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Issuer services Sponsorsed by Issuer services 1 1 CONTENTS Issuer Services Connectivity for the benefit of our issuers FOREWORDS FTSE 100 OVERVIEW 4 FTSE 100: London’s 8 Welcome to global benchmark FTSE 100 Companies COMPANY PROFILE LSEG SERVICES Nikhil Rathi CEO, London Stock Exchange Plc 10 FTSE 100 – did you know? Personalise your Our services 6 Supporting Enterprise 11 A truly international index LSE profile page in one place and Growth in the UK Jes Staley, Group Chief Executive, 12 FTSE 100 Companies in 1984 Barclays MARKETPLACE DATA 13 FTSE 100 Companies in 2018 Vetted third party Connecting you services for issuers to your data SECTORS 14 Basic Materials 100 Industrials SPARK 28 Consumer Goods 118 Oil & Gas Thought leadership content to inspire 44 Consumer Services 122 Technology 68 Financials 126 Telecoms To find out more please contact 92 Healthcare 130 Utilities us at [email protected] INDEX 138 Index of Companies 142 Index of Brands An official publication of London Stock Exchange Group © London Stock Exchange Group March 2018. All rights reserved 10 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7LS 2 3 FTSE 100: LONDON’S GLOBAL BENCHMARK The UK has always been at the forefront of financial innovation, bringing UK and international companies and investors together to raise and invest capital efficiently. Firms from 100 countries are listed on London Stock Exchange and the FTSE 100 index is seen as the global benchmark for blue-chip firms listed on our markets. An index tracks the performance of a basket of securities and is increasingly used by investors to issue investment products, such as exchange traded funds (ETFs), and to measure performance. Created by FTSE Russell over 30 years ago, of more bespoke indexes, such as those screening Enabling the FTSE 100, as its name suggests, tracks the constituents linked to environmental, social performance of the 100 largest eligible companies and governance (ESG) factors and ‘Smart-Beta’ listed on London Stock Exchange ranked in order indexes, which track alternative strategies rather by their market capitalisation. When the FTSE 100 than the traditional market-cap weightings. first launched, the combined value of companies Nikhil Rathi thriving was around £160 billion, but today this stands at Through London, global blue-chips are looking CEO, London Stock over £2 trillion – a testament to the growth of our outwards whilst securing strong inward investor Exchange Plc global capital markets. support. Deep market liquidity provides them with increased access to long-term capital, Constituents of the index operate in more than allowing them to innovate, grow and create jobs. markets, 150 countries around the world and more than This is a clear demonstration of international two thirds of their revenues are generated investor confidence in UK plc. And more broadly, overseas, with the ability to report in a wide deep and liquid capital markets reduce the cost variety of currencies including US Dollars. of investment capital and global clearing liquidity They represent diversified sectors too, operating pools cut the cost of regulatory capital. across more than 10 sectors with consumer together. materials and basic materials leading the way. The FTSE 100 complies with the highest Global household names include Barclays, BP, governance standards, with rule-based Diageo, Easyjet, and Legal & General. Constituents methodologies and independent governance of the index also mirror the evolution of our committees. Making sure that indexes serve dynamic economy, with the likes of food order their users – that they are constructed with and delivery service, Just Eat, starting its public transparency, objectivity and integrity – is crucial. life on our High Growth Segment and now Public awareness of indexes is at an all time a constituent of the FTSE 100. high and has become a key component of Like most financial innovation, the growth financial market infrastructure. The FTSE 100 of indexes was born out of customer demand. remains the UK’s globally recognised benchmark. Today some $15 trillion in global assets under FTSE 100 constituents have embraced innovative management are benchmarked to FTSE Russell new strategies, fostered global outlooks and indexes and the Group provides data and driven economic success in the UK and in the analytics tools in addition to the thousands countries in which they operate. We look of indexes that they calculate daily. forward to welcoming the company leaders of tomorrow from across the world seeking lseg.com Passive investment in equities has risen by almost to achieve the FTSE 100’s aspirational status. 400 per cent in the last twenty years, an approach increasingly deployed by investors both large and small. In turn, it has also led to the emergence 4 5 SUPPORTING Financing the ENTERPRISE AND businesses GROWTH IN THE UK that build the future We’re proud of our steadfast partnerships with For more than 325 years, Barclays has supported our customers and clients in the UK, helping visionary businesses. Financial solutions tailored them to invest, innovate and grow in complex and sometimes turbulent times. Over the same to business needs are essential for growth. period, the City of London has developed into a pre-eminent global financial centre, the most Whether it’s through strategic financing, capital advanced and liquid capital market in Europe, with the London Stock Exchange at its heart. raising or risk management, companies can ignite growth with Barclays. When Barclays launched its European equities And because London is our home, we are trading business in 2009, it was the LSE’s chief fully committed to playing our part in its executive who we asked to ring the newly continuing success. Our integrated corporate barclays.com/IB installed brass bell for the first time in our and investment bank supports a growing Canary Wharf trading floor. Since that time our number of FTSE 250 firms and we are a leader close broking and advisory relationship with in bringing private companies to the public the LSE has continued to deepen and flourish. equity markets. Through our support for the Northern Powerhouse and the launch of our Jes Staley The UK is a global financial services own Midlands Growth Fund, for example, Group Chief Executive, powerhouse, home to a rich ecosystem of we are actively supporting growth across Barclays world-class firms, including now the cutting the UK, while our RISE centres in London and edge fintech businesses that will keep London Manchester are incubating the fintech startups at the forefront of developments in the global on which the City’s future prosperity depends. financial markets for decades to come. So despite the inevitable uncertainty, The development of our own business we remain optimistic about the City, and reflects that richness and sophistication. the UK, and we look forward to continuing As a transatlantic consumer and wholesale to support our customers and clients here bank with global reach, we bridge the great and around the world, including the LSE capital markets of London and New York, itself, as we have for centuries. supporting the increasingly global companies of the FTSE 100 and beyond wherever they look for opportunity and growth. Over the past five years, Barclays has held the position of number one debt arranger for UK corporates and serves as corporate broker to a quarter of its companies, a privileged role that brings unique strategic insight to our clients – and we are the number one trader of UK equities. Today, of course, the City faces a period of uncertainty as the UK prepares to leave the European Union. Nevertheless, we are confident that London will adapt and continue to thrive as it has in the past, and that the City’s capital markets, with the LSE at their centre, will continue to fulfil their vital role supporting enterprise and growth in the UK, Europe, and around the world, drawing on the unique pool of talent and expertise gathered here. Barclays offers investment banking products and services to its clients through Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays Bank PLC is authorised in the United Kingdom by the UK Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the UK Prudential Regulation Authority and is registered in England No. 1026167. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, 6 United Kingdom. Barclays undertakes its US securities and investment banking business in the name of its wholly-owned subsidiary Barclays Capital Inc., an SIPC and FINRA member. 7 ©2018 Barclays. All rights reserved. Barclays is a registered trademark of Barclays PLC, used under license. WELCOME TO FTSE 100 COMPANIES The FTSE 100 is a market-capitalisation weighted index of UK-listed blue chip companies. The index is designed to measure the performance of the 100 largest companies traded on London Stock Exchange. FTSE 100 AT A GLANCE 29 companies £2tn+ of the FTSE 100 in February FTSE 100 Market Cap, 2018 are amongst the as of February 2018 original FTSE 100 companies 6.8m+ 70%+ Number of employees of the revenues of the worldwide in the FTSE 100 FTSE 100 companies companies are derived from international markets 8 9 FTSE 100 – DID YOU KNOW? A TRULY INTERNATIONAL INDEX BARCLAYS’ CURRENT MARKET INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC FTSE 100 MARKET CAP QUARTERLY REVIEW CAP IS EQUIVALENT TO MARKETS REVENUES COUNTRIES £2tn+ AS OF FEBRUARY 2018 36% 70%+ 10 150+ COUNTRIES FTSE 100 OF THE TOTAL MARKET CAP OF REVENUES OF FTSE 100 COMPANIES DERIVE 100% OPERATE IN OF THE FTSE 100 IN 1984. COMPANIES ARE DERIVED