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PLC

American  
British.
  1. public limited company.


plc British  

abbreviation

  1. public limited company See also limited

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He has previously held senior commercial roles, including chief executive of Home Retail Group Plc.

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Aberdeen-based Wood plc has seen its value plummet and was at risk of collapse.

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However, the company faces criticism about the scale of the 11 major transmission projects it has under way - similar to the difficulties in winning community support for grid connections in England and Wales, where National Grid plc runs the network, and in the south of Scotland, where the monopoly provider of high-voltage cabling is Scottish Power.

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Shares of Arm Holdings PLC were climbing in Wednesday’s extended session after the chip maker reported its third consecutive quarter of more than $1 billion in revenue.

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