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Who, Where, How Much?

ADVANTA BV

Who, Where, How Much?

  • Ownership
  • Subsidiaries

  • Ownership:

    Advanta BV [18]
    Postal address:
    P.O. Box 1
    4420 AA KAPELLE
    The Netherlands

    Visiting address:
    Dijkwelsestraat 70
    4421 AJ KAPELLE
    The Netherlands

    Electronic addresses:
    phone: +31 113 347900
    fax: +31 113 330110
    e-mail: jan-krijn.coppoolse@advantaseeds.com
    web site: www.advantaseeds.com see also www.advantacan.com

    Advanta B.V.'s major Shareholders:
    Cosun (NL) + AstraZeneca (UK) both own 50% of Advanta BV

    Board of Directors for Advanta B.V.
    Hopefully, their web site will reveal something: www.advantaseeds.com. At the time of writing (August 2001) Advanta's web site is under construction and therefore not available. Advanta produces no annual report.

    President of Advanta
    Ad Huige

    Advanta Operations and Locations in the UK
    Advanta UK is primarily a plant breeder using classical methods. Advanta UK has conducted field trials of GM crops using technology licensed from other companies, it has also hosted both National Seed Listing Trials and Farm Scale Trials for other companies at its research station at Boothby Graffoe in Lincolnshire. It sells no GM products in Europe.

    Advanta Seeds UK Ltd
    Registered offices recorded with Companies House
    Advanta Seeds UK Ltd Company No. 00024499 Date incorporated: 28,05,1887
    P.O.Box 1
    South Gate,
    SLEAFORD
    Lincolnshire
    NG34 7HA
    Telephone: +44 1529 304 511
    Fax: +44 1529 303 908
    www.advantaseeds.co.uk

    Advanta Seeds UK Limited
    Station Road
    DOCKING
    Kings Lynn, Norfolk
    PE31 8LS
    Telephone: +44 1485 518 501
    Fax: +44 1485 518 741

    Board Of Directors for Advanta Seeds UK Limited [19]
    Secretary
    Peter Richard Thompson

    Director
    Dr David James Buckeridge [20]
    Educated at the University of Aberystwyth, Wales. After a period working with Zeneca Crop Protection in the UK, he became the Marketing Director of the Garst Seed Company (part of the Advanta Group) in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He is also a member of the Board of Management of ExSeed Genetics LLC, a US-based plant biotech company in which Zeneca holds a minority interest. He is currently responsible for Advanta's European operations.

    Director
    Dr Thomas Howard Jolliffe. Dr Jolliffe is listed as a 'General Manager' in the companies Annual Return. At the time of the controversial GM field trial at Hood Barton in Devon in summer 1998 he was a spokesperson for Sharpes/Advanta on technology.

    Director
    Michael John Ruthven (General Manager of Advanta UK)[21]

    Director
    Graham John Walker

    Shareholders for Advanta Seeds UK Limited [22]
    9,209,469 shares issued all owned by Advanta Holdings (UK) Limited

    Advanta Holdings (UK) Ltd
    Registered offices recorded with Companies House
    Advanta Holdings (UK) Ltd Company No. 02572345 Date incorporated: 08,01,1991
    South Gate,
    SLEAFORD
    Lincolnshire
    NG34 7HA

    Board of Directors for Advanta Holdings (UK) Ltd [23]
    Secretary
    Peter Richard Thompson

    Director
    Dr David James Buckeridge

    Director
    Dr Thomas Howard Jolliffe

    Director
    Michael John Ruthven

    Shareholders for Advanta Holdings (UK) [24]
    10,371,893 shares issued 6300000 owned by Advanta Holdings International and 4071893 owned by Zeneca Lamboa BV

    Advanta Technology Ltd (formerly Zenco)
    Registered offices recorded with Companies House
    Advanta Technology Ltd Company No.02908082 Date incorporated: 14,03,1994
    South Gate,
    Sleaford,
    Lincolnshire
    NG34 7HA

    Board of Directors for Advanta Technology Ltd [25]
    Secretary
    Peter Richard Thompson

    Director
    Dr David James Buckeridge

    Director
    Dr Thomas Howard Jolliffe

    Director
    Steven Guy Quast [26]
    Member of the Board of Ascoiacion Semilleros Argentinos

    Director
    Graham John Walker

    Shareholders for Advanta Technology Ltd [27]
    100% owned by Advanta Holdings UK Limited

    Advanta Seeds Trustees Ltd
    Registered offices recorded with Companies House
    Advanta Seeds Trustees Ltd Company No.03612469 Date incorporated: 10,08,1998
    South Gate,
    SLEAFORD
    Lincolnshire
    NG34 7HA

    Board of Directors for Advanta Seeds Trustees Ltd [28]
    Secretary
    George Philips

    Director
    Dr Keith Stuart Fox

    Director
    Hazel Joan Fredericks

    Director
    Roy Edward Hackford

    Director
    Dr Thomas Howard Jolliffe

    Director
    Michael John Ruthven

    Director
    Peter Richard Thompson

    Shareholders for Advanta Seeds Trustees Ltd [29]
    2 shares issued both owned by Advanta Holdings (UK) Limited

    Advanta Research Limited
    Registered offices recorded with Companies House
    Advanta Research Limited Company No.02076041 Date incorporated: 20,11,1986
    South Gate,
    SLEAFORD
    Lincolnshire
    NG34 7HA

    Board of Directors for Advanta Research Limited [30]
    Secretary and Director
    Peter Richard Thompson

    Director
    Dr David James Buckeridge

    Director
    Dr Thomas Howard Jolliffe

    Director
    Michael John Ruthven

    Director
    Graham John Walker

    Shareholders for Advanta Research Ltd [31]
    12000100 shares issued 12000098 owned by Advanta Technology Ltd and 2 owned by Advanta Holdings (UK) Ltd.

    Advanta Subsidiaries Worldwide

    (listed are only those companies which do not carry the Advanta name): (Information from the RAFI 'The Seed Giants-Who Owns Whom?' briefing available online at www.rafi.org)

    AgriPro Seeds (USA) (www.agripro.com/body.htm)
    AgriPro Seeds is a member of Garst Seed Company (see above) and an integral part of an expansive seed network that includes the United States and other countries throughout the world. In the United States, this network is comprised of Garst Seed Company, AgriPro Wheat, and Interstate Seeds.

    AgriPro Seeds delivers 'one of the most diversified seed line-ups directly to large growers'. Seed products include, hybrid corn, soybeans, alfalfa, sorghum, sunflowers, and cotton.

    Garst seeds ( http://www.garstseed.com/)
    Garst is the developer and marketer of G-STAC(r) corn hybrids and other industry-leading technology corn hybrids. Other seed products offered include: soybeans, alfalfa, sorghum, sunflowers, and ECOSYL Products. ICI PLC acquired Garst Seed Company in 1985. In late 1991 the Garst Seed Company announced a name change, and became ICI Seeds. When ICI implemented a corporate de-merger among its North American holdings (1993) and formed the corporate entities ICI PLC and Zeneca, Inc., ICI Seeds became a business unit of Zeneca, Inc. In 1996, ICI Seeds changed its name back to Garst Seed Company. Garst claims to have earned a reputation as the AgriLeader(r) in the seed industry. Garst Seed Company is an integral part of an expansive seed network that includes the United States and other countries throughout the world. In the United States, this network is comprised of Garst Seed Company, AgriPro Seeds, AgriPro Wheat, and Interstate Seeds. From a worldwide perspective, Garst is the largest member of the Advanta family of companies.

    Interstate Payco (www.interstateseed.com )
    In 1917 two families founded Interstate Seed. Interstate Seed remained a family owned corporation until purchased by VanderHave B.V. in 1983, who through their international network had the ability to better expand Interstate's sales and expertise internationally. In 1988, VanderHave purchased Payco Seed Company. In 1991 the two companies were merged and formed Interstate Payco Seed Company. Interstate Payco is currently referred to as Interstate Seeds and is a business unit of Advanta USA, Inc.

    Other Advanta USA business units are Garst/AgriPro and AgriPro Wheat.

    Shamrock Seed
    Listed in the RAFI 'The Seed Giants-Who Owns Whom?' briefing as owned by Advanta but no further information available.

    Contact details:
    Tech. Rep: Estella Barajas, Jim Davis
    3 Harris Place,
    Salinas, CA 93901
    Ph: (800) 351-4443
    Fax: (408) 771-1517

    Sharpes International (http://www.emnet.co.uk/clients/s/SharpesSeeds/)
    Sharpes International has a history that stretches right back to 1560. Acquired by Advanta/Vanderhave in 1998. Sharpes International Seed are a UK based seed company specialising in the development and supply of cereals, peas, beans, oil seeds (particularly linseed), grasses and root and forage crops. Prior to their acquisition Sharpes International Seeds were undertaking field trials of GM maize, sugar beet and oilseed rape.

    VanderHave (www.interstateseed.com/sugarbeets/vanderhave_index.htm)
    VanderHave is a Dutch seed company, formerly a direct subsidiary of Suiker Unie. In 1996, VanderHave and Zeneca seeds merged to form Advanta [32].

    VanderHave currently is a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanta. (VanderHave sugarbeet seed is marketed in the US through Interstate Seed Company of West Fargo, N.D., a member of the Advanta business group)

    Zenco
    Zenco Limited UK owns many patents [33], amongst others, Patent Number 5866763. Broadly this invention provides inbred corn line ZS01220. The methods for producing a corn plant by crossing the inbred line ZS01220 are encompassed by the invention.

    Advanta offices are based in 24 countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Rep., Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Netherlands (HQ), Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA.

    Turnover by region:[34]Personnel by region:[35]
    North America: 52% North America: 40%
    Europe: 38% Europe: 40%
    South America: 7% South America: 6%
    Other: 3% Other: 13%

    References
    [18] www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmagric/812/0071802.htm
    -Advanta Fact Sheets, 2000 (instead of an annual report, Advanta produces a few fact sheets)
    [19] (correct on 17,09,2001 Companies House list of Current Appointments)
    [20] www.syngenta.com/en/media/article.asp?article_id=24
    www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmagric/812/0071802.htm
    [21] www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmagric/812/0071802.htm
    [22] (information from Companies House Annual Return 5,10,2000)
    [23] (information from Companies House Annual Return 19,12,2000)
    [24] (information from Companies House Annual Return 19,12,2000)
    [25] (Information from Companies House list of Current Appointments correct on 17,09,2001)
    [26] www.asa.org.ar/cdasa.htm
    [27] (information from Companies House Annual Return and Accounts for Advanta Holdings UK Limited 13,12,99)
    [28] (Information from Companies House Annual Return correct on 25,07,01)
    [29] (Information from Companies House Annual Return correct on 25,07,01)
    [30] (information from Companies House Annual Return correct on 2,12,2000)
    [31] (information from Companies House Annual Return correct on 2,12,2000)
    [32] www.astrazeneca.com/newssection/newsreleases/1996081200.htm
    [33] See for example:
    - www.sciweb.com/features/patents/patents_800_3_15_99.cfm (source: The Life Science Home Page) - www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/seed/spring01.pdf (Items of Interest in Seed Control, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Spring 2001)
    [34] Some sheets containing information about Advanta produced by the company itself (Advanta, Key figures and addresses 2000)
    [35] Some sheets containing information about Advanta produced by the company itself (Advanta, Key figures and addresses 2000)
 
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