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History of Constituents
Company Added to Index Deleted from Index Reason Deleted[1] Notes
3i Group 19 September 1994
Abbey Life 1 July 1985 1 July 1986 Market capitalisation change Closed to new business in 2000,[2] subsequently sold, first to to Deutsche Bank in 2007,[3] then to Phoenix Group.[4]
7 July 1988 21 December 1988 Acquisition by Lloyds Bank
Abbey National 17 July 1989
Alliance Boots 3 January 1984 Originally listed as Boots
Allied Domecq 3 January 1984 Originally listed as Allied-Lyons
Amstrad 1 October 1986 3 April 1989 Market capitalisation change Originally listed as Amstrad Consumer Electronics
Acquisition by BSkyB in 2007 and operations merged into Sky's in-house operations[5]
Anglian Water 1 October 1990 21 March 1994 Market capitalisation change Subsequently delisted following is acquisition by Osprey Acquistions Limited (a consortium of pension funds, infrastructure investors and fund managers). [6]
ASDA 3 January 1984 2 January 1992 Market capitalisation change Originally listed as Associated Dairies Group
22 March 1993
Associated British Foods 3 January 1984 Originally listed as AB Foods
BAA 1 October 1987
Bank of Scotland 6 August 1985 1 July 1986 Market capitalisation change
1 October 1990
Barclays 3 January 1984
Barratt Developments 3 January 1984 2 July 1984 Market capitalisation change
Bass Brewery 3 January 1984
Beecham Group 3 January 1984 27 July 1989 Merger with SmithKline Beckman to form SmithKline Beecham Subsequently merged with Glaxo Wellcome to become GlaxoSmithKline)[7]
Berisford 3 January 1984 2 January 1985 Market capitalisation change Subsequently renamed Enodis and ultimately acquired by The Manitowoc Company)[8]
Blue Arrow 1 October 1987 4 January 1988 Market capitalisation change Subsequently acquired by Corporate Services Group in 1996,[9] which merged with Carlisle Group in 2008 to form Impellam.[10][11]
5 April 1988 3 October 1988 Market capitalisation change
Blue Circle Industries 3 January 1984
BOC 3 January 1984
Bowater 3 January 1984 19 July 1984 Sub division of Bowater Corporation into Bowater Inds and Bowater Inc
1 April 1992
BP 3 January 1984 Originally listed as British Petroleum
BPB Industries 3 January 1984 2 January 1991 Market capitalisation change
British Aerospace 3 January 1984 21 September 1992 Market capitalisation change Subsequently merged with Marconi Electronic Systems in 1999 to form BAE Systems[12]
21 June 1993
British American Tobacco 3 January 1984
British Airways 1 April 1987
British and Commonwealth Holdings 3 January 1984 1 October 1986 Market capitalisation change Collapsed in 1990[13]
1 April 1987 3 April 1989 Market capitalisation change
British Electric Traction 3 January 1984 21 December 1992 Market capitalisation change Also referred to as BET.
Subsequently acquired by Rentokil in 2006[14]
British Gas 9 December 1986
British Home Stores 3 January 1984 8 January 1986 Merger with Mothercare to form Storehouse Sold to Philip Green (Arcadia Group),[15] subsequently old to Retail Acquisitions (Dominic Chappell) before entering administration and closure in 2016.[16]
British Insulated Callender's Cables (BICC) 3 January 1984 1 October 1986 Market capitalisation change Subsequently renamed Balfour Beatty in 2000[17]
3 April 1989 2 January 1992 Market capitalisation change
British Steel 21 December 1988
Britoil 3 January 1984 25 February 1988 Acquisition by BP[18] Subsequently operated as brand of BP
BT Group 4 December 1984 Originally listed as British Telecom
BTR plc 3 January 1984
Bunzl 1 October 1986 5 April 1988 Market capitalisation change
Burmah Oil 1 July 1986 2 January 1987 Market capitalisation change Also listed under the name Burmah Castrol
5 April 1988 2 April 1991 Market capitalisation change
21 September 1992
Burton Group 3 January 1984 3 October 1990 Market capitalisation change
Cable & Wireless Worldwide 3 January 1984
Cadbury Schweppes 3 January 1984
Caradon plc 5 November 1993 18 September 1995 Market capitalisation change Subsequently renamed as Novar plc before being acquired by Honeywell.[19][20]
Carlton Communications 3 April 1989 1 October 1990 Market capitalisation change
22 June 1992
Charterhouse J Rothschild 19 January 1984 2 January 1986 Market capitalisation change
Coats Viyella 1 April 1986 3 April 1989 Market capitalisation change Acquired by Guinness Peat Group in 2003 and delisted.[21] Subsequently reestablished as Coats and relisted.[22]
1 April 1992 19 September 1994 Market capitalisation change
Cookson Group 1 April 1986 2 July 1990 Market capitalisation change
26 July 1995
Commercial Union Assurance 3 January 1984
Consolidated Gold Fields 3 January 1984 8 August 1989 Acquisition by Hanson [further explanation needed]
Courtaulds 3 January 1984
Dalgety 3 January 1984 2 January 1985 Market capitalisation change Disposed of a number of operations in 1997 and renamed PIC International Group.[23] Subsequently renamed as Sygen International in 2001[24] and ultimately acquired by Genus in 2005.[25]
2 October 1990 2 April 1991 Market capitalisation change
De La Rue 21 September 1992 20 September 1993 Market capitalisation change
21 March 1994
Debenhams 1 July 1985 6 August 1985 Acquisition by Burton Group[26] Subsequently relisted on the London Stock exchange in 1998[27] before being taken private in 2003[28] and relisting again in 2006[29] before going into adminstation in 2019.[30] Brand acquired by Boohoo.com in 2021.[31]
Dee Corporation 2 January 1985 17 July 1989 Acquisition by Isosceles Renamed as Gateway in 1988.[32]
Subsequently rebranded as Somerfield which was acquired by the Co-operative Group in July 2008 and operations rebranded under the co-op brand.[33]
Distillers Company 3 January 1984 22 April 1986 Acquisition by Guiness Subsequently part of Diageo.[34]
Dixons Group 2 January 1985 5 April 1988 Market capitalisation change
Dowty Group 1 October 1984 2 January 1985 Market capitalisation change Subsequently acquired by TI Group, itself now part of Smiths Group[35]
Eagle Star 3 January 1984 19 January 1984 Acquired by BAT Industries Subsequently demerged as part of Zurich Financial Services[36]
Eastern Electricity 20 December 1993 19 September 1995 Acquisition by Hanson Plc[37][38] Subsequently demerged and relisted as The Energy Group before being acquired by Texas Utilities in 2002.[39]
Edinburgh Investment Trust 3 January 1984 2 July 1984 Market capitalisation change
English China Clays 3 January 1984 2 April 1990 Market capitalisation change Listed as ECC Group
Certain business units subsequently demerged,[40] remaining business sold to Imetal in 1999 and renamed as Imerys.[41][42]
1 April 1992 1 June 1993 Fast entry of Zeneca Group[citation needed]
Enterprise Oil 19 July 1984 1 April 1985 Market capitalisation change
25 February 1988
Eurotunnel 2 January 1991 22 June 1992 Market capitalisation change Subsequently switched its primary listing to Euronext in July 2012.[43] Renamed as Getlink in 2017.[44][45]
Exco International 3 January 1984 1 April 1986 Market capitalisation change Acquired by British & Commonwealth Holdings in November 1986.[46] Subsequently integrated into ICAP Group[47]
Ferranti 3 January 1984 1 July 1986 Market capitalisation change Subsequent financial and legal difficulties resulting in bankrupcy in December 1993[48]
Fisons 3 January 1984 21 June 1993 Market capitalisation change Remaining stake acquired by Rhone-Poulenc in November 1997 and ceased to operate in 1998[citation needed].
18 September 1995 23 October 1995 Acquisition by Rhone-Poulenc[49]
Ferguson plc 21 June 1993 Originally listed as Wolseley, named changed in 2017[50]
George Wimpey 3 January 1984 1 October 1984 Market capitalisation change Subsequently merged with Taylor Woodrow in 2007 to form Taylor Wimpey[51]
General Accident 3 January 1984
General Electric Company 3 January 1984
GKN 3 January 1984 1 July 1987 Market capitalisation change Originally listed as Guest Keen and Nettlefolds
8 August 1989 2 April 1991 Market capitalisation change
20 June 1994
Globe Investment Trust 3 January 1984 1 July 1988 Market capitalisation change Assets subsequently held as part of the assets of the British Coal Pension Fund
2 January 1990 13 July 1990 Acquisition by the British Coal Pension Fund[52]
Glaxo Holdings 3 January 1984
Granada 1 October 1984 2 January 1990 Market capitalisation change
22 June 1992
Grand Metropolitan 3 January 1984
Great Universal Stores 3 January 1984
Guardian Royal Exchange 3 January 1984
Guiness 1 April 1985 Originally listed as Guinness (Arthur) & Son
Hambro Life Assurance 3 January 1984 1 February 1985 Acquisition by BAT Industries Renamed as Allied Dunbar and subsequently demerged as part of Zurich Financial Services[53]
Hammerson 3 January 1984 1 April 1987 Market capitalisation change Originally listed as Hammerson Prop Inv & Dev.
1 July 1987 1 July 1991 Market capitalisation change
Hanson Trust 3 January 1984
Harrisons & Crossfield 3 January 1984 1 April 1986 Market capitalisation change Subsequently renamed as Elementis in 1998.[54]
3 April 1989 2 October 1989 Market capitalisation change
2 July 1990 1 July 1991 Market capitalisation change
Hawker Siddeley 3 January 1984 26 November 1991 Acquired by BTR[55][56] In 1999 BTR merged with Siebe to form BTR Siebe plc, which was renamed Invensys plc.[57][58] Ultimately merged with Schneider Electric folliwing the ir merger with BTR.[59] [60]
Hillsdown Holdings 2 January 1987 21 September 1992 Market capitalisation change Subsequently acquired by Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst in 1999 and then sold on as Premier Foods)[61]
House of Fraser 3 January 1984 1 April 1985 Acquisition by Alfayed Investment Trust Subsequent administration, assets ultimately acquired by Sports Direct and rebranded as Frasers Group[62][63]
HSBC 13 July 1992
IC Gas 2 January 1987 27 April 1987 Sub division of company [further explanation needed]
Imperial Brands 3 January 1984 21 April 1986 Acquisition by Hanson Trust Originally listed as Imperial Group
Demerged from Hanson in 1996 and relisted as an independent company[64]
Imperial Chemical Industries 3 January 1984
Imperial Continental Gas Association 3 January 1984 1 July 1985 Market capitalisation change In 1987 it broken up into Calor Group and Contibel.[65]
Inchcape 1 July 1991
J Sainsbury 3 January 1984
Jaguar Cars 1 February 1985 4 January 1988 Market capitalisation change Subsequently acquired by Ford Motor Company in 1990[66] before being sold (together with Land Rover) to Tata Motors in 2008 and becoming Jaguar Land Rover (as a subsidiary of Tata Motors]].[67]
Johnson Matthey 3 January 1984 4 December 1984 Fast entry of British Telecom
Kwik Save 21 September 1992 21 June 1993 Market capitalisation change Merged with Somerfield in 1998[68]
Ladbrokes Group 3 January 1984
Land Securities 3 January 1984
Laporte 2 January 1992 22 June 1992 Market capitalisation change Major divisions comprising approximately 55% of business subsequently acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 2000.[69] Remaining buiness acquired by subsidiaries of E.ON.[70]
Legal & General 3 January 1984
Lloyds Bank 3 January 1984
London and Scottish Marine Oil 3 October 1988 21 June 1993 Market capitalisation change
18 September 1995
London Electricity 23 October 1995
Lonrho 2 April 1984 1 October 1985 Market capitalisation change Subsequently split into two separate publicly listed companies Lonrho plc and Lonrho Africa plc in 1998 with Lonrho plc being renamed as Lonmin in 1999.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
8 January 1986 1 July 1987 Market capitalisation change
4 January 1988 1 April 1992 Market capitalisation change
Lucas Industries 1 April 1986 2 January 1987 Market capitalisation change Subsequently merged with Varity in 1996 to form LucasVarity.[71] LucasVarity subsequently sold to TRW Inc in 1999.[72]TRW business subsequently split with elements owned by TRW Automotive[73] (now part of ZF Friedrichshafen[74][75]), Northrop Grumman[76] and Goodrich Corporation.[77]
1 July 1988 2 January 1992 Market capitalisation change
Magnet and Southerns 3 January 1984 2 April 1984 Market capitalisation change Subsequently acquired by Berisford[78] before being acquired by Nobia[79]
Marks and Spencer 3 January 1984
Maxwell Communication Corporation 1 July 1986 4 December 1991 Collapsed [80] Originally listed as British Printing & Communications Corp
MB-Caradon 2 January 1992 5 November 1993 Relisted as Caradon plc[81] Subsequently renamed as Novar plc before being acquired by Honeywell.[82][83]
MEPC plc 3 January 1984 22 June 1992 Market capitalisation change Subsequently acquired in 2000 by a joint venture between the between the British Telecom Pension Fund and GE Capital,[84] subsequently sold to Hermes Investment Management in 2020.[85]
20 September 1993 19 September 1995 Market capitalisation change
MFI Group 3 January 1984 1 October 1984 Acquisition by Associated Dairies Group Subsequently subject to a number of management buyouts before entering administation and being closed.[86]
2 January 1985 1 April 1985
Midland Bank 3 January 1984 13 July 1992 Acquisition by HSBC[87] Operations subsequently renamed as HSBC.[88][89]
Midlands Electricity 19 September 1995
Mothercare 1 October 1985 8 January 1986 Merger with British Home Stores to form Storehouse Originally listed as Habitat Mothercare
Subsequently split from British Home Stores, renamed as Mothercare.[90]
National Power 2 April 1991
National Westminster Bank 3 January 1984
Next 27 April 1987 3 January 1989 Market capitalisation change
NFC 26 November 1991 20 December 1993 Market capitalisation change In 2000, the company merged with Ocean Group plc to form Exel plc.[91]
21 March 1994 19 September 1994 Market capitalisation change
North West Water 2 April 1990
Northern Foods 3 January 1984 9 December 1986 Fast entry of British Gas A number of brands sold in 2006,[92][93] before subsequent sale to 2 Sisters plc.[94][95][96]
1 October 1991 20 December 1993 Market capitalisation change
P&O Steam Navigation Company 3 January 1984
Pearson Plc 3 January 1984 Originally listed as Pearson (s) & Son
Pilkington 3 January 1984 21 September 1992 Market capitalisation change
Plessey 3 January 1984 11 September 1989 Acquisition by General Electric Company Acquired by under an arrangement between GEC and Siemens, business broken up with certain assets being acquired by GEC, Siemens, under joint control or fully divested.[97][98]

[99]

Polly Peck International 2 October 1989 2 October 1990 Suspension of trading of shares following financial irregularities[100] Company ultimately collapsed with charges brought against owner for false accounting and theft.[101]
Powergen 2 April 1991
Prudential plc 3 January 1984 Originally listed as Prudential Corporation
Racal Electronics 3 January 1984 16 September 1991 Demerger of Vodafone from Racal Electronics[102] Subsequently acquired by Thomson-CSF on 2000[103] and subsequently sold to Esterline in 2008.[104]
Rank Organisation 3 January 1984
Ranks Hovis McDougall 1 April 1985 1 July 1985 Market capitalisation change Subsequenty acquired by Premier Foods in 2006.[105] Premier foods sold a controlling 51% stake to The Gores Group in 2014[106] and subsequently sold to private equity in 2020.[107]
21 April 1986 1 July 1991 Market capitalisation change
Reckitt & Colman 3 January 1984
Redland 3 January 1984
Reed International 3 January 1984
Rentokil 1 July 1991
Reuters 2 July 1984
Rio Tinto 3 January 1984
RMC Group 3 January 1984 2 January 1985 Market capitalisation change
22 April 1986 1 October 1987 Market capitalisation change
5 April 1988 21 September 1992 Market capitalisation change
21 June 1993
Rolls-Royce 1 July 1987 21 December 1992 Market capitalisation change Rolls-Royce has been listed as a number of different corporate entities over time[nb 1]
20 September 1993
Rothmans International 1 October 1987 25 October 1993 Restrcuture of company Tobacco and luxury goods interests of Rothmans Richemont, Dunhill and Luxco restructured in 1993 to establish New Rothmans and Vendôme.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Rowntree Mackintosh 3 January 1984 7 July 1988 Acquisition by Nestle Operated as brand for certain Nestle products
Royal Bank of Scotland 3 January 1984
Royal Insurance 3 January 1984 1 April 1992 Market capitalisation change
22 June 1992 21 September 1992 Market capitalisation change
21 December 1992
Saatchi & Saatchi 1 July 1986 1 October 1987 Market capitalisation change Partly split into Cordiant Communications Group, remaining business acquired by Publicis in 2000.[108]
Safeway 2 January 1985 2 January 1987 Market capitalisation change Originally listed as Argyll Group, name changed to Safeway PLC in 2006.[109]
1 April 1987
Schroders 20 September 1993 21 March 1994 Market capitalisation change
19 September 1994
Scottish & Newcastle 3 January 1984 1 October 1984 Market capitalisation change
2 January 1986 1 April 1987 Market capitalisation change
4 January 1988
Scottish Hydro 21 September 1992 20 September 1993 Market capitalisation change Subsequently merged with Southern Electric in September 1998 to for Scottish & Southern Energy Plc[110][111]
20 December 1993 21 March 1994 Market capitalisation change
Scottish Power 1 July 1991
Sears Holdings 3 January 1984
Sedgwick Group 3 January 1984 5 April 1988 Market capitalisation change Subsequently acquired by Marsh & McLennan in 1998[112]
Severn Trent 1 October 1990
S. G. Warburg & Co. 21 June 1993 26 July 1995 Acquisition by Swiss Bank Corporation.[113] Ultimately merged into the investment banking operation of UBS.[114]
Shell Transport and Trading Company 3 January 1984
Siebe 11 September 1989 2 January 1990 Market capitalisation change
1 April 1992
Sky 18 September 1995 Originally listed as British Sky Broadcasting Group
Smith & Nephew 3 January 1984
SmithKline Beecham 27 July 1989
Smiths Group 1 April 1985 1 October 1986 Market capitalisation change Originally listed as Smiths Industries, renamed as Smiths Group following merger with TI Group in 2000[115][116]
Southern Electric 21 September 1992 21 June 1993 Market capitalisation change
25 October 1993
Standard Chartered 3 January 1984 5 April 1988 Market capitalisation change Originally listed as Standard & Chartered
3 January 1989 2 January 1991 Market capitalisation change
21 December 1992
Standard Telephones and Cables 3 January 1984 23 January 1991 Acquisition by Nortel)[117] Listed as STC
Nortel subsequently filed for bankrupcy in 2009, sold assets and was finally liquidated in 2017.[118][119]
Storehouse 8 January 1986 3 April 1989 Market capitalisation change Renamed as Mothercare plc in 2000 following sale of British Home Stores to Philip Green.[120]
Sun Alliance & London Insurance 3 January 1984
Sun Life Assurance 3 January 1984 1 April 1986 Market capitalisation change Subsequently acquired by Sun Life & Provincial Holdings in 1995, ultimately acquired by Axa[121]
Tarmac 3 January 1984 1 April 1992 Market capitalisation change Acquired by Anglo American in 1999[122] Subsequently solds to CRH plc in August 2015.[123]
21 March 1994 20 June 1994 Market capitalisation change
Tate & Lyle 23 January 1991 20 September 1993 Market capitalisation change
17 March 1995
Taylor Woodrow 3 April 1989 1 October 1990 Market capitalisation change Subsequently merged with George Wimpey in 2007 to form Taylor Wimpey[124]
Tesco 3 January 1984
Thames Water 2 January 1990
Thorn EMI 3 January 1984
TI Group 21 September 1992
Tomkins 2 January 1992
Trafalgar House 3 January 1984 1 April 1992 Market capitalisation change Subsequently acquired by Kværner in 1996[125]
Trusthouse Forte 3 January 1984
TSB Group 2 January 1987
Ultramar 3 January 1984 1 April 1986 Market capitalisation change Acquired by Lasmo in December 1991[126]. Subsequently subject to a series of acquisitions by different owners.
3 January 1989 1 October 1991 Market capitalisation change
Unigate 1 October 1986 1 October 1987 Market capitalisation change Several divisions of the company subsequently divested,[127], renamed Uniq[128][129], and remaining business acquired by Greencore.[130]
Unilever 3 January 1984
United Biscuits 3 January 1984 18 September 1995 Market capitalisation change Delisted in May 2000 on acquisition by a consortium of financial investors. Subsequently acquired by Yıldız Holding in 2014.[131]
Vodafone 16 September 1991
Wellcome 1 April 1986 17 March 1995 Market capitalisation change Subsequently merged with Glaxo Holdings in 1995 to form Glaxo Wellcome[132][133]
Whitbread 3 January 1984
WHSmith 4 December 1991 22 March 1993 Market capitalisation change
Wiggins Teape Appleton 13 July 1990
Williams Holdings 5 April 1988 3 January 1989 Market capitalisation change
2 April 1991
Willis Corroon 2 January 1991 21 September 1992 Market capitalisation change Acquired by Trinity Acquisition on behalf of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and renamed Willis Group in 1999.[134] Subsequently merged with Towers Watson to form Willis Towers Watson in 2015.[135]
Willis Faber 1 October 1984 1 April 1987 Market capitalisation change Merged with Corroon & Black to form Willis Corroon in 1990.[136] Subsequently merged with Towers Watson to form Willis Towers Watson in 2015.[137]
Zeneca Group 1 June 1993

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All changes are due to market capitalisation unless noted otherwise.

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