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What is “PUAT”?

PUAT (Public joint-stock company) is a public limited liability company used primarily in Ukraine. It signals limited liability and potential public listing.

Where it's used

PUAT appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:

UA · Ukraine

What it tells you about the company

LiabilityOwners' liability is limited to their capital contribution. Personal assets are protected.
OwnershipMay issue publicly traded shares listed on a stock exchange.
ComparableBroadly equivalent to Corp in United States, AG in Germany, SA in France.

Equivalent forms around the world

These are the closest structural equivalents to PUAT in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.

CountryEquivalent suffix
United StatesCorp
GermanyAG
FranceSA
FranceAE
GermanyAGKGA
GermanyAKGKA
UkraineAT
UkraineATVTT
GermanyCOAG
UkraineDAT
UkraineDVAT
GermanyINVAG
GermanyKGA
UkraineOAO
United KingdomPLC
UkrainePRAT
GermanyREITAG
GermanySE
GermanySE*
FranceSEM
FranceSICAF
FranceSICAV
FranceSPA
United KingdomULTD
UkraineVAT

Normalizing “PUAT” in your data

When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — Acme PUAT” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:

Request
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Acme PUAT", "country": "ua"}'
Response
{
  "data": {
    "canonical": "acme puat",
    "legal_type": null,
    "tokens": [
      "acme",
      "puat"
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "pipeline": [
      "lowercase",
      "legal_suffix"
    ],
    "confidence": 0.99
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What does PUAT mean?

PUAT means "Public joint-stock company".

Is a PUAT public or private?

A PUAT is a public entity — it can issue shares that are listed and traded on a stock exchange.

What is the liability in a PUAT?

Owners of a PUAT have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.

Which countries use PUAT?

PUAT is used in Ukraine.

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