Detail About
Gates Corporation & Tomkins Plc
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 In 1996, Gates Corporation,
formerly known as The Gates Rubber Company, became
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tomkins plc, ending 85 years of ownership by the
Gates family. At the time of the transaction, Gates was the largest non-tire
rubber company in the world providing Tomkins with a strong platform from which
to build a global industrial and automotive components business.  Tomkins plc is a world
class global engineering and manufacturing group with market and technical
leadership across two businesses:
Industrial & Automotive and Building
Products. and also building products markets, focusing on
energy-efficient and green products.and building products markets, focusing
on energy-efficient and green products.
Tomkins stock is traded
on the London Stock Exchange with a SEAQ number on the TOPIC system of 45350.
Tomkins ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the form
of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) with the trading symbol "TKS".
Each ADR represents four Tomkins ordinary shares.
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