Public Limited Company (PLC)


	Public Limited Company (PLC)
	Advantages Shares can be sold on the stock exchange Evidence must be provided that the business is in good health and reliable Large amount of capital can be raised Later in business life/big businesses Anyone can buy shares Run by a board of directors Shareholders vote and have a say in how the business is run	Disadvantages A flotation of £50,000 must be sold when the company first sells shares Anyone can buy shares Financial info is published Competitiors who brought shares have information about the business and a say in how it is run Lots of rules- companies act, stock exchange rules Complicated and expensive Threat of takeover Shareholders might put their own interests above the businesses
	Evaluation CONTEXT

A flotation of £50,000 must be sold when the company first sells shares
Anyone can buy shares
Financial info is published
Competitiors who brought shares have information about the business and a say in how it is run
Lots of rules- companies act, stock exchange rules
Complicated and expensive
Threat of takeover
Shareholders might put their own interests above the businesses

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