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===== Legal Naming vs Functional Status =====

Here are two possible reasons why you see the name without “PLC”:
# The company may be legally registered as a ''public company'' but still uses “Limited” in its public name. – In some jurisdictions (including Sri Lanka), public companies can be registered as a “public” class but still use the suffix “Limited” if permitted or if local naming conventions allow — provided the company’s constitutional documents and regulatory filings confirm its public status.
# It could reflect an administrative/recording convention. – The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) database and the Colombo Stock Exchange’s documents sometimes list the legal name as shown at the Companies Registrar — and that might use “Limited” instead of “PLC”. Bloomberg LEI<ref>{{cite web|title=Bloomberg LEI|url=https://lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/254900BR2OJZDLP4PY14|publisher=Bloomberg LEI|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>