Talk:FTSE 100 Index/Archives/2014

Former listed companies

If were going to have former FTSE 100 companies listed on this page, would it be beneficial to also have the reason why these companies were delisted (e.g. defunct, merger, takeover etc)? KJNPBR 14:00, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I think it is interesting, in many cases, to say why these companies were de-listed. Many companies can have very varied and colourful histories. The full history of what happened to companies is best explained in the article body of the company, where the company merits a full article. I think, just a small note here would suffice. I would invite more opinions on this too. Sloman 14:44, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree with the small note of the reasons. The notes could also have wiki-links of the succeeding companies (if applicable). Eventually the section might even require a separate "list of..." article if this one gets too long. KJNPBR 07:17, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

As suggested I have put a short note against every company (unless it is still listed somewhere on the LSE) Dormskirk 21:53, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

I can't find any external information about T&N being a previous member of the FTSE 100 index. Any more information about this would be very much appreciated. Sloman (talk) 09:49, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

I have checked a list dated 1984 in "Financial Director" magazine and it was not in the FTSE 100 then Dormskirk (talk) 21:38, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

The official FTSE 100 constituent history which is cited as a source in the article has no mention of T&N (or Turner & Newall), so I think we can assume it was never a member. Gr1st (talk) 21:51, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

What's the best plan for tidying this section up for companies which have re-entered the index, presumably based on fluctuating market cap? For example, as at today, 3i and Compass Group are shown as both constituents and former members. Should we just delete from Former Members? Geoboffin (talk) 13:03, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

It's been a while since this was debated, but in my opinion (a) it's good to have a list of former FTSE constituents, better still if it has dates and explanations, but (b) it's now very large and requires a lot of scrolling, and presumably over time it will only grow and grow. Couldn't it be moved to Former Constituents of the FTSE 100, or perhaps even better Companies Delisted from the FTSE 100 (which would allow for the inclusion of companies that had subsequently been relisted)? -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 22:34, 19 December 2014 (UTC)