# `name_differs_across_registers`: the two registers name the entity differently

The LEI record and the national register record for the same company carry different legal names.

- Appears in: `flag`
- Billing: Free. The flags come with an answer that has already been paid for.

The comparison ignores case, punctuation and the company-form words (limited, ltd, plc, llp, inc), so only a real difference in the name is reported.

A company that has been renamed is the usual cause: one register has caught up and the other has not. Both names are quoted in `agreements` so you can see which is which.

**What to do.** Read both names before acting. A renamed company is ordinary; a name that is nothing like the other one is worth a question.

```json
{
    "flags": [
        "name_differs_across_registers"
    ],
    "agreements": [
        {
            "field": "name",
            "lei": "ACME HOLDINGS LIMITED",
            "national_register": "ACME GROUP LIMITED",
            "result": "differ"
        }
    ]
}
```

Reference: https://spaw.co/docs/reasons/name_differs_across_registers