I got an error while adding break in http://php.flashwebhost.com/annie/company.php

Code:
Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected '>' in /home/fwhphp/public_html/annie/company.php on line 3
Code:
 <?php
$companyname = 'Relience';
echo $companyname <br> ; 
$companyname = 'Whirpool'; 
echo $companyname ;