GSK
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Summary
GSK is a public company[1]. GSK ranks in the top 4% of public company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,655 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3], GB[4]
- Instance of: pharmaceutical company[5]
- Follows: Glaxo Wellcome[6], Block Drug[7], Norcliff Thayer[8]
- Headquarters location: London[9]
- Chief executive officer: Emma Walmsley[10]
- Child organization or unit: Stiefel Laboratories[11], GlaxoSmithKline[12], GlaxoSmithKline (Germany)[13], GlaxoSmithKline (Italy)[14], GlaxoSmithKline (Belgium)[15], GlaxoSmithKline (Croatia)[16], GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland)[17], GlaxoSmithKline (United States)[18], GlaxoSmithKline (Canada)[19], GlaxoSmithKline (Australia)[20], GlaxoSmithKline (Poland)[21], GlaxoSmithKline (Sri Lanka)[22], GlaxoSmithKline Turkey[23]
- Part of: FTSE 100 Index[24], Dow Jones Global Titans 50[25]
- Commons category: GlaxoSmithKline[26]
- Stock exchange: New York Stock Exchange[27], London Stock Exchange[28]
- Industry: pharmaceutical industry[29], biotechnology[30]
- Chairperson: Jonathan Symonds[31]
- Inception: December 27, 2000[32], 1999-12-06[33]
- Location of formation: London[34]
- Official website: https://www.gsk.com/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:GSK plc[36]
- Described at URL: https://register.fca.org.uk/ShPo_FirmDetailsPage?id=001b000000MfRPuAAN[37]
- Product or material produced: medication[38]
- Employees: 97,921[39], 99,541[40], 99,300[41]
- Replaces: Glaxo Wellcome[42], Block Drug[43], SmithKline Beecham[44]
- Legal form: public limited company[45], B6ES[46]
- Owner of: Sensodyne[47], Aquafresh[48], Nicorette[49], Eno[50]
- Exact match: http://yago-knowledge.org/resource/GlaxoSmithKline[51], http://dbpedia.org/resource/GlaxoSmithKline[52]
Product Details
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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data
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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493000HZTVUYLO1D793[53]
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Registered legal name: Gsk PLC[54]
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Legal jurisdiction: GB[55]
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GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[56]
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Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): B6ES[57]
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Entity status: ACTIVE[58]
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LEI registration status: ISSUED[59]
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Entity created: 1999-12-06[60]
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LEI first registered: 2015-11-14[61]
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LEI last updated: 2026-04-15[62]
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LEI next renewal: 2027-06-08[63]
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Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[64]
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Registration authority: RA000585[65]
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Authority entity ID: 03888792[66]
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Other names: Glaxosmithkline PLC[67]
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Conformity flag: CONFORMING[68]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for GSK include GlaxoSmithKline Award[69], an award[70].
Why It Matters
GSK has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] GSK is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]
Entities named for GSK include GlaxoSmithKline Award[69], an award[70].