ABBREVIATIONS FOR FORMS OF COMPANY INCORPORATION

AB

Aktiebolag (Finland, Sweden)

AB Oy

Aktiebolag Osakeyhtiot (Finland)

A.E.

Anonimos Eteria (Greece)

AG

Aktiengesellschaft (Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

A.O.

Anonim Ortaklari/Ortakligi (Turkey)

ApS

Amparteselskab (Denmark)

A.Š.

Anonim Širketi (Turkey)

A/S

Aksjeselskap (Norway); Aktieselskab (Denmark, Sweden)

Ay

Avoinyhtio (Finland)

B.A.

Buttengewone Aansprakeiijkheid (The Netherlands)

Bhd.

Berhad (Malaysia, Brunei)

B.V.

Besloten Vennootschap (Belgium, The Netherlands)

C.A.

Compania Anonima (Ecuador, Venezuela)

C. de R.L.

Compania de Responsabilidad Limitada (Spain)

Co.

Company

Corp.

Corporation

CRL

Companhia a Responsabilidao Limitida (Portugal, Spain)

C.V.

Commanditaire Vennootschap (The Netherlands, Belgium)

G.I.E.

Groupement d'Interet Economique (France)

GmbH

Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung (Austria, Germany, Switzerland)

Inc.

Incorporated (United States, Canada)

I/S

Interessentselskab (Denmark); Interesentselskap (Norway)

KG/KGaA

Kommanditgesellschaft/Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (Austria, Germany, Switzerland)

KK

Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)

K/S

Kommanditselskab (Denmark); Kommandittselskap (Norway)

Lda.

Limitada (Spain)

L.L.C.

Limited Liability Company (United States)

Ltd.

Limited (Various)

Ltda.

Limitada (Brazil, Portugal)

Ltee.

Limitee (Canada, France)

mbH

mit beschraenkter Haftung (Austria, Germany)

N.V.

Naamloze Vennootschap (Belgium, The Netherlands)

OAO

Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestve (Russia)

OOO

Obschestvo s Ogranichennoi Otvetstvennostiu (Russia)

Oy

Osakeyhtiö (Finland)

PLC

Public Limited Co. (United Kingdom, Ireland)

Pty.

Proprietary (Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom)

S.A.

Société Anonyme (Belgium, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Arab speaking countries); Sociedad Anónima (Latin America [except Brazil], Spain, Mexico); Sociedades Anônimas (Brazil, Portugal)

SAA

Societe Anonyme Arabienne

S.A.R.L.

Sociedade Anonima de Responsabilidade Limitada (Brazil, Portugal); Société à Responsabilité Limitée (France, Belgium, Luxembourg)

S.A.S.

Societá in Accomandita Semplice (Italy); Societe Anonyme Syrienne (Arab speaking countries)

Sdn. Bhd.

Sendirian Berhad (Malaysia)

S.p.A.

Società per Azioni (Italy)

Sp. z.o.o.

Spólka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia (Poland)

S.R.L.

Società a Responsabilità Limitata (Italy); Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (Spain, Mexico, Latin America [except Brazil])

S.R.O.

Spolecnost s Rucenim Omezenym (Czechoslovakia)

Ste.

Societe (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland)

VAG

Verein der Arbeitgeber (Austria, Germany)

YK

Yugen Kaisha (Japan)

ZAO

Zakrytoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestve (Russia)