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ABBREVIATIONS OF TYPES OF COMPANIES RECOGNISED AS BODIES CORPORATE Argentina Sociedade Anonima (S.A.) All Commonwealth Countries use the following types of companies except for the Public Liability Company PLC or plc which are exclusively used by Great Britain (Commonwealth countries listed on the left, types of companies on the right): Australia Limited (Ltd.) Canada Proprietary Limited (Pty. Ltd.) Ireland Public Liability Company (PLC or plc)* United Kingdom (* United Kingdom Only) India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Belgium Societe Anonyme (S.A.) beperkte aansprakelijkheid (B.V.B.A) Naamloose Vennootschap (N.V.) Denmark Actie (or Aktie) Selskab (A/S) France Societe Anonyme (S.A.) Societe a responsibilite limitee (S.a.r.l.) Finland Osakeyhtio (OY) Germany Aktiengesellschaft (A.G.) Austria Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (K.G.a.A.) Switzerland & Liechtenstein Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung (G.m.b.H.) Eingetragene Genosseuschaft Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Indonesia Perusahaan Terbatas (P.T.) Italy Societa per Azioni (S.p.A) Societa Anonima (S.A.) Societa a responsibilita limitata (S.R.L.) Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (K.K.) Malaysia Sendirian Berhad (SDN.BHD.) Netherlands Naamloose Vennootschap (N.V.) Belgium Beslotene Vennootschap (B.V.) Norway Aktie (or Aksje) Selskab (A/S) Portugal, Spain & South America Sociedad Anonima (S.A.) Sociedad Limitada Sweden Aktiebolag or Aktiebolaget (A.B.) Switzerland Aktiengesellschaft Societa per Azioni (S.p.A.) Societe Anonyme (S.A.) United States Corporation (Corp.) Incorporated (Inc.) Company (Co.) Limited Liability Company (LLC) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Note : a. The type of company, the abbreviation, or sometimes both, may appear before, after, or within the actual name of the company; b. The above list is not exhaustive; c. Where the type of company has been stated in two instances, no conflict or discrepancy will be seen between the abbreviated form and the expanded form of a company name - i.e. between “A.B.C. S.A.” and “A.B.C. a Societe Anonyme” or “A.B.C. a Societe anonyme under the laws of France”.