Glossary

AC/DC – Alternating Current or Direct Current

AFDEC – Association for Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components

ANSI C – American National Standards Institute for the C programming language

ANZ – Australia and New Zealand

BiTC – Business in the Community

CEO – Chief Executive Officer

CFO – Chief Financial Officer

China – includes mainland China and Hong Kong

COO – Chief Operating Officer

CR Index – Corporate Responsibility Index

CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility

DTR – The Financial Services Authority’s Disclosure on Transparency Rules

EEAS – Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme

EDE – Electronic Design Engineers

EMC – Electromagnetic Compatibility

EuP Directive – Energy using Products Directive

EPS – Earnings Per Share

ESOS – Executive Share Option Plan

eTools – Electronic Tools

EU – European Union

FSC – Forestry Stewardship Council

GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Practice

GDP – Gross Domestic Product

GPS – Global Positioning System

GTC – Global Technology Centre

HB – High Brightness

HNBS – Hewitt New Bridge Street

IC – Integrated Circuit

IFRS – International Financial Reporting Standards

IPD – Industrial Products Division

ISO – International Organization for Standardization

KPI – Key Performance Indicator

LCD – Liquid Crystal Display

LED – Light Emitting Diode

MDD – Marketing and Distribution Division

MIP – Management Incentive Plan

MRO – Maintenance Repair and Operation

OCR – Optical Character Recognition

PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect

PFLC – Premier Farnell Leadership Council

PIC – Peripheral Interface Controller

PSP – Performance Share Plan

REACH – Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals

RFID – Radio-Frequency Identification

RoHS – Restriction on Hazardous Substances

RONA – Return On Net Assets

ROS – Return On Sales

RPI – Retail Price Index

SIA – Semiconductor Industry Association

STAR – Safety Through Accountability and Recognition

TSR – Total Shareholder Return

USB – Universal Serial Bus

WEEE – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment