EX-21 12 b41814gcex21.txt LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES EXHIBIT 21 THE GILLETTE COMPANY -- SUBSIDIARIES
NAME ORGANIZED UNDER LAWS OF ---- ---------------------------- Gillette Argentina S.A. Argentina Gillette Australia Pty. Ltd. Australia NV Duracell Batteries S.A. Belgium Gillette Berlin Holding GmbH and Gillette Verwaltungs GmbH Germany Partners in: Gillette Deutschland GmbH & Co. Germany Gillette Holding GmbH Germany Its subsidiary: Gillette Beteiligungs GmbH Its subsidiary: Germany Braun GmbH Germany Its subsidiaries: Braun de Mexico y Cia. de C.V. Mexico Braun Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH Germany Its subsidiaries: Braun Espanola, S.A. Spain Braun Ireland Ltd. Ireland Gillette do Brasil, Inc. Delaware Its subsidiary: Gillette do Brasil Ltda. Brazil Gillette Canada Holdings, Inc. Delaware Its subsidiary: Gillette Canada Company Nova Scotia Its subsidiaries: Oral-B Laboratories Pty. Limited Australia Oral-B Laboratories International Inc. Delaware Productos Gillette Chile Limitada Chile Gillette (China) Limited China Its subsidiary: Braun (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. China Gillette de Colombia S.A. Colombia Colton Gulf Coast, Inc. Delaware Colton North Central, Inc. Delaware Gillette Czech Inc. Delaware Gillette Eastern Europe, Inc. Delaware Gillette Group Danmark A/S Denmark Gillette Group Finland Oy Finland Gillette International B.V Netherlands Its subsidiary: Grupo Gillette Espana S.L Spain Gillette Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong Gillette Foreign Sales Corporation Limited Jamaica Gillette Korea Limited Korea Groupe Gillette France S.A. France Gilfin B.V Netherlands Its subsidiary: Parkfin Limited United Kingdom Compania Giva, S.A. Delaware Compania Interamericana Gillette, S.A. Panama Gillette Egypt S.A.E Egypt Grupo Gillette Portugal, Limitada Portugal Gillette Safety Razor Company Massachusetts Its subsidiary:
NAME ORGANIZED UNDER LAWS OF ---- ---------------------------- Gillette Group Italy S.p.A Italy Braun Gillette Japan Incorporated Delaware Gillette Management Inc. Delaware Grupo Gillette S.A. de C.V. Mexico Its subsidiary: Gillette de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Mexico Gillette Group Norge A/S Norway Gillette del Peru, Inc. and Lima Manufacturing Company Delaware Partners in: Gillette del Peru, S.C Peru Gillette (Philippines), Inc. Philippines Gillette Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S Turkey Duracell (S.E.A.) Pte. Ltd. Singapore Gillette Group South Africa (Pty.) Limited South Africa Gillette South Asia Inc. and Saratoga Investment, Inc. Delaware Their subsidiary: Gillette Group India Private Limited India Gillette Group Sverige AB Sweden Gillette Group Switzerland AG Switzerland Gillette Industries Limited United Kingdom Its subsidiaries: Gillette Group UK Limited United Kingdom Gillette U.K. Limited United Kingdom Braun (U.K.) Limited United Kingdom Gillette Petersburg Investment Inc. Delaware Its subsidiary: Petersburg Products International zao Russia Gillette Poland S.A. Poland Gillette Home Diagnostics, Inc. Delaware Its subsidiary: Thermoscan Inc. Delaware Gillette Oral Care, Inc. Delaware
All of the voting securities of each subsidiary listed above are owned by its parent company or parent partners. The percentage ownership in Gillette India Limited, Shenmei Daily Use Products Limited Company, Gillette (Shanghai) Limited, Gillette Pakistan Limited, Duracell (China) Limited and Gillette (Shanghai) Sales Company Limited is 75%, 75%, 72%, 76.8%, 90% and 80%, respectively. There are a number of additional subsidiaries in the United States and foreign countries which, considered in the aggregate, do not constitute a significant subsidiary.