate & Lyle]]
* [[Tesco]]
* [[Travis Perkins]]
* [[TUI Travel]]
* [[Tullow Oil]]
* [[Unilever]]
* [[United Utilities]]
* [[Vodafone]]
* [[Weir Group]]
* [[Whitbread]]
* [[William Hill (bookmaker)|William Hill]]
* [[Wolseley plc|Wolseley]]
* [[WPP Group]]
{{col-end}}

==Past constituents==
{{col-begin}}
* [[3i Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Abbey Life]] (became subsidiary of [[Lloyds TSB]] in 1996, then sold to [[Deutsche Bank]] in 2007)<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/aug/01/lloydstsbgroup Buoyant Lloyds TSB offloads insurer Abbey Life] ''The Guardian'', 1 August 2007</ref>
* [[Abbey (bank)|Abbey National]] (acquired by [[Banco Santander|Banco Santander Central Hispano]], now part of its [[Santander UK]] subsidiary)<ref>{{cite news |title=HBOS fury as EU backs Santander's Abbey bid |author=William Kay|newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=6 September 2004|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hbos-fury-as-eu-backs-santanders-abbey-bid-551521.html | location=London}}</ref>
* [[African Barrick Gold]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Alliance & Leicester]] (acquired by [[Banco Santander|Banco Santander Central Hispano]], now part of its [[Santander UK]] subsidiary)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7618037.stm|title=A&L shareholders approve takeover |date=16 September 2008|work=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=2008-09-17}}</ref>
* [[Alliance Boots]] (acquired by private equity fund controlled by [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6586583.stm |title=Terra Firma drops Boots bid plan |publisher=BBC News |date=2007-04-24 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[Alliance Trust]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Allied Domecq]] (acquired by [[Pernod Ricard]])<ref>[http://www.pernod-ricard.com/en/pages/2707/Press-releases/Pernod-Ricard-successfully-completes-acquisition-of-Allied-Domecq.html Pernod Ricard successfully completes acquisition of Allied Domecq], from the [[Pernod Ricard]] website</ref>
* Allied Zurich (dual holding company along with Zurich Allied, companies unified in 2000 to form [[Zurich Financial Services]])<ref>[http://www.zurich.com/main/media/newsreleases/2000/english/article81.htm Unification of companies]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
* [[Amersham plc|Amersham]] (acquired by [[General Electric|GE]], now part of its [[GE Healthcare]] division)<ref name="General Electric buys Amersham">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3179954.stm|title=General Electric buys Amersham|date=10 October 2003|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref>
* [[Amstrad]] (acquired by [[British Sky Broadcasting]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6923517.stm|title=BSkyB agrees £125m Amstrad deal|accessdate=2007-07-31|date=2007-07-31|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
* [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]] (acquired by [[GUS (retailer)|GUS]] and now owned by [[Home Retail Group]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/business/60296.stm |title=Argos attacks GUS offer |publisher=BBC News |date=1998-02-26 |accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref>
* [[Argyll Foods|Argyll Group]] (renamed [[Safeway (UK)|Safeway]] in 1996, then taken over by [[Morrisons]] in 2004)<ref>[http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Argyll_Group_PLC_intends_a_stock_buyback-563190040 Argyll Group plc intends a stock buy back]</ref>
* [[Arjo Wiggins|Arjo Wiggins Appleton]] (acquired by [[Worms & Cie]])<ref>[http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Worms_Cie_launches_a_tender_offer_for_Arjo_Wiggins_Appleton_PLC_from_Arjomari_Prioux_SA-1006210040 Worms & Cie launches tender offer]</ref>
* [[ASDA Group]] (acquired by [[Wal-Mart]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DQA/is_1999_June_17/ai_55041044|title=Wal-Mart buys Asda in UK retail shock|publisher=Eurofood|date=17 June 1999|accessdate=6 April 2008}}</ref>
* [[BAA Limited|BAA]] (acquired by [[Ferrovial]])<ref>''The Economist'', [http://www.economist.com/people/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9440733 ''The man who bought trouble'']. Consulted on July 18, 2007.</ref>
* [[Balfour Beatty]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Baltimore Technologies]] (acquired by Oryx International Growth Fund)<ref>[http://www.intltrader.com/pdf/20060718.pdf International Trader]</ref>
* [[Bank of Scotland]] (merged with [[Halifax (United Kingdom bank)|Halifax]] to form [[HBOS]], now part of the [[Lloyds Banking Group]])<ref name=hbos>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1312047.stm |title=Bank of Scotland and Halifax agree merger |publisher=BBC News |date=2001-05-04 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[Barratt Developments]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Bass Brewery|Bass]] (became [[Six Continents]] and then [[InterContinental Hotels Group]])<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2001/jun/27/marketingandpr2 Bass to become Six Continents] ''The Guardian'', 27 June 2001</ref>
* [[Beecham (pharmaceutical company)|Beecham Group]] (merged with SmithKline and then with Glaxo to become [[GlaxoSmithKline]])<ref name=gsk>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/607187.stm |title=The Glaxo SmithKline merger |publisher=BBC News |date= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* Berisford (renamed [[Enodis]], subsequently acquired by [[The Manitowoc Company]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/mnaNewsIndustryMaterialsAndUtilities/idUSLE15198220081014|title=Enodis sees FY profit ahead of its view|last=Bryan|first=Victoria|date=14 October 2008|work=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
* BET, formerly [[British Electric Traction]] (acquired by Rentokil, now [[Rentokil Initial]])<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/rumours-of-rentokil-bid-boost-bet-1319118.html Rumours of Rentokil bid boost BET] ''The Independent'', 15 February 1996</ref>
* [[British Insulated Callender's Cables|BICC]] (renamed [[Balfour Beatty]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990819/ai_n14251973 |title=Shake-up will see BICC change to Balfour Beatty |publisher=Findarticles.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[Blue Arrow]] (acquired by Corporate Services Group)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/search/article/410531/uk-tony-berry-former-chairman-blue-arrow/ |title=Tony Berry, former Chairman, Blue Arrow |publisher=Managementtoday.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[Blue Circle Industries]] (acquired by [[Lafarge]])<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/4477340/Lafarge-grabs-Blue-Circle.html Lafarge bags Blue Circle] The Telegraph, 7 January 2001</ref>
* [[The BOC Group|BOC]] (acquired by [[The Linde Group]])<ref>[http://www.linde.com/international/web/linde/likelindeeng.nsf/0/F8ACC68CBE329513C12571E0001F6430 Statement on Linde homepage]</ref>
* Bowater (renamed [[Rexam]])<ref>[http://www.plasteurope.com/news/POINTERS_t20750 Bowater to change name to Rexam] Plasteurope, 31 May 1995</ref>
* [[Oclaro|Bookham Technology]] (remamed [[Oclaro]] and now traded on [[Nasdaq]])<ref>[http://compoundsemiconductor.net/csc/news-details.php?id=38858 Avanex and Bookham become Oclaro] Compound Semiconductor, 28 April 2009</ref>
* [[BPB plc|BPB Industries]] (acquired by [[Saint-Gobain]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4444686.stm |title=BPB accepts bid from French firm |publisher=BBC News |date=2005-11-17 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[Bradford & Bingley]] (branch network acquired by [[Banco Santander|Banco Santander Central Hispano]], now part of its [[Santander UK]] subsidiary; loans book nationalised)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7641055.stm |title=Spanish bank giant to acquire B&B |publisher=BBC News |date=2008-09-29 |accessdate=2008-09-29}}</ref>
* [[Brambles Limited|Brambles Industries]] (now only listed on the [[Australian Securities Exchange]])<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2927266/Brambles-ditches-London-listing.html Brambles ditches London listing] ''The Telegraph'', 30 November 2005</ref>
* [[British Aerospace]] (merged with [[Marconi Electronic Systems]] to form [[BAE Systems]])<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/1999/jan/19/7 BAe set to sign A8bn GEC deal with merger] ''The Guardian'', 19 January 1999</ref>
* [[British Airways]] (merged with [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] to form [[International Airlines Group]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Iberia%20expects%20to%20complete%20merger%20with%20BA%20in%20January/-/1006/1041268/-/x2a6bh/-/index.html|work=Daily Nation|title=Iberia expects to complete merger with British Airways in January|accessdate=18 November 2010|date=27 October 2010}}</ref>
* [[British Home Stores]] (acquired by [[Storehouse plc|Storehouse]] and then sold to [[Philip Green]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/691955.stm |title=BHS sold to M&S raider |publisher=BBC News |date=2000-03-27 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[British Steel]] (merged with [[Koninklijke Hoogovens]] N.V. to become [[Corus Group]], itself now part of [[Tata Steel]])<ref name=steel>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=India's Tata wins race for Corus|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6315823.stm | publisher=BBC |date=31 January 2007 | accessdate=2007-11-26}}</ref>
* [[British and Commonwealth Holdings|British & Commonwealth]] (collapsed in 1990)<ref>{{cite web|author=Law Lords Department |url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199798/ldjudgmt/jd971016/soden.htm |title=Judgments – Soden and Another v. British & Commonwealth Holdings Plc. and Others |publisher=Publications.parliament.uk |date= |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>
* [[Britoil]] (acquired by [[BP]])<ref>[http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1988/fulltext/231c04.pdf Competition Commission Report 1988 Page 10]</ref>
* [[BTR plc|BTR]] (merged with [[Siebe plc|Siebe]] to form BTR Siebe, subsequently renamed [[Invensys]])<ref name=inven>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_/ai_n9652940 |title=Investors back BTR Siebe merger |publisher=Findarticles.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[Burmah Oil]] (renamed Burmah Castrol and acquired by [[BP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/676927.stm |title=BP buys Burmah Castrol |publisher=BBC News |date=2000-03-14 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[Burton (clothing)|Burton Group]] (renamed [[Arcadia Group|Arcadia]] and acquired by [[Philip Green]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1260313.stm |title=Arcadia's clearance sale |publisher=BBC News |date=2001-04-04 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[Cable & Wireless Worldwide]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Cadbury plc|Cadbury]] (acquired by [[Kraft Foods]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8467007.stm|title=Cadbury agrees Kraft takeover bid|date=19 January 2010|publisher=BBC News | accessdate=19 January 2010|location=London}}</ref>
* [[Cairn Energy]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Carlton Communications]] (merged with [[Granada plc|Granada]] to form [[ITV plc|ITV]])<ref name=itv>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3450397.stm |title=ITV shares on London stock market |publisher=BBC News |date=2004-02-02 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[The Carphone Warehouse|Carphone Warehouse Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Celltech]] (acquired by [[UCB (company)|UCB]] in 2004)<ref>{{cite web|author=HEATHER TIMMONS|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CE2DC123FF93AA25756C0A9629C8B63 |title=Belgian drugmaker seeks to buy Celltec |publisher=New York Times |date=2004-05-19 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[CMG (company)|CMG]] (merged with Logica to form [[LogicaCMG]])<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Wray |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2002/oct/09/newmedia.citynews |title=Jobs cull logical in Logica / CMG deal |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* Coats Viyella (acquired by [[Guinness Peat Group]] and renamed [[Coats PLC|Coats]])<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/weiss-exits-guinness-peat-but-stays-on-at-coats/story-e6frg8zx-1226031613028 Weiss exits Guinness Peat but stays on at Coats] The Australian, 1 April 2011</ref>
* [[Cobham plc|Cobham]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[COLT Group|COLT Telecom Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* Commercial Union Assurance (merged with General Accident to form [[CGU plc|CGU]], itself now part of [[Aviva]])<ref name=cgu>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/649600.stm |title=CGU and Norwich Union merge |publisher=BBC News |date=2000-02-21 |accessdate=2010-11-02}}</ref>
* [[Consolidated Gold Fields]] (acquired by [[Hanson plc|Hanson]])<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article502120.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1 Obituary: Lord Hanson] ''The Times'', 3 November 2004</ref>
* [[Cookson Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* Corus Group (acquired by [[Tata Steel]], now forming its [[Tata Steel Europe]] division)<ref name=steel/>
* [[Courtaulds]] (demerged into two businesses acquired by [[Sara Lee (corporation)|Sara Lee]] and [[Akzo Nobel]])<ref>[http://business.highbeam.com/435990/article-1G1-50146276/akzo-nobel-buys-courtaulds-columbian-firm Akzo Nobel Buys Courtaulds & Columbian Firm] Adhesives Age, 1 June 1998</ref>
* [[Croda International]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Daily Mail and General Trust]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Dalgety plc|Dalgety]] (renamed PIC International and then Sygen International and subsequently acquired by [[Genus plc|Genus]])<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79847986.html PIC International Group PLC Changes Name to Sygen International plc] PR Newswire, 2001</ref>
* [[Debenhams]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[De La Rue]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Dimension Data Holdings]] (market capitalisation fell too low, subsequently acquired by [[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10644327|title=NTT buys South Africa's Dimension Data|publisher=BBC News|date=July 14, 2010|accessdate=July 14, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Distillers Company|Distillers]] (acquired by [[Guinness]] and now part of [[Diageo]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/34910.stm Guinness directors showed 'contempt for truth'] BBC, 28 November 1997</ref>
* Dixons Group (renamed to DSG International and then [[Dixons Retail]]; market capitalisation also fell too low)<ref name=dixons>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/dsgi/7852790/DSG-formerly-known-as-Dixons-is-now-renamed-...-Dixons.html DSG, formerly known as Dixons, is now renamed ... Dixons] ''The Telegraph'', 25 June 2010</ref>
* [[Dowty Group]] (acquired by [[TI Group]], itself now part of [[Smiths Group]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE2DC123EF932A25755C0A964958260 British engineering firms merger moves forward] ''New York Times'', 1992</ref>
* DSG International (renamed [[Dixons Retail]]; market capitalisation also fell too low)<ref name=dixons/>
* [[Eagle Star Insurance|Eagle Star]] (acquired by [[British American Tobacco|BAT Industries]] and then demerged as part of [[Zurich Financial Services]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euroarchiveguide.org/database/archives_sourcesd_177.htm |title=Eagle Star at Euroarchive |publisher=Euroarchiveguide.org |date=1904-09-15 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[Eastern Electricity|Eastern Group]] (acquired by [[Texas Utilities]] and then [[Powergen]], now part of [[E.ON UK]])<ref name="Texas raises Energy bid to £4.46bn">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/61594.stm Texas raises Energy bid to £4.46bn] BBC News, 3 March 1998</ref>
* [[English China Clays|ECC Group]] (acquired by [[Imerys|Imetal]])<ref name=ecc>[http://www.icis.com/Articles/1999/02/08/85257/imetal-to-buy-ecc-for-1.2-billion.html Imetal to Buy ECC For $1.2 Billion] ICIS, 8 February 1999</ref>
* [[The Edinburgh Investment Trust|Edinburgh Investment Trust]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Electrocomponents]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[EMAP]] (acquired by [[Apax]] and the [[Guardian Media Group]])<ref>{{cite news| url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3092507.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=Guardian and Apax snap up a fifth of Emap | first=Amanda | last=Andrews | date=24 December 2007 | accessdate=1 May 2010}}</ref>
* [[EMI|EMI Group]] (acquired by [[Terra Firma Capital Partners]], now owned by [[Citigroup]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Profile: British music giant EMI |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7188861.stm|publisher=BBC News |date=15 January 2008 |accessdate=16 March 2008}}</ref>
* [[Energis]] (acquired by [[Cable & Wireless Worldwide|Cable and Wireless]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Odell |first=Mark |url=http://news.ft.com/cms/s/2fb1f350-0d65-11da-aa67-00000e2511c8.html |title=C&W set to win Energis race |publisher=News.ft.com |date=2005-08-15 |accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref>
* [[English China Clays]] (acquired by [[Imerys|Imetal]])<ref name=ecc/>
* [[Enterprise Inns]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Enterprise Oil]] (acquired by [[Royal Dutch Shell]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E2DC133AF930A35757C0A9649C8B63 Royal Dutch / Shell buys Enterprise Oil of Britain]</ref>
* [[Essar Energy]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Eurotunnel]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Evraz]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Exco International]] (acquired by [[British & Commonwealth Holdings]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DE103BF93BA35752C0A961948260&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Chairman is appointed at Exco International] New York Times, 8 January 1987</ref>
* [[Exel]] (acquired by [[Deutsche Post]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpwn.de/dpwn?tab=1&skin=hi&check=yes&lang=de_EN&xmlFile=2004705|author=Deutsche Post|title=Logistics|date=2005-12-14|title=Deutsche Post DHL Completes Acquisition of Exel|accessdate=2008-11-07}}</ref>
* [[Ferranti|Ferranti International]] (collapsed in 1993)<ref name=timeline>[http://www.mosi.org.uk/collections/explore-the-collections/ferranti-online/timeline.aspx Ferranti Timeline] – ''[[Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester)|Museum of Science and Industry]] (Accessed 17-02-2009)''</ref>
* [[Ferrexpo]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[FirstGroup]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Fisons]] (acquired by Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, now [[Sanofi-Aventis]])<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19950822/ai_n14001757/pg_1 Door still open for agreed takeover of Fisons] ''The Independent'', 22 August 1995</ref>
* [[Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Forte Group|Forte]] (acquired by [[Granada plc|Granada]], now [[ITV plc|ITV]])<ref name=forte>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_/ai_n9637762 Granada buys maximum stake]</ref>
* [[Freeserve]] (acquired by France Télécom, now [[Orange S.A.|Orange]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1057317.stm French rival seals Freeserve deal]</ref>
* [[Friends Provident]] (acquired by [[Resolution Limited]])<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8194573.stm |title=Friends backs Resolution takeover |publisher=BBC News |date=11 August 2009}}</ref>
* [[Gallaher Group]] (acquired by [[Japan Tobacco]])<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=663&id=1863962006 Gallaher agrees Â£7.5bn Japan Tobacco takeover] The Scotsman</ref>
* Gateway Corporation (renamed [[Somerfield]], subsequently acquired by [[The Co-operative Group]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7508982.stm|title=Co-op buys Somerfield for £1.57bn|publisher=[[bbc.co.uk]]|date=2008-07-16|accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref>
* GEC, formerly [[General Electric Company plc|General Electric Company]] (renamed Marconi and then [[Telent]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Oates |first=John |url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/25/ericsson_buys_marconi/ |title=Ericsson buys Marconi |publisher=Theregister.co.uk |date=25 October 2005 |accessdate=5 June 2010}}</ref>
* General Accident (merged with Commercial Union to form [[CGU plc|CGU]], itself now part of [[Aviva]])<ref name=cgu/>
* [[George Wimpey]] (merged with [[Taylor Woodrow]] to form [[Taylor Wimpey]])<ref name=tw>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6494387.stm Wimpey and Woodrow agree to merge]</ref>
* Glaxo Wellcome (merged with SmithKline Beecham to form [[GlaxoSmithKline]])<ref name=gsk/>
* [[Globe Investment Trust]] (acquired by British Coal Pension Fund)<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/1995/01/21/mrits.php?page=2 Closed-End Funds Open Plays for the Intrepid Investor] ''International Herald Tribune'', 21 January 1995</ref>
* Granada Compass (split in 2001 to leave [[Granada plc|Granada]] and [[Compass Group]])<ref>[http://www.caterersearch.com/Companies/33936/compass-group.html Caterer Search]</ref>
* [[Granada plc|Granada]] (merged with [[Carlton Communications]] to form [[ITV plc|ITV]])<ref name=itv/>
* Greenall's Group (renamed [[De Vere Group]] and then acquired by a joint venture of private investors)<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1356335/Lloyds-backed-Alternative-Hotels-Group-sold.html Lloyds-backed Alternative Hotels Group may be sold] Daily Mail, 12 February 2011</ref>
* [[Grand Metropolitan]] (merged with [[Guinness]] to form [[Diageo]])<ref name=diageo>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0UQX/is_7_69/ai_n14895441 Spirits soar at Diageo] ''Food & Drug Packaging'', July 2005</ref>
* [[Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance|Guardian Royal Exchange]] (acquired by [[Axa]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E1DC1238F931A35751C0A96F958260 Axa of France to buy Guardian of Britain] ''New York Times'', 2 February 1999</ref>
* [[Guinness]] (merged with Grand Metropolitan to form [[Diageo]])<ref name=diageo/>
* [[GUS (retailer)|GUS]] (now demerged into [[Home Retail Group]] and [[Experian]])<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/28/bloomberg/bxgus.php GUS to split into two publicly traded units]</ref>
* [[Mothercare|Habitat Mothercare]] (merged with [[British Home Stores]] to form [[Storehouse plc|Storehouse]] and subsequently renamed [[Mothercare]] again)<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/mothercare-chief-executive-ousted-after-fourth-profits-warning-in-under-a-year-648407.html Mothercare Chief Executive ousted after fourth profits warning in under a year]</ref>
* [[Halifax (United Kingdom bank)|Halifax Group]] (merged with the [[Bank of Scotland]] to form [[HBOS]])<ref name=hbos/>
* Hambro Life (renamed [[Allied Dunbar]] and acquired by [[British American Tobacco|BAT Industries]] and then demerged as part of [[Zurich Financial Services]])<ref>[http://www.openwork.uk.com/C6/Thestorysofar/default.aspx Openwork: History]</ref>
* [[Hanson plc|Hanson]] (acquired by [[Heidelberg Cement]])<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2808949/Heidelberg-to-buy-Hanson-for-8bn.html Heidelberg to buy Hanson for £8bn]</ref>
* Harrisons & Crosfield (renamed [[Elementis]])<ref>[http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=16713&inst_id=118&nv1=browse&nv2=repos AIM 25]</ref>
* [[Hawker Siddeley]] (acquired by [[BTR plc|BTR]], now [[Invensys]])<ref>[http://www.brushtraction.com/fhistory/history.htm Brush Traction: History]</ref>
* [[Hays plc|Hays]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[HBOS|HBOS Group plc]] (acquired by [[Lloyds TSB]], now [[Lloyds Banking Group]])<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7622180.stm |title=Lloyds TSB Seals Merger with HBOS |publisher=BBC News |date=17 September 2008 |accessdate=17 September 2008}}</ref>
* Hillsdown Holdings (acquired by Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst and then sold on as [[Premier Foods]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CEFD8163EF936A25756C0A96F958260 Hicks Muse buying a British food company]</ref>
* [[Home Retail Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[House of Fraser]] (acquired by [[Baugur]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5284356.stm House of Fraser agrees Baugur bid]</ref>
* [[ICAP (company)|ICAP]] (market capitalization fell too low)
* [[Imperial Chemical Industries]] (acquired by [[Akzo Nobel]])<ref>{{cite news| title=Dutch poised to clinch £8bn ICI takeover| date=2007-08-05| work=The Times| url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/industrials/article2198016.ece| accessdate = 2008-01-05 | location=London| first=Louise| last=Armitstead}}</ref>
* [[Imperial Continental Gas Association]] (broke up into [[Calor]] and Contibel)<ref>[http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/KWILLIAMS/reuters-21578/training/5965 Gulf Resources & Chemical Corporation]</ref>
* [[Inchcape plc|Inchcape]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* Innogy Holdings (renamed [[npower (UK)|Npower]] and acquired by [[RWE]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E0DA1738F93BA25750C0A9649C8B63 RWE is set to buy Innogy] ''New York Times'', 18 March 2002</ref>
* [[Inmarsat]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[International Power]] (acquired by [[GDF Suez]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/gdf-suez-to-buy-remaining-stake-in-british-utility-for-10-billion/|title=GDF Suez to Buy Remaining Stake in British Utility for $10 Billion|work=|accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref>
* [[Intu Properties]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Invensys]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Invesco]] (moved primary listing to [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]])<ref>{{cite news| title = LSE to replace Invesco in UK's FTSE 100| publisher = Reuters| date = 30 November 2007| url = http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=allBreakingNews&storyID=2007-11-30T080021Z_01_L30278526_RTRIDST_0_FTSE-INVESCO.XML| accessdate = 2007-12-01}}</ref>
* [[Investec]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] (acquired by [[Ford]] and then by [[Tata Motors]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaguar.com/uk/en/company/overview/heritage/1989_1996.htm |title=The Years 1989 to 1996 |publisher=Jaguar Cars Ltd. |accessdate=2007-05-10}}</ref>
* [[Kazakhmys]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Kelda Group]] (acquired by Saltaire Water consortium)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftse.com/tech_notices/2008/Q1/19189_20080204_Kelda_Group.jsp|title=Kelda Group PLC (UK): Scheme of Arrangement|date=4 February 2008|publisher=[[FTSE Group]]|accessdate=2008-02-18}}</ref> a [[consortium]] of investment companies including [[Citigroup]] and [[HSBC]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Larkin|first=Nicholas|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aLO_fs.q9ilE&refer=uk|title=Montagu, Partners to Buy Biffa for 1.2 Billion Pounds|date=8 February 2008|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|accessdate=2008-02-18}}</ref>
* Kingston Communications (renamed [[KCOM Group]] and market capitalisation fell too low)<ref>[http://www.comms-dealer.com/industry-news/kingston-communications-changes-name-kcom-group Kingston Communications changes name to KCOM Group] ''Comms Dealer'', 16 August 2007</ref>
* [[Kwik Save|Kwik Save Group]] (merged with [[Somerfield]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foodanddrinkeurope.com/news/ng.asp?id=18040-kwik-save-weighs |title=Kwik Save weighs heavily on Somerfield results |accessdate=5 May 2007|date=9 April 2003|publisher=FoodAndDrinkEurope.com (Decision News Media SAS)}}</ref>
* [[Ladbrokes]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Laporte plc|Laporte]] (major divisions acquired by [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]])<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4250/is_200012/ai_n13186997 Rockwood launched] ''Chemical Market Reporter'', December 2000</ref>
* [[Lasmo]] (acquired by [[Eni]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1081201.stm Eni swoops on Lasmo] BBC News, 21 December 2000</ref>
* [[Lattice Group]] (merged with National Grid to form [[National Grid plc|National Grid Transco]])<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2760662/Grid-and-Lattice-form-utility-supergroup.html Grid and Lattice form utility supergroup] The Telegraph, 22 April 2002</ref>
* [[Logica]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[London Electricity Board|London Electricity]] (acquired by [[Électricité de France]], now part of its [[EDF Energy]] division)<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/the_company_file/224583.stm London Electricity goes to France] BBC News, 30 November 1998</ref>
* [[Lonmin|Lonhro]] (renamed [[Lonmin]])<ref>[http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page295164?oid=534411&sn=2009+Detail&pid=295164 The Investment Case – Lonmin plc] Moneyweb, 1 April 2011</ref>
* [[Lonmin]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Lucas Industries]] (merged with [[Varity]] to form [[LucasVarity]], then acquired by [[TRW Inc.|TRW]])<ref name=trw>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE4DB1239F935A15752C0A96F958260 TRW is near deal to buy Lucas Varity]</ref>
* [[LucasVarity]] (acquired by [[TRW Inc.|TRW]])<ref name=trw/>
* [[Magnet Kitchens|Magnet and Southerns]] (acquired by [[Enodis|Berisford]])<ref>[http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Berisford_International_PLC_acquires_Magnet_Ltd_Water_Meadow_Hldg_from_Magnet_Group_PLC-385192040 Berisford International PLC acquires Magnet Ltd(Water Meadow Hldg) from Magnet Group PLC] Alacrastore, 3 March 1994</ref>
* [[Man Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Maxwell Communications Corporation]] (collapsed in 1991)<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4D91E31F93BA25751C1A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Bankruptcy Explanation By Maxwell] ''New York Times'', 18 December 1991</ref>
* MB-Caradon (renamed Caradon and then [[Novar plc|Novar]], then acquired by [[Honeywell]])<ref>[http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/23/Novar-plc.html Information on Novar plc]</ref>
* [[MEPC plc|MEPC]] (acquired by Leconport Estates)<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19478285_ITM Harrold heralds start of new era at MEPC: Hermes man outlines new business plan for developer] Property Week, 24 October 2003</ref>
* [[Mercury Asset Management]] (acquired by [[Merrill Lynch]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00E3DD133EF937A15751C1A961958260 Merrill cleared to buy British Fund Manager] ''New York Times'', 24 December 1997</ref>
* [[MFI Group|MFI Furniture]] (renamed [[Howden Joinery|Galiform]] and then [[Howden Joinery]] and market capitalisation fell too low)<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5369662.stm MFI sells store chain in £1 deal] BBC News, 22 September 2006</ref>
* [[Midlands Electricity]] (acquired by Acquila Sterling, now part of [[E.ON UK]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Aquila Completes Purchase of Ownership Interest in Midlands Electricity. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25324036_ITM |work=Business Wire |date=2002-05-08 |accessdate=2008-09-05 }}</ref>
* [[Midland Bank]] (acquired by [[HSBC]])<ref>[http://www.hsbc.com/1/PA_1_1_S5/content/assets/about_hsbc/history_europe.pdf HSBC Group in Europe]</ref>
* [[Misys]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Mitchells & Butlers]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[National Westminster Bank]] (acquired by [[Royal Bank of Scotland Group]])<ref>Farrelly, Paul [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/1999/nov/28/observerbusiness.royalbankofscotlandgroup RBS issues ultimatum in £27bn bid for NatWest] The Observer, 28 November 1999</ref>
* [[National Freight Corporation|NFC]] (merged with Ocean Group to form [[Exel]], now part of [[Deutsche Post]])<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/nfc-and-ocean-forge-pound32bn-alliance-to-exploit-ecommerce-725209.html NFC and Ocean forge £3.2bn alliance to exploit e-commerce] The Independent, 22 February 2000</ref>
* [[Northern Foods]] (market capitalisation fell too low, before being acquired by Ranjit Boparan)<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a116262-2557-11e0-93ae-00144feab49a.html Boparan wins Northern Foods with £341m bid] FT.com</ref>
* [[Northern Rock]] (market capitalisation fell too low, before being nationalised)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7249575.stm |title=Northern Rock to be nationalised|publisher=BBC News|date=2008-02-17|accessdate=2008-04-08}}</ref>
* [[Norwich Union]] (merged with CGNU to form [[Aviva]])<ref name=cgu/>
* [[Amersham plc|Nycomed Amersham]] (acquired by [[General Electric|GE]])<ref name="General Electric buys Amersham"/>
* O2 (renamed [[Telefónica Europe]] following acquisition by [[Telefónica]])<ref>{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4391754.stm| title = Telefonica bids £18 billion for U.K.'s O2| date = 2005-10-31| accessdate = 2010-04-25| publisher = BBC News}}</ref>
* [[Orange (UK)|Orange]] (acquired by [[Mannesmann]] and then by France Télécom, now [[Orange S.A.|Orange]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/france-telecom-to-buy-orange-for-pound251bn-716435.html|title= France Télécom to buy Orange for £25.1bn|publisher=The Independent|date=2000-05-30|accessdate=2008-12-26| location=London}}</ref>
* PartyGaming (market capitalisation fell too low, before merging with Bwin to become [[bwin.party digital entertainment]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10807417|title=Gambling firms Partygaming and Bwin reveal merger plan|publisher=BBC News|date=July 29, 2010|accessdate=July 29, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company|P&O]] (acquired by [[Dubai Ports World]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4480542.stm P&O agrees bid from Dubai Ports] BBC News, 29 November 2005</ref>
* [[P&O Cruises|P&O Princess Cruises]] (merged with [[Carnival Corporation]] and re-listed as [[Carnival Corporation & plc|Carnival PLC]])<ref>[http://www.marinelink.com/news/article/ec-clears-carnival-and-p-o-princess-merge/305692.aspx EC Clears Carnival and P&O Princess Merge] Marinelink, 11 February 2003</ref>
* [[Pennon Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Persimmon plc|Persimmon]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Petrofac]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Pilkington]] (acquired by [[Nippon Sheet Glass]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4754114.stm Pilkington in Japanese takeover]</ref>
* [[Plessey]] (acquired by [[General Electric Company plc|GEC]] and [[Siemens]])<ref>[http://www.ipdgroup.com.au/Page/About+Us/GEC+History.aspx IPD Group: GEC History]</ref>
* [[Polly Peck]] (collapsed in 1990)<ref>{{cite news|last=Bates |first=Stephen |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/aug/26/polly-peck-business-asil-nadir |title=How Polly Peck went from hero to villain in the City |work=The Guardian | location=London|date=26 August 2010|accessdate=26 August 2010}}</ref>
* [[Polymetal International|Polymetal]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[PowerGen]] (acquired by [[E.ON UK]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faqs.org/abstracts/Business/More-power-to-the-people-Nuclear-U-turn-heralds-2bn-pounds-sterling-sale-the-nuclear-industry-which-.htmlhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E7DA1F3EF933A25757C0A9679C8B63|title=E.ON to buy Powergen}}</ref>
* [[Provident Financial]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Psion]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Punch Taverns]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Racal|Racal Electronics]] (acquired by [[Thomson-CSF]] and then [[Thales Group]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/601877.stm Thomson-CSF seals Racal deal] BBC News (Jan. 13, 2000) Accessed Jan. 20, 2006</ref>
* [[Railtrack]] (collapsed in 1993)<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/railtrack-goes-bankrupt-with-debts-of-acircpound33bn-630604.html Railtrack goes bankrupt with debts of £3.3bn] Independent, 8 October 2001</ref>
* [[Rank Hovis McDougall]] (acquired by [[Premier Foods]])<ref>[http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article659380.ece RHM agrees £1.2bn Premier Foods bid] Times-on-line, 4 December 2006</ref>
* Reckitt and Coleman (merged with Benckiser to form [[Reckitt Benckiser]])<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19991117/ai_n14262285 Reckitt & Coleman announce further delay to Dutch merger] ''The Independent'', 7 November 1999.</ref>
* [[Redland plc|Redland]] (acquired by [[Lafarge]])<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/the-investment-column-redlands-needs-white-knights-1236196.html Redlands needs White Knights], The Independent, 16 October 1997</ref>
* Reed International (merged with Elsevier to form [[Reed Elsevier]])<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E7D6123DF935A35753C1A962958260 |work=New York Times | author=Edward A. Gargan | date= 6 October 1994 | title= Reed-Elsevier Building Big Presence in the U.S. | accessdate=18 February 2008}}</ref>
* [[Rentokil Initial]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Resolution plc]] (acquired by [[Pearl Group]])<ref>{{cite news| first = Antoinette| last = Odoi| title = Resolution board says yes to £5bn Pearl bid| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/nov/17/standardlife.resolution?gusrc=rss&feed=news| work= [[The Guardian]]| location = London | date = 2007-11-17| accessdate = 2008-04-29}}</ref>
* [[RMC Group]] (acquired by [[Cemex]])<ref>[http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/9-27-2004-59830.asp Mexican firm buys RMC for £2.3bn]</ref>
* [[Rothmans International]] (acquired by [[British American Tobacco]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906E7DD1431F931A25752C0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all BAT will buy Rothmans] ''New York Times'', 12 January 1999</ref>
* J Rothschild (renamed [[St. James's Place]] and market capitalisation fell too low)<ref>[http://www.sjp.co.uk/portal/internet/ourhistory?_DARGS=/portal/templates/html/sjp/fragments/second_level_menu.jsp.1_A&_DAV=300002&dsource=Second+Level+Menu+-+Our+History St James's Place: Our History]</ref>
* [[Rowntree's]] (acquired by [[Nestlé]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6DF143FF936A15755C0A96E948260 New York Times Archive, Company news; Suchard Drops Out; published 25 June 1988, accessed 26 August 2007]</ref>
* Royal Insurance (merged with Sun Alliance Group to form [[Royal & SunAlliance]])<ref name=rsa>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5946/is_199606/ai_n24027639 Smooth merger of Sun Alliance and Royal Insurance] ''The Banker'', June 1996</ref>
* [[Saatchi & Saatchi]] (acquired by [[Publicis]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/797928.stm Saatchi falls to Publicis] BBC News, 20 June 2000</ref>
* [[Safeway (UK)|Safeway]] (acquired by [[Morrisons]])<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2871906/Wm-Morrison-tables-3bn-bid-for-Safeway.html Wm Morrison tables £3bn bid for Safeway]</ref>
* [[Scottish & Newcastle]] (acquired by a consortium formed of [[Heineken International|Heineken]] & [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]])<ref>{{cite news| title = S&N accepts £7.8bn takeover deal| publisher = BBC News|date = 25 January 2008| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7208341.stm| accessdate = 2009-01-01}}</ref>
* [[Scottish Hydro Electric]] (merged with [[Southern Electric]] to form [[Scottish and Southern Energy]])<ref name=sse>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E7DF133FF931A3575AC0A96E958260 Two electric suppliers in Britain to merge] ''New York Times'', 2 September 1998</ref>
* [[Scottish Power]] (acquired by [[Iberdrola]])<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/28/business/web.1128power.php Iberdrola to buy Scottish Power for £11.6bn] International Herald Tribune, 28 November 2006</ref>
* [[Sears plc|Sears]] (acquired by January Investments - itself controlled by [[Philip Green]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/259993.stm|title=Sears turns to Green|publisher=BBC News|date=1999-01-21|accessdate=2009-02-28}}</ref>
* [[Securicor]] (merged with Group 4 Falck to form [[G4S]])<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HXI/is_2004_Feb_24/ai_n25083750 Group 4 Falck and Securicor plc announce terms of merger] Nordic Business Report, 24 February 2004</ref>
* [[Sedgwick Group|Sedgwick]] (acquired by [[Marsh & McLennan]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E5D6143CF935A1575BC0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Marsh & McLennan to Buy Big British Insurance Broker] New York Times, 26 August 1998</ref>
* [[Segro]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Sema Group]] (acquired by [[Schlumberger]])<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/relief-for-sema-shareholders-at-schlumberger-buyout-691500.html Relief for Sema shareholders at Schlumberger buy-out] ''The Independent'', 12 February 2001</ref>
* [[Serco Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* Shell Transport and Trading Company (now re-organised with Royal Dutch Petroleum Company as [[Royal Dutch Shell]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4628983.stm Shell shareholders agree merger] BBC News, 2005</ref>
* [[Siebe plc|Siebe]] (merged with BTR to form [[Invensys]])<ref name=inven/>
* SmithKline Beecham (merged with Glaxo Wellcome to form [[GlaxoSmithKline]])<ref name=gsk/>
* Smiths Industries (renamed to [[Smiths Group]])<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Nov_17/ai_67044267 Proposed Merger of Smiths Industries plc: "Smiths Industries" and "TI Group"] Business Wire, 17 November 2000</ref>
* [[Southern Electric]] (merged with Scottish Hydro Electric to form [[Scottish and Southern Energy]])<ref name=sse/>
* [[Spirent]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Stagecoach Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Standard Telephones and Cables]] (renamed STC and acquired by [[Nortel]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DF1E31F93AA35752C1A966958260 Telecom bid to buy STC] New York Times, 9 November 1990</ref>
* [[Storehouse plc|Storehouse]] (renamed [[Mothercare]])<ref name=ukbp>[http://www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk/ste02776.htm UK Business Park: Storehouse]</ref>
* Sun Alliance Group (merged with Royal Insurance to form [[Royal & Sun Alliance]])<ref name=rsa/>
* [[Sun Life & Provincial Holdings|Sun Life Assurance]] (acquired by [[Axa]])<ref name=axa>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sun-life-stock-soars-as-axa-ups-bid-to-pound24bn-for-remaining-stake-716723.html Sun Life Stock soars as Axa ups bid to £24bn for remaining stake] Independent, 3 May 2000</ref>
* [[Sun Life & Provincial Holdings]] (acquired by [[Axa]])<ref name=axa/>
* [[Tarmac Limited|Tarmac]] (acquired by [[Anglo American plc|Anglo American]])<ref>{{cite news |last= |first=
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/the_company_file/505733.stm |title=Tarmac Agrees Takeover |publisher=BBC News |date=1999-11-05 |accessdate=2007-01-22}}</ref>
* [[Taylor Wimpey]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Taylor Woodrow]] (merged with [[George Wimpey]] to form [[Taylor Wimpey]])<ref name=tw/>
* [[Telewest|Telewest Communications]] (merged with [[NTL Ireland|NTL]] to form NTL:Telewest now [[Virgin Media]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4304008.stm
|title=NTL seals $6bn takeover|accessdate=2009-01-01 | date=2005-10-03 | publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
* [[Thames Water]] (acquired by [[RWE]] and then sold to [[Macquarie Bank]])<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_/ai_n14324385 Thames to agree £4.3bn RWE takeover] Independent, 25 September 2000</ref>
* [[The Energy Group]] (acquired by [[Texas Utilities]] and then by [[E.ON UK]])<ref name="Texas raises Energy bid to £4.46bn"/>
* [[Thomas Cook Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Thomson Reuters]] (delisted shares from the London Stock Exchange as it ceased to be a [[dual-listed company]])<ref>[http://thomsonreuters.com/about/company_history/ Company history]</ref>
* [[Thorn Electrical Industries|Thorn]] (acquired by [[Nomura Group]])<ref name=thorn>[http://www.bookrags.com/highbeam/nomura-international-will-buy-thorn-hb/ Normura will buy Thorn plc] The Boston Globe, 1 July 1998</ref>
* [[Thorn EMI]] (renamed [[EMI Group]] and then acquired by [[Terra Firma Capital Partners]])<ref name=thorn/>
* [[Thus (company)|Thus]] (market capitalisation fell too low, subsequently acquired by [[Cable & Wireless Worldwide]])<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUKL3016652520080630 C&W makes offer for Thus] Reuters, 30 June 2008</ref>
* [[TI Group]] (acquired by [[Smiths Group]])<ref>{{cite news | title = Engineering rivals to merge | publisher = BBC News | date = 2000-09-18 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/930419.stm | accessdate =2006-09-25}}</ref>
* [[Tomkins plc|Tomkins]] (acquired by [[Onex Corporation]] and [[Canada Pension Plan|Canada Pension Plan Investment Board]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10774978|title=Tomkins agrees to £2.9bn takeover deal|publisher=BBC News|date=July 27, 2010|accessdate=July 27, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Trafalgar House (company)|Trafalgar House]] (acquired by [[Kværner]])<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/1996/02/28/traf.t.php Kvaerner Is Close to Bidding for Troubled Group: Lifeline for Trafalgar House?] ''International Herald Tribune'', 28 February 1996</ref>
* [[Trustee Savings Bank|TSB Group]] (merged with [[Lloyds Bank (historic)|Lloyds Bank]] to form [[Lloyds TSB]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE2DA163EF931A25753C1A963958260 Lloyds Bank to merge with TSB Group] New York Times, 12 October 1995</ref>
* [[Forte Group|Trusthouse Forte]] (acquired by [[Granada plc|Granada]])<ref name=forte/>
* [[TUI Travel]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Ultramar plc|Ultramar]] (acquired by [[Lasmo|LASMO]] and now part of [[Eni]])<ref>[http://www.scripophily.net/diamshamrmin.html Scripophily]</ref>
* Unigate (renamed [[Uniq plc|Uniq]], then market capitalisation fell too low)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DQA/is_/ai_74488762|title=Unigate becomes Uniq|publisher=Eurofood|accessdate=2009-01-03 | year=2000}}</ref>
* [[United Biscuits]] (acquired by consortium of financial investors)<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://www.unitedbiscuits.com/80256C1A0047922E/vWeb/pcHHUS6WHM5F|publisher = United Biscuits |date = December 15, 2006 |title = Blackstone and PAI complete purchase of UB |accessdate = 2007-04-12}}</ref>
* [[UBM plc|United Business Media]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Vedanta Resources]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[S. G. Warburg & Co.|Warburg SG]] (acquired by [[Swiss Bank Corporation]], now part of [[UBS AG|UBS]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE5DD113EF932A25756C0A963958260 Swiss Bank in deal to buy S.G. Warburg] New York Times, May 11, 1995</ref>
* Wellcome (merged with Glaxo to form Glaxo Wellcome, then with SmithKline Beecham to form [[GlaxoSmithKline]])<ref name=gsk/>
* [[W H Smith]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[William Hill (bookmaker)|William Hill]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Williams Holdings]] (demerged into [[Kidde]] and [[Chubb Security]], both now part of [[United Technologies Corporation]])<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/williams-plunges-14-as-margins-shrink-708333.html Williams plunges 14% as margins shrink] Independent, 19 July 2000</ref>
* Willis Corroon (acquired by ''Trinity Acquisition'' on behalf of [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]] and renamed [[Willis Group Holdings|Willis Group]])<ref name=willis>[http://www.willis.com/About_Willis/History/ Willis: History]</ref>
* Willis Faber (acquired by ''Trinity Acquisition'' on behalf of [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]] and renamed Willis Coroon and then [[Willis Group Holdings|Willis Group]])<ref name=willis/>
* [[Wood Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[The Woolwich|Woolwich]] (acquired by [[Barclays]])<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/875639.stm Barclays buys rival Woolwich] BBC News, 11 August 2000</ref>
* [[Yell Group]] (market capitalisation fell too low)
* [[Zeneca]] (merged with Astra to form [[AstraZeneca]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/the-lowdown-mckillop-gives-his-opponents-the-treatment-580595.html|title=The Lowdown: McKillop gives his opponents the treatment|accessdate=5 July 2011|newspaper=The Independent|date=21 September 2003}}</ref>
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== FT 30 ==
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The oldest continuous index in the UK is the FT 30, also known as the Financial Times Index or the FT Ordinary Index (FTOI).<ref>[[History (U.S. TV channel)|The History Channel]] - [http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/encyclopedia/article_show/Financial_Times_Index_/m0006128.html Financial Times Index]. Retrieved 2008-08-08</ref> It was established in 1935 and nowadays is largely obsolete due to its redundancy. It is similar to the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]], and companies listed are from the industrial and commercial sectors. Financial sector companies and government stocks are excluded.

Of the original constituents,<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/78c12166-0773-11db-9067-0000779e2340.html Original constituents]</ref> four are currently in the FTSE 100: Guest Keen & Nettlefolds ([[GKN]]), Tate & Lyle, Imperial Tobacco and Rolls-Royce, although Rolls-Royce has not been continuously listed and Imperial Tobacco was a subsidiary of [[Hanson plc|Hanson]] for a number of years. ICI was removed when it was taken over by Akzo Nobel in January 2008. Two of the original FT 30 companies are still in that index:<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/28e9d8dc-0781-11db-9067-0000779e2340.html Remaining companies in the FT30]</ref> GKN and Tate & Lyle (membership is not strictly based on market capitalisation, so this does not mean they are necessarily among the top thirty companies in the FTSE 100). The best performer from the original lineup has been Imperial Tobacco.<ref>Eckett, Stephen (ed.) (2004), ''The UK Stock Market Almanac 2005'', Petersfield, Harriman House. ISBN 1-897597-46-0</ref>

== See also ==
;Other lists
* [[List of largest companies by revenue]], worldwide
* [[List of corporate collapses and scandals]], on major bankruptcies historically and worldwide
* [[List of trade unions in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of largest United Kingdom employers]], including the public sector
* [[List of companies of Germany]]
* [[List of private equity firms]]
* [[List of largest private companies in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of hedge funds]]

;Stock market lists
* [[List of stock market indices]]
* [[Financial Times Global 500]], the [[BBC Global 30]] and the [[Fortune Global 500]], list the world's largest corporations by market capitalisation
* [[FTSE 250]] and [[FTSE techMARK 100]], a longer FT list, and one for the "new economy"
* [[Dow Jones Industrial Average|Dow Jones]] and the [[DAX 30]], equivalent to the [[FT 30]] in the US and Germany
* [[S&P 100]] and the [[HDAX]], top 100 in the US and top 110 in Germany
* [[AEX index]]

==Notes==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ftse.com/ FTSE Group website]
* [http://www.ftse.com/Indices/UK_Indices/Constituents.jsp FTSE100 Constituents Direct from FTSE Group website]
* [http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/cp?s=%5EFTSE FTSE 100 Index] on [[Yahoo!|Yahoo]] Finance
* [[Wikinvest: FTSE 100|FTSE 100 profile on Wikinvest]]

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