In total, 21 SEs have been added to the database in the two months since the previous update. At the time of writing, the ECDB (SE Factsheets) provides information on 622 established and 19 planned SEs. Two new and three previously registered companies were added to the ‘normal’ category. The three recently established ‘normal’ SEs were all registered in Germany and formed by conversion. To summarise the current numbers (July 2010 figures in brackets), there are:622 (601) established SEs, of which:

• 157 (151) normal;

• 79 (83) empty;

• 316 (290) UFO;

• 70 (77) shelf.

Find more information on SE companies in the ETUI's online European Company Database